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AK-74

Soviet assault rifle to replace earlier Kalashnikov models
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Summary

AK-74 is a firearm model[1]. AK-74 ranks in the top 1% of firearm model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,471 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Follows: AKM[3]
  • Manufacturer: Kalashnikov Concern[4]
  • Subclass of: assault rifle[5]
  • Designed by: Mikhail Kalashnikov[6]
  • Commons category: AK-74[7]
  • Country of origin: Soviet Union[8]
  • Inception: 1974[9]
  • Participated in conflict: Soviet-Afghan War[10], Syrian Civil War[11]
  • Service entry: January 1, 1978[12]
  • Ammunition: 5.45×39mm[13]
  • Commons gallery: AK-74[14]
  • Total produced: 5,000,000[15]
  • Native label: АК-74[16]
  • Different from: AK-47[17]
  • Muzzle velocity: 900 metre per second[18]
  • Caliber: 5.45 millimetre[19]

Why It Matters

AK-74 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] AK-74 is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Kalashnikov Concern Mikhail Kalashnikov

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Q100706566. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Q100706566. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Q100706566. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Q100706566. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Objects/AK_74
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Objects/AK_74, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  2. 14w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Different from → AK-47
    Country of origin → —
    Follows → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||zh, fr, ko, es, it, de, id, ja, sv, pt, fi, cs, pt-br, ro, mul */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs; add mul alias ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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