C&R · II · 422
Romanian AK-74S, single listed serial
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 14 ↗
Romanian, AK 74S, cal. 5.45 x 45mm, S/N 3-040053-97.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N 3-040053-97”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1986–1997.
Editorial facts · Our research
Low editorial confidence. Some details below couldn’t be confirmed from independent sources. The ATF wording is unaffected. About confidence
- Country
RomaniaBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Romanian state arsenalBasis: no citation
- Type
- RifleBasis: no citation
- Action
- Select-fire / autoBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- 5.45×39mmBasis: outside reference ¹
- Made
- Listed serial only · c. 1986–1997production; ATF states no dateBasis: no citation
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 14 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Low · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “AK-74” ↗, calibers: AK-74 is chambered for 5.45×39mm
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Ak74l.png” by Сергей Сандалов (sAg-) (https://forum.guns.ru/forummessage/396/1987340.html), CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “AK-74”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The AK-74 is an assault rifle designed by small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1974 as a successor to the AKM. It is chambered for the 5.45×39mm cartridge, which replaced the 7.62×39mm cartridge of Kalashnikov's earlier automatic weapons for the Soviet Armed Forces.