The
Ruchnoi Pulemet Kalashnikova obraztsa 1974g (RPK-74, Russian: Kalashnikov Handheld Machine Gun model 1974) is a
squad automatic weapon or SAW developed by the
Kalashnikov Design Bureau[?] of the
Soviet Union in
1974. It is a light
machine gun that shoots 5.45×39mm ammunition, and is very similar to the
AK74[?], though with a heavier, longer barrel, a bipod and and some differences in the stock and fore-stock.
- See also: squad automatic weapon, machine gun, assault rifle,AK74[?], and weapon