AK-100 (rifle family)

5.56x45mm AK-101 assault rifle.

5.56×45mm AK-102 carbine.

The original AK-100 series rifles are categorized by all having black polymer handguards, folding polymer stocks, and use of AK-74M internal systems.[2]

Even with those differences all of the rifles are made to similar specifications. [2]

• Both long rifles had a barrel length of 415 mm, and all the carbines had a barrel length of 314 mm.[2]
• Both long rifles (unloaded) weighted 3.6 kg, and all the carbines: 3.2 kg.[2]
• All the rifles had a selector for with: safe, semi auto, or full auto. Also, both long rifles also had a variant with 3 round burst called AK-10X-3 and a semi auto only variant called AK-10X-1[3]

Rifles in the 100 series have been adopted by a variety of countries, notably: Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia.[4]

The AK-105 has also seen usage some domestic use, filling a niche role as a middle ground between the AK-74M and AKS-74U.[5][6][7]

The AK-100M/AK-200 rifle family was initially conceived around 2009 as an improved variant of the basic AK-100 series. Most improvements centered on ergonomic improvements and mounting systems for accessories. The development of the AK-100M/AK-200 family was stopped around 2011 but resumed around 2016. In 2017, Kalashnikov unveiled the modernised versions of the AK-100 family of rifles. The AK-200 series are somewhat heavier and less advanced compared to the AK-12 family, but also cheaper.

As of 2018, the AK-200 series rifles are offered for export sales and for domestic law enforcement users in Russia.[8][9][10][11] The AK-200 series are based on the AK-100 series and the AK-12. They can be chambered in 5.45×39mm, 5.56×45mm NATO and 7.62×39mm, and use a barrel and gas system assembly similar to that of the AK-74M/AK-100 rifle family. Improvements added from the AK-12 include Picatinny rails, a new pistol grip, a new adjustable buttstock and a new flash hider.[12] They feed from 30-round magazines, and are compatible with drum magazines from the RPK and RPK-74.[13]

The models of the AK-200 series are:

• the 5.45×39mm-chambered AK-200 assault rifle and AK-205 carbine;
• the 5.56×45mm NATO-chambered AK-201 assault rifle and AK-202 carbine; and
• the 7.62×39mm-chambered AK-203 assault rifle and AK-204 carbine.

On 3 March 2019, Russia and India inaugurated Indo-Russia Rifles in Uttar Pradesh, India to produce AK-203 assault rifles.[14][15] However, no contract has been signed or rifles produced because of pricing disagreements.[16] The factory is unlikely to begin production in 2020.[17]

• Izhmash—manufacturer's website of the 5.45 mm Kalashnikov assault rifles AK74M, AK105
• Modern Firearms