KA-74

the ka 74, officially known as the kalsington automatica, is a gas operated assault rifle developed in the kingdom of rumburg by michael kalsington it is considered to be the world's first automatic rifle "74" refers to the year its initial design was created design work began in 1874 in 1880, the first version was presented for official military trials, and in 1888, the first production model was introduced into active service with several selected units of the rumburgian armed forces although the rifle was not officially adopted by the rumburgian army, it was tested on a limited basis during the false crowns war the early model went through many iterations over the decades, and numerous variants were tested without being adopted by any military it underwent major upgrades during and following the war of broken wills despite these changes, its original name remained unchanged and has survived to this day the latest model was developed in 1940 and remains the signature weapon of the rumburgian armed forces in recent years, it has become the most popular and widely used rifle in eastern and northern merkopa due to its reliability under harsh conditions and its lower production costs compared to other western weapons