To start off, E&L has just published photos of their early AK-12 prototype.

We currently do not have more information. However, we do remember that MOS (Arcturus) has been working in the AK-12 for a long time now - LINK

Therefore soon, but certainly not until next year, at least 3 replicas of the latest general issue Russian rifle will be available on the market: LCT Airsoft, Arcturus (shown above) and the just announced E&L. It is worth noting at this point that Arcturus and E&L are brands that work very closely together. It is therefore possible that we will be dealing with two very similar models.

The next announcement is a new generation of AK tactical handguards inspired by ZenitCo products. The manufacturer is Taiwanese TWI company. At first glance, it can be seen that the new mounting rails are detachable (source: TWI)

Once again, the short version for the AKS-74U

And for comparison, the B-11 handguard by ZenitCo(photo: GreyShop)

And lastly a video from Raptor. The tested replica is the RPK-16, the latest version of the Russian RPK light machine gun (source: Raptor)

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And for comparison the real gun (source: Kalashnikov Concern):

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