AO-38 | |
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Type | Assault rifle |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Production history | |
Designer | Peter Andreevich Tkachev |
Designed | 1965 |
Manufacturer | TsNIITochMash[citation needed] |
Specifications | |
Cartridge | 5.45×39mm |
Calibre | 5.45mm |
Action | Gas operated |
Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Iron sights |
The AO-38 is a 5.45×39mm assault rifle and AK derivative designed by Peter Andreevich Tkachev and first to use the Balanced Automatic Recoil System (BARS) to improve stability giving better accuracy over AK-74's. Its derivatives are the AK-107 and AEK-971.