| AK-104 | |
| Origin: | Russia |
| Type: | Assault Rifle, Carbine |
| Is Ranged: | Yes |
| Service: | 2001–Present[1] |
| Used By: | See Users |
| Wars: | Syrian Civil War |
| Designer: | Mikhail Kalashnikov |
| Design Date: | 1994 |
| Manufacturer: | Kalashnikov Concern |
| Production Date: | 1994 |
| Variants: | See Variants |
| Weight: | 3kg (07lb) empty 3.2kg (07.1lb) with empty magazine 3.7kg (08.2lb) with loaded magazine |
| Length: | 824mm with stock extended / 586mm with stock folded |
| Part Length: | 314mm |
| Cartridge: | 7.62×39mm |
| Caliber: | 7.62mm |
| Action: | Gas-actuated, rotating bolt |
| Rate: | 600 rounds/min |
| Velocity: | 670m/s |
| Range: | 300m (1,000feet) at point-blank range 500m (1,600feet) |
| Feed: | 30 round detachable magazine |
| Sights: | Iron sights, there is a dove-tail side rail for optical and night sights |
The AK-104 is a carbine variant of the AK-103. It's chambered to fire 7.62×39mm ammunition and thus feeds from any standard 7.62x39 AK pattern magazine.
The AK-104 is a 314mm (12.4 in) barreled carbine in the AK-100 series of rifles, the dimensions of the gun is the same to other carbines of the AK-100 series. However, the AK-104 also features a solid, side-folding polymer stock, unlike the shorter, skeleton-stocked AKS-74U. The AK-104 uses an adjustable notched rear tangent iron sight calibrated in 1000NaN0 increments from 100to. The front sight is a post adjustable for elevation in the field. Horizontal adjustment is done by the armory before issue. The AK-104 has a muzzle booster derived from the AKS-74U.
Protective coatings ensure excellent corrosion resistance of metal parts. Forearm, magazine, butt stock and pistol grip are made of high strength plastic.[2]
The 100-series AKs are produced by the Izhmash factories in Izhevsk, Russia.
See main article: AK-105. The AK-105 is a shortened carbine version of the AK-74M rifle. It has identical barrel length.
A civilian semi-automatic rifle utilizing a gas block almost identical to the one seen on the Russian original. However the CR is distinctive in having a 16” extended barrel to comply with U.S. regulations, typically shrouded by a false extend booster or simply exposed with a simple nut threaded on at the gas block. Produced in Bulgaria and imported by Arsenal Inc.
A civilian semi-automatic series of firearms meant to duplicate the aesthetic of the AK-104. Examples in the series utilize a clone more similar to that of the Russian AK-104 gas block/front sight pattern as opposed to the Bulgarian SLR-107CR variant. Based on PSAK-103, however, it is distinct from other examples by utilizing the earlier AKM pattern bolt as well as other AKM pattern parts. Produced by Palmetto State Armory of South Carolina.
A short-barreled rifle version of the AK-104 by Kalashnikov-USA.[3]
Due to the scarcity of AK-104 examples in the U.S. consumer market, a variety of small gunsmithing businesses and private individuals have obtained demilled AK-104 parts kits from overseas as well as a variety of U.S. made 922R compliant parts in order to build semi-automatic clones. In addition, a very small number of Saiga rifles built on the AK-104 assembly line in Izhevsk, Russia appear to have been imported and converted to the more customary AK-104 configuration.
Used By Special Operations Police and Black Cobra Unit alongside AK 103 and AK101
Manufactured by Iranian Defense Industries Organization and used by Iranian Armed Forces and its proxy forces.
Used by the Russian Federal Protective Service.[4]
Produced under license by CAVIM alongside the AK-103.[5]
A batch of AK-104's have reportedly been delivered to Syria's Interior Ministry Anti-Terrorism Police in the Eastern Ghouta front in Rif Dimashq.[6]
In service with some units of the Yemeni Army.[7]
Directorate of Logistics procured from Russian Federation.[8]
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