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Strange Guns: Bullpup Ak5 (FNC)

Posted February 2, 2015 in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK, AR-15, Guns & Gear, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 59 Comments

The Ak5 is the Swedish military’s variant of the FNC carbine. The “C” variant is the short-barreled carbine model, now widely used by the Swedish Army. Shorter still, though, is this bullpup conversion of the Ak5, shown below: The image first appeared [Read More…]

Bofors Ak 5C assault rifle

Posted April 22, 2011 in Rifles by Steve Johnson with 43 Comments

I spotted these photos of Swedish recruits undergoing basic training with their Bofors Ak 5C assault rifles. The AK5C is the modernized version of the original AK5, a derivative of the FNC carbine. It became the standard Swedish service weapon a few years ago. The [Read More…]