Illinois Residents May Not Participate In This Lot (Illinois Banned Item). This semi-automatic Bulgarian style AK-74S rifle is built on a Nodak Spud receiver, primarily with original Bulgarian parts. SPECS: 16" Barrel, 3" muzzle break, folding rear metal stock, checkered brown plastic grip, black synthetic handguard, adjustable folding leaf rear sight, front post sight with ears, Bulgarian "(circle)/10" sawback bayonet with wire cutter sheath and 30-round brown synthetic magazine. CONDITION: This gun is in nice condition with light wear, has an excellent sharp/ clean bore and appears to be in good working order. HISTORY: The AK-74 was designed in 1974 by D. Kryakushin's group under the design supervision of Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is an adaptation of the 7.62×39mm AKM assault rifle and features several important design improvements. These improvements were primarily the result of converting the rifle to the intermediate-caliber high velocity 5.45×39mm cartridge. Bulgaria, the once renowned arms supplier of the Soviet Union, has gained a lot of notoriety because of its weapon manufacturing capabilities, especially the Kalashnikov variants. From massive world powers like India, to rebels and terrorist organizations all over the world, Bulgarian Kalashnikov variants have made their way into some of the most influential conflicts since its inception. The Kazanlak facility was named the State Military Factory and that was responsible for building and repairing nearly all weaponry and equipment related to the military and security services in Bulgaria. Around 1956, the state-run arsenal in Kazanlak, Factory 10, started production and assembly of Kalashnikov rifles. The number 10 inside concentric circles, or "double circle 10" logo can be found on Bulgarian AK rifles from Factory 10. The rifles manufactured by the Bulgarian Kazanlak facility were designated as AKK. After the fall of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of the People's Republic of Bulgaria in the early 1990s, the environment for Weapons manufacturing in Bulgaria started to change. By this time, Bulgarian factories had made a lot of weapons, and had become quite good at it. With less of military need and seeing the commercial potential, they started focusing more on the Export of their AK-47 and AK-74 variants. DISCLAIMER: This gun will need to be picked up by, or shipped to, a Federal Firearms Licensed dealer. FREE SHIPPING & NO PROCESSING FEES.