Russian National Guard Orders New AK-200 Series Rifles

[Zarvan]

Kalashnikov's AK-204 Carbine (Kalashnikov Concern)

Russia’s National Guard, the Rosgvardia, has placed orders with Kalashnikov Concern for several hundred of the company’s new AK-200 rifles and AK-205 carbines. The AK-200 and AK-205 are 5.45x39mm variants of the new improved AK-200 series of rifles.

The 340,000-strong Rosgvardia is currently equipped predominantly with AK-74 and AK-74M rifles. As such the bulk of the National Guard’s future orders are likely to be for the 5.45x39mm AK-200 and AK-205 variants. Russian news outlet RIA Novosti, however, has reported that Kalashnikov will also deliver a batch of 7.62x39mm AK-204 carbines. The AK-204 is a shortened carbine version of the 7.62x39mm AK-203.

AK-12 and AK-15 they retain the classic forward mounted rear sight (graduated out to 500m) which interrupts the top rail. The rifle has a railed forend and a more ergonomic pistol grip. The safety selector has also been altered, with an enhanced safety similar to that developed by Krebs Custom.

Kalashnikov Concern has put together a video looking at the AK-204 here.

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