Type 88 Clone of the AK-74. Modern versions made to resemble AK-74M.
Type 88-1 North Korean AKS-74 copy. Fitted with right-folding stocks similar to the Type 56 or Type 81 and plastic handguards.
Type 88-2 Fitted with top folding stocks and plastic handguard and grips. The stock is reportedly made extremely small, which results in a lack of support and uncomfortable use. Perhaps its most distinct feature is the use of a helical magazine that has reportedly been able to load between 100 and 150 rounds. This variant was reportedly seen in 2010. based on the Type 88 with elements borrowed from the AKS-74U and AK-105 with shortened 20-round magazines. The furniture such as the pistol grip and the lightweight stock are made of plastic. These were seen in December 2016 when North Korean commandos practiced raid on a mockup area of the
Blue House.
Bullpup variant Seen after the 2010s. Based on the Type 88-2 and
ADS and chambered to fire 5.45 mm rounds, fitted with a scope and a vertical handgrip.
OICW variant OICW-type weapon based on the Type 88-2 chambered to fire the 5.45 mm round, as well as a 20 mm bullpup bolt-action over-barrel launcher with magazine containing around 5 rounds of programmable airburst grenades. It's sometimes known as the
NK11. Around 800 of these rifles were seen in a North Korean military parade in 2018. == Users ==