AK – 74 ( russisk: Автомат Калашникова образца 1974 года eller ” Kalashnikov automatriffel model 1974 “) er en kampriffel udviklet i begyndelsen af ​​1970’erne i Sovjetunionen som erstatning for tidligere AKM ( selv en raffineret udgave af AK- 47).

AK74 bruger en mindre mellemliggende patron; 5,45 × 39 mm, der erstatter den 7,62 × 39mm patron som tidligere AK-Kalashnikov´s brugte.

Riflen blev sat i brug i de sovjetiske styrker i Afghanistan konflikten 1979. Riflen bruges fortsat af mange lande i det tidligere Sovjetunionen.

Derudover blev licenserede kopier fremstillet i Bulgarien ( AK- 74 og AKS – 74U ), det tidligere Østtyskland (MPi – AK- 74N , MPI – AKS – 74N , MPI – AKS – 74NK) og i Rumænien (PA md . 86).

Udover tidligere sovjetrepublikker og de østeuropæiske lande, laves den også i Mongoliet, Nord Korean Special Forces og vietnamesisk Folkeparti og Naval Infantry bruger AK- 74s .

Riflen blev oprindeligt udviklet i 1974 af den russiske designer Mikhail Kalashnikov.

Bruges i et hav af film, – ses ofte som våben der bruges af terrorister eller soldater i østblokken, – men AK74u har også været forbi et par 007-Bondfilm osv

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Fast & Furious 6	Joe Taslim	Jah		2013
Snitch		El Topo’s lieutenant		2013
Nightingale the Robber (Solovey-Razboynik)		Russian Police		2012
	Sergey Badyuk	Molot
	Oksana Fandera	Izabella Yur’evna
August. Eighth		Russian soldiers		2012
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol		Russian agents	with accessory rails	2011
Bablo		Russian OMON and Ukrainian Berkut officers		2011
The Raid: Redemption		thugs	airsoft	2011
Home (Dom)	Eduard Flerov	Veteran		2011
The Alien Girl		Henchman		2010
Elite Squad 2			Seen on the ground	2010
Icarus		Hitmen		2010
Hooked 2. Next Level (Na Igre 2. Novyy Uroven)		OMON and contrabandists		2010
Sinners and Saints	Sonny Puzikas	Mercenary	with accessory rail, scope, and 45-round magazines attached	2010
The Interceptor (Zapreshchyonnaya Realnost)		StopCrime members		2009
Newsmakers (Goryachie Novosti)	Yevgeni Tsyganov	Herman		2009
Get Smart	David S. Lee	Krstic		2009
Hooked (Na Igre)		Russian Militia and OMON		2009
Punisher: War Zone		Russian mobster		2009
Babylon A.D.			Seen leaning on a wall in Toorop’s apartment	2008
Body of Lies		Terrorists		2008
RocknRolla		Russian thug		2008
Hitman		FSB agents		2007
Postal	Larry Thomas	Osama Bin Laden		2007
Trackman		Militiamen		2007
Typhoon	Chatthapong Pantanaunkul	Toto	With 45-round magazine and suppressor	2005
Sky Fighters		Terrorists		2005
Anthony Zimmer		Henchman		2005
Sniper 3				2004
District B13		Henchman		2004
Countdown (Lichnyy nomer)			seen on instruction poster	2004
Moscow Heat		Klimov’s henchmen, Russian police		2004
Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life		Henchman		2003
Bumer		Militsioners and OMON members		2003
Die Another Day	Pierce Brosnan	James Bond		2002
		Bond’s teammates
		North Korean soldiers
	Rick Yune	Zao
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever	Lucy Liu	Sever	Fitted with black furniture and aGP-30 grenade launcher	2002
War (Voyna)		Militia patrolman		2002
Black Hawk Down	Razaaq Adoti	Mo’alim		2001
Tomb Raider	Daniel Craig	Alex West		2001
Brother 2		Belkin’s henchman		2000
The World Is Not Enough		Russian Army soldiers		1999
The Jackal		MVD SOBR officers		1997
The Saint	Val Kilmer	Simon Templar		1997
Jackie Chan’s First Strike		Ukrainian police officers		1996
GoldenEye	Pierce Brosnan	James Bond		1995
	Famke Janssen	Xenia Onatopp	With dual mag clamp
	Sean Bean	Alec Trevelyan
Police Academy 7		Guard		1994
Son of the Pink Panther	Jennifer Edwards	Yussa		1993
Afghan Breakdown		Soviet tank crewman		1990
I Declare War on You (Ya obyavlyayu vam voynu)		OMON men		1990

Agent 007 James Bond i et udkigshul på en kampvogn, fra filmen Gold Eye.