AK-100 (rifle family)


The AK-100 family is a series of Kalashnikov rifles, based upon the AK-74M, intended for export and sale on the domestic market. The family of rifles offers the AK-74M system, in multiple cartridges and lengths.

AK-100 series

The original AK-100 series rifles are categorized by all having black polymer handguards, folding polymer stocks, and use of AK-74M internal systems.
Assault RifleCarbine
5.56×45mm NATOAK-101AK-102
7.62×39mmAK-103AK-104
5.45×39mmAK-105

Even with those differences all of the rifles are made to similar specifications.
  • Both long rifles had a barrel length of 415 mm, and all the carbines had a barrel length of 314 mm.
  • Both long rifles weighted 3.6 kg, and all the carbines: 3.2 kg.
  • 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
Rifles in the 100 series have been adopted by a variety of countries, notably: Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia.
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.

Related Development

Later Kalashnikov started offering AK-107 /.AK-108 / AK-109 rifles. They externally are similar in nature to the AK-100 series and are offered in the same calibers. However, they use a radically different gas system and incorporate the Balanced Automatics Recoil System.

AK-100M/200 series

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. 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. They feed from 30-round magazines, and are compatible with drum magazines from the RPK and RPK-74.
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. However, no contract has been signed or rifles produced because of pricing disagreements. The factory is unlikely to begin production in 2020.