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Nikonov AN-94 "Abakan" assault rifle - technical details (Russia)

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Images from the patent, granted to the Nikonov team in 1998.

1. AN-94 action prior to loading the first round.
the barrel / receiver group in the forward position, chamber is empty

Image key:
  1. cartridge in the magazine
  2. cartridge feedway
  3. bolt
  4. barrel assembly, attached to the recoiling receiver
  5. pulley

2. AN-94 action after the 1s shot had been fired
The barrel / receiver group is recoiled partially, the first cartridge case is ejected and the second round is stripped from the magazine into the feedway

Image key:
  1. cartridge in the magazine
  2. cartridge feedway
  3. bolt
  4. barrel assembly, attached to the recoiling receiver
  5. pulley
  6. steel cable that links the cartridge rammer to the bolt carrier
  7. cartridge in the feedway, ready to be chambered

3. AN-94 action when first shot is fired and its case extracted, loading the second cartridge
the barrel/receiver group continued to recoil, second cartridge is chambering and the cartridge rammer returns back to the magazine.

Image key:
  1. cartridge in the magazine
  2. cartridge feedway
  3. bolt
  4. barrel assembly (recoiling)
  5. pulley
  6. steel cable that links the cartridge rammer to the bolt carrier
  7. cartridge in the feedway, chambering

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