South African R4

The R4 and R5.The Galil built under license.

1The South African Kalashnikov

South Africa adopted the R4 in 1982 to replace the R1, its version of the FN FAL. The R4 is a licensed Galil, which itself came from the Finnish Valmet, so it carries the Kalashnikov action a long way from Izhevsk.

The shorter R5 and R6 carbines followed, along with the CR-21 bullpup. The R4 bayonet is one of the African items in the archive.

2Military Model List

Models listed on the 2014 AK-47.us Kalashnikovs by Country page.

3Bayonets, Kits and Buying

Bayonets

South African R4 bayonets.

AK47 Bayonets

Buying One

Prices, importers, laws and what to look for before you buy.

AK47 Buyers Guide

Historic photos from the AK-47.us archive

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