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AKS-74Ularger figure on 0 of 5
Measured figures
stock folded
Single sourcestock extended
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AKS-74U | IWI Dan |
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| Type | Carbine Assault rifle Personal defence weapon[source] | Sniper rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1979–present[source] | — |
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1989-1992) Transnistria War Afghan Civil War (1992-1996) Tajikistan Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russo-Georgian War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Syrian Civil War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)[source] | — |
| Designer | Mikhail Kalashnikov |
IWI Danlarger figure on 5 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
730 mm (28.7 in) (stock extended) 490 mm (19.3 in) (stock folded)[source]
stock folded
Single sourceLength
Single source1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
Cyclic
Single sourcePractical
Single sourceCyclic : 700 rounds/min Practical : 100 rounds/min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Nehemia Sirkis[source] |
| Designed | 1970s[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Tula Arms Plant[source] | Israel Weapon Industries[source] |
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| Developed from | AK-74[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 5.45×39mm[source] | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , long-stroke piston , closed rotating bolt[source] | Bolt-action[source] |
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| Feed system | 20-, 30-round AK-74, 45-round RPK-74 detachable box magazine or 60-round casket magazine[source] | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Sights | Adjustable iron sights , front post and U-shaped flip rear notch[source] | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $9,000[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2014–present[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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