The Kalashnikov family subcarbines

IMI Galil MAR / Micro Galil

This is an attempt of IMI to create a subcarbine from its AK-based Galil assault rifle. The handguard is said to overheat quickly and all other subcarbine problems care also to be found, so it didn’t became a success.

www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/small_arms/galil/GALIL.html

www.isayeret.com/weapons/small_arms/galil/marguide.htm

kalashnikov.guns.ru/models/ka293.html

remtek.com/arms/imi/galil/223/micro/index.htm

www.schiessen-erzgebirge.de/Blueprints/MicroGalil.gif (explosion drawing)

Kalashnikov AKS-74U / (AKSU)

The classic Warsaw Pact subcarbine - a variant of the AK-74. It became very popular all over the world and is a kind of prestige weapon among Arabs.

kalashnikov.guns.ru/models/ka114.html

Mini-Beryl / Wz.96/04

The 5.56 x 45 mm variant of the Onyx (see below).

kalashnikov.guns.ru/models/ka286.html

Onyx / Wz.89 / Wz.2004

Polish modified copy of the AKS-74U.

kalashnikov.guns.ru/model/ka283.html

Vektor R6

The South African assault rifle R5 is a modified IMI Galil, which in turn is based on the AK. The R6 is a shortened R5.

Source : www.personaldefenceweapons.com