OFFICIAL SOVIET AK-74 MANUAL
Maj. James F. Gebhardt (Ret.)

Operating Instructions for the 5.45mm Kalashnikov Assault Rifle (AK-74 and AKS-74) and Kalashnikov Light Machine Gun (RPK-74 and RPKS-74). Detailed & invaluable hard-to-find info. Illus; 8.5x11 inches, 150 pgs.

The AK-74, basically a rechambered AKM rebored to fire a 5.45mm cartridge, has the same general appearance as the AKM with some notable differences. This manual was originally published in the Soviet Union and is now available in English alongside Maj. James Gebhardt’s other translations, well known to Paladin readers for their valuable and hard-to-find information. Written to teach Russian soldiers every detail of the operation and maintenance of the Kalashnikov Assault Rifle (AK-74) and Kalashnikov Light Machine Gun (RPK-74), this manual includes ballistic tables, zeroing information, combat firing instructions, data for the 5.45mm service cartridge and more.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
James F. Gebhardt served as an enlisted infantryman, armor officer and Soviet foreign area officer during a 20-year U.S. Army career that included a year in Vietnam, where he earned the Combat Infantryman Badge. He studied the Russian language at the University of Idaho, the University of Washington, Defense Language Institute (Monterey), and the U.S. Army Russian Institute in Garmisch, Germany.

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