Krink, Krinkov, Kalashnikov: The Story of an Icon

By admin | April 28, 2023 |

Krink, Krinkov, Kalashnikov: The Story of an Icon

The AKS74U is perhaps one of the more interesting Kalashnikov variants that has spawned a following all over the world due to its compact size and effects as a status symbol in the United States, Middle East, and Central Asia. The name itself is one such example of that following that continues today. Coming from Pashtu origins in the midst of the Soviet-Afghan War, Krinkov has been turned into Krink in the US context and is still just as popular as ever.

In this episode, we go over some of that history from the very beginning when the Soviet Army needed a compact weapon system for soldiers whose primary speciality needed something more compact than an AK74. Today it is revered as a status symbol by good guys and bad guys alike.

Read more at:

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2019/11/29/the-kyrgyz-way-o…ms-in-kyrgyzstan/

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50 Comments

  1. Orion on April 28, 2023 at 3:15 am

    So why do they call it a krinkov?



  2. Mitsurugi on April 28, 2023 at 3:15 am

    Soviets called it “Ksyuha” from the female Russian name “Ksenia”, because “AKSU” kinda resembled that name.



  3. Innovator 77 on April 28, 2023 at 3:17 am

    Excellent brother



  4. Kaizer Khan on April 28, 2023 at 3:18 am

    Outstanding. More like this aboit the same subject



  5. Rami Ali on April 28, 2023 at 3:19 am

    🌹👍👍



  6. Innovator 77 on April 28, 2023 at 3:19 am

    I m pashtun from Khyber pakhtun khwa we call 222 kalakov because of its bore. AK47 or 7.62*39 kalashankov and AK74 or 5.45*39 kalakov rather kalakof. We love it for conceal carry and is very costly too may be not in huge number available. I have one but that’s keyholing. Sir in Dara, they don’t bother and know about key holing simple because they fire in the air or firing at a Heep of sands or mud.



  7. Ark Ra Shiva Namalana💙🦁 on April 28, 2023 at 3:19 am

    ⚔️💙🗡️🛡️⚔️💷💸⚖️🤎⚔️



  8. Krinkovs on April 28, 2023 at 3:20 am

    I love Krink.



  9. Hamza Imran on April 28, 2023 at 3:22 am

    I am from kohat not more than 2 miles from Darrah Adam Khel, your are right about everything related to the misnomer krinkov, kalakov, shinkov and sheshakof, though I’d never heard about shrinkov.



  10. Brandon Thompson on April 28, 2023 at 3:23 am

    Buddy in a library so you know shit done got real



  11. SilverbackGT on April 28, 2023 at 3:23 am

    I can’t tell if this guy is 23 or 45 years old.



  12. Time Zero on April 28, 2023 at 3:24 am

    Bro, why did you dye your hair white?



  13. mandataruu on April 28, 2023 at 3:24 am

    2.2 kilos….I bet I can hit above 300 meters



  14. Social Media on April 28, 2023 at 3:24 am

    Loved the video



  15. Master of One on April 28, 2023 at 3:24 am

    This is what makes the internet amazing. Could listen to this guy talk for hours. Video was way too short!



  16. pourindiesel on April 28, 2023 at 3:25 am

    Good information, thanks!



  17. Aaron Teague on April 28, 2023 at 3:28 am

    Suchka



  18. CHEESEBURGER on April 28, 2023 at 3:29 am

    yea but how do i get one for a reasonable price?



  19. Jahalang82 on April 28, 2023 at 3:34 am

    So would you call this more of a carbine?



  20. Corey Moyers on April 28, 2023 at 3:37 am

    I’m not saying the “little bitch” nickname is made up. However, my Russian wife said what you said didn’t make any sense.



  21. Fook Joe Biden on April 28, 2023 at 3:37 am

    Probably my favorite variant AK EVER



  22. NIKITA on April 28, 2023 at 3:39 am

    G_d gave me to find that rifle easily for my own safety a few months ago.



  23. FrogInTheWaves on April 28, 2023 at 3:41 am

    I want more of this man



  24. Art I on April 28, 2023 at 3:42 am

    At 9:55 he makes it clear that he has not done his research on the nicknames used for AK-74U. He probably wanted to say "Ксюха" or "Ксюшка" (Ksuha or Ksushka), which are Russian girls’ names used for this AK. The second term was "Сучка" (Suchka), meaning the bitch, was also used by the Russian soldiers. The third nickname that was "Окурок" (Okurok), which means cigarette butt, due to the shorter barrel.



  25. 🌸Cody Von.🌸 on April 28, 2023 at 3:46 am

    1:14. I might need this as a backup weapon.



  26. Yulis on April 28, 2023 at 3:48 am

    Suvrov also wrote books which provided facts of ww2 such as thar the soviets committed the genocides that Germany was accused of.



  27. Медведь Медведь on April 28, 2023 at 3:48 am

    Wtf was that ending?



  28. Ben Dover on April 28, 2023 at 3:49 am

    I don’t know how many times I watched this video is so interesting I’ll watched again



  29. Trace Gaspacs on April 28, 2023 at 3:50 am

    God do i want one of those 😍



  30. BubbleBalls on April 28, 2023 at 3:51 am

    We need a part 2 with other variations of the krink like the mini beryl



  31. Bad kat rising on April 28, 2023 at 3:52 am

    Wealth of info. Loved it. Do a part 2 please



  32. Deschamps White on April 28, 2023 at 3:53 am

    Even the pronunciation is perfect



  33. James7Thompson8 on April 28, 2023 at 3:55 am

    My Fav Still



  34. Matityahu Ben Avraham on April 28, 2023 at 3:55 am

    I love your passion



  35. oschoa on April 28, 2023 at 3:56 am

    thanks for making this video



  36. Hamoud Almekhlafi on April 28, 2023 at 4:00 am

    This man know so much I’m from Yemen an he said the right name its Juffry for real you have so much passion and so much knowledge i swear this video give me alot of information .thanks man



  37. Nestha Franz on April 28, 2023 at 4:02 am

    ayo- i didn’t know my username



  38. GermanInvasion on April 28, 2023 at 4:02 am

    Fkn nerd



  39. hificat101 on April 28, 2023 at 4:03 am

    Outstanding video. Thanks for researching this so thoroughly.



  40. Eaglehunter on April 28, 2023 at 4:03 am

    I’m an Afghan and yes we call it Krinkov or Shishakov. I don’t know where the name Krinkov came from but for Shishakov I can guess why it’s called Shishakov. AKS-74U magazines are made of These rust-colored magazines are often mistakenly identified as being made of Bakelite (a phenolic resin), but were actually fabricated from two-parts of AG-4S molding compound (a glass-reinforced phenol-formaldehyde binder impregnated composite), assembled using an epoxy resin adhesive. In your language Shisha means glass so my guess is that’s where the name came from. Besides these guns we also renamed other Russian made weapons like RPK light machine gun is "Pika" or Sakil (means heavy in Dari and Pashto language) , ZU-23-2 anti aircraft gun was called "Zikoyak (Ziko1) , DSHK heavy machine gun is called "Daashaka" or simply Shaka, BM-21 Grad 122mm multiple rocket launcher is called Chil Chila (which means the 40 ) .We from southern Afghanistan even use term machine instead of Kalashnikov for an Ak-47 and AKM is called Chushka Wala Kalashnikov.



  41. Rymond Red on April 28, 2023 at 4:04 am

    Very well my friend, very well done, you got your point !!!!



  42. Kaizer Khan on April 28, 2023 at 4:04 am

    Is there books about the Krinkov alone?



  43. JJ W on April 28, 2023 at 4:05 am

    It seems the Hungarians were the first to develop, adopt and widely issue a shortened AK with the AMD-65.



  44. Brian Messick on April 28, 2023 at 4:07 am

    When you’re krunk about krinks 👏 Great research.



  45. john Escobar on April 28, 2023 at 4:09 am

    this man is the man. he must pound his wife with passion



  46. Md Babu on April 28, 2023 at 4:10 am

    What is the difference between AKS 74u and AKMSU?



  47. Muhammad Ali Murtaza on April 28, 2023 at 4:11 am

    Can you please make a video how to identify original Russian Krinkov vs Darra Khyber Pass ?

    Markings , Serials etc etc



  48. Door Spook on April 28, 2023 at 4:11 am

    I like the depth here. Gun John as in the Baptist?



  49. Md Babu on April 28, 2023 at 4:12 am

    Is the overall length 750mm calculated with the barrel outside?
    Please reply me



  50. insley200 on April 28, 2023 at 4:12 am

    I own a aks74u but it’s in 556 lovely gun full auto aswell but you will get permanent damage to your ears. greetings from Pakistan 🇵🇰