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Kalashnikov rifle

February 13, 2023

A Kalashnikov (Калашников) rifle is any one of a series of automatic rifles based on the original design of Mikhail Kalashnikov. They are officially known in Russian as "Avtomát Kaláshnikova" (Russian: Автома́т Кала́шникова, lit. 'Kalashnikov's Automatic Gun'), but are widely known as Kalashnikovs, AKs, or in Russian slang, a "Kalash". They were originally manufactured in the Soviet Union, primarily by Kalashnikov Concern, formerly Izhmash, but these rifles and their variants are now manufactured in many other countries. The Kalashnikov is one of the most widely used guns in the world, with an estimated 72 million rifles in global circulation.[1][2][3]

The Kalashnikov assault rifle 1974 model by Izhmash, Russia (AK-74)

Types

The original Kalashnikov rifles and their derivatives, as produced in the Soviet Union and later the Russian Federation.[4][5]

 
Soviet 7.62×39mm AK Type 2 assault rifle (1951 issue), the first model variation that features a milled receiver
Model Cartridge Year Manufacturer
AK-47 7.62×39mm M43 1949 Izhmash and others
AKM 7.62×39mm M43 1959 Izhmash, Tula Arms Plant and others
AK-74 5.45×39mm M74 1974 Izhmash
AK-74M 5.45×39mm M74 1991 Izhmash
AK-101, AK-102 5.56×45mm NATO 1995 Izhmash
AK-103, AK-104 7.62×39mm M43 2001 Izhmash
AK-105 5.45×39mm M74 2001 Izhmash
AK-12 5.45×39mm M74 2011 Kalashnikov Concern, formerly Izhmash
AK-12K 5.45×39mm M74 2017 Kalashnikov Concern
AK-15, AK-15K 7.62×39mm M43 2017 Kalashnikov Concern
AK-200, AK-205 5.45×39mm M74 2018 Kalashnikov Concern
AK-201, AK-202 5.56×45mm NATO 2018 Kalashnikov Concern
AK-203, AK-204 7.62×39mm M43 2018 Kalashnikov Concern
AK-19 5.56×45mm NATO 2020 Kalashnikov Concern
Comparative characteristics of Kalashnikov assault rifles and machine guns
Name Country Type Cartridge Length extended/folded (mm) Barrel length (mm) Weight (kg) (empty) Cyclic rate of fire (rounds per minute) Maximum sighting range (m) Muzzle velocity (m/s)
AK-47 Soviet Union Assault rifle 7.62×39mm M43 870 415 3.47 600 800 715
AKM Soviet Union Assault rifle 7.62×39mm M43 880 415 3.1 600 1,000 715
RPK(s) Soviet Union Light machine gun 7.62×39mm M43 1040/820 590 4.80/5.6 600 1,000 745
PK(M) Soviet Union General-purpose machine gun 7.62×54mmR 1173 605 9.0/7.5 650 1,500 825
AK-74 Soviet Union Assault rifle 5.45×39mm M74 943 415 3.07 600 1,000 900
AKS-74 Soviet Union Assault rifle 5.45×39mm M74 933/690 415 2.97 600 1,000 900
AK-74M Soviet Union Assault rifle 5.45×39mm M74 943/705 415 3.4 650 1,000 900
RPK-74 Soviet Union Light machine gun 5.45×39 1060 590 4.7 600 1,000 960
AKS-74U Soviet Union Carbine assault rifle 5.45×39mm M74 730/490 206,5 2.7 700 500 735
AK-101 Russia Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO 943/700 415 3.6 600 1,000 910
AK-102 Russia Carbine assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO 824/586 314 3.0 600 500 850
AK-103 Russia Assault rifle 7.62×39mm M43 943/705 415 3.4 600 1,000 715
AK-104 Russia Carbine assault rifle 7.62×39mm M43 824/586 314 3.0 600 500 670
AK-105 Russia Carbine assault rifle 5.45×39mm M74 824/586 314 3.2 600 500 840
AK-107 Russia Assault rifle 5.45×39mm M74 943/700 415 3.8 850 1,000 900
AK-108 Russia Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO 943/700 415 3.8 900 1,000 910
AK-109 Russia Assault rifle 7.62×39mm M43 943/700 415 3.8 900 1,000 750
AK-9 Russia Assault rifle 9×39mm 705/465 200 3.1/3.8 (with suppressor) 600 400 290 (СП-5) / 305 (СП-6)
AK-12 Russia Assault rifle 5.45×39mm M74 940/730 415 3.3 700 1,000 900
AK-15 Russia Assault rifle 7.62×39mm M43 922/862 415 3.5 700 1,000 715
AK-19 Russia Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO 935/725 415 3.35 700 1,000 910

Variants

Original AK variants (7.62×39mm)

  • Issue of 1948/49 – The very earliest models, with the Type 1 stamped sheet metal receiver, are now very rare.
  • Issue of 1951 – Type 2: Has a milled receiver. Barrel and chamber are chrome plated to resist corrosion.
  • Issue of 1954/55 – Type 3: Lightened milled receiver variant. Rifle weight is 3.47 kg (7.7 lb).[6]
  • AKS – Featured a downward-folding metal stock similar to that of the German MP40, for use in the restricted space in the BMP infantry combat vehicle, as well as by paratroops.
  • AKN (AKSN) – Night scope rail.[7]

Modernized (7.62×39mm)

  • AKM – A simplified, lighter version of the AK-47; Type 4 receiver is made from stamped and riveted sheet metal. A slanted muzzle device was added to counter climb in automatic fire. Rifle weight is 2.93 kg (6.5 lb)[8][9][N 1] due to the lighter receiver. This is the most ubiquitous variant of the AK-47.
    • AKMS – Under-folding stock version of the AKM intended for airborne troops.
    • AKMN (AKMSN) – Night scope rail (Scope rail and folding stock)
    • AKML (AKMSL) – Slotted flash suppressor (Flash suppressor and folding stock)[10]
  • RPK – Hand-held machine gun version with longer barrel and bipod. The variants – RPKS, RPKN (RPKSN), RPKL (RPKSL) – mirror AKM variants. The "S" variants have a side-folding wooden stock.

Low-impulse variants (5.45×39mm)

 
AK-74 and RPK-74

The AK-100 Series

 
AK-74M

5.45×39mm / 5.56×45mm / 7.62×39mm

The AK-12 series

 
AK-12

5.45×39mm / 7.62×39mm / 5.56×45mm / 7.62×51mm

  • AK-12 / AK-15 / AK-19 / AK-308 – A new AK family derivative based on the AK-400 prototype. Accepted as main service rifle in January 2018.
  • AK-12K / AK-15K – Carbine.
  • RPK-16 – Squad automatic weapon, based on the AK-12.

The AK-200 Series

5.45×39mm / 5.56×45mm / 7.62×39mm

  • AK-200 / AK-201 / AK-203 - Rifle. AK-12 evolved into AK-12, see above. AK-203 is intended for Indian army.
  • AK-205 / AK-202 / AK-204 - Carbine.

Other weapons

Production

The rifle's simple design makes it easy to produce, and the Soviet Union readily leased plans of the firearm to friendly countries, where it could be produced locally at a low cost.[2] As a result, the Kalashnikov rifles and their variants have been manufactured in many countries, with and without licenses. Manufacturing countries in alphabetical order include:

Country Variant(s)
Albania Automatiku Shqiptar 1978 model 56 (ASH-78 Tip-1) copy of Type 56 based on AKM rifle; Tipi 1982 model (ASH-82) copy of AKMS; model 56 Tip-2, copy of RPK; and model 56 Tip-3. Several other versions of the AKMS have been produced mainly with short barrels similar to Soviet AKS-74U for special forces, tank & armored crew and for helicopter pilots and police. There have also been modified ASh-82 (AKMS) with SOPMOD accessories, mainly for Albania's special forces RENEA & exports.[11]
Armenia K-3 (bullpup, 5.45×39mm)
Azerbaijan Khazri (AK-74M)[12]
Bangladesh Chinese Type 56
Bulgaria AKK/AKKS (Type 3 AK-47/w. side-folding buttstock); AKKMS (AKMS), AKKN-47 (fittings for NPSU night sights); AK-47M1 (Type 3 with black polymer furniture); AK-47MA1/AR-M1 (same as -M1, but in 5.56mm NATO); AKS-47M1 (AKMS in 5.56×45mm NATO); AKS-47S (AK-47M1, short version, with East German folding stock, laser aiming device); AKS-47UF (short version of -M1, Russian folding stock), AR-SF (same as −47UF, but 5.56mm NATO); AKS-93SM6 (similar to −47M1, cannot use grenade launcher); RKKS (RPK), AKT-47 (.22 rimfire training rifle)
Cambodia Chinese Type 56, Soviet AK, and AKM
China Type 56
Croatia APS-95
Cuba AKM[13]
East Germany[14] MPi-K/MPi-KS (AK/AKS); MPi-KM (AKM, wooden and plastic stock); MPi-KMS-72 (side-folding stock); MPi-KMS-K (carbine); MPi-AK-74N (AK-74); MPi-AKS-74N (side-folding stock); MPi-AKS-74NK (carbine); KK-MPi Mod.69 (.22 LR select-fire trainer)
Egypt AK, Misr assault rifle (AKM), Maadi
Ethiopia AK, AK-103 (manufactured locally at the State-run Gafat Armament Engineering Complex as the Et-97/1)[15]
Finland RK 62, (7.62×39mm)

RK 95 TP, (7.62×39mm) improvements including a fire control selector and a muzzle device that enabled the firing of rifle grenades, the attachment of a silencer, or bayonet

Hungary[16] AK-55 (domestic manufacture of the 2nd Model AK); AKM-63 (also known as AMD-63 in the US; modernized AK-55), AMD-65M (modernized AKM-63, shorter barrel and side-folding stock), AMP-69 (rifle grenade launcher); AK-63F/D (other name AMM/AMMSz), AK-63MF (modernized); NGM-81 (5.56×45mm NATO; fixed and under-folding stock)
India Trichy Assault Rifle, AK-7[17][18] Indo-Russia Rifles, AK-203[19]
Iran KLS/KLF (AK-47/AKS), KLT (AKMS)
Iraq Tabuk Sniper Rifle, Tabuk Assault Rifle (with fixed or underfolding stock, outright clones of Yugoslavian M70 rifles series), Tabuk Short Assault Rifle
Nigeria Produced by the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria as OBJ-006[20][21]
North Korea Type 58A/B (Type 3 AK/w. stamped steel folding stock), Type 68A/B (AKM/AKMS), Type 88 (AKS-74)[22][23]
Pakistan Reverse engineered by hand and machine in Pakistan's highland areas (see Khyber Pass Copy) near the border of Afghanistan; more recently the Pakistan Ordnance Factories started the manufacture of an AK/AKM clone called PK-10. Pakistanis had also made a new caliber just by a little changing in original (7.62×39mm) ammo, that is known as 44 bore.[24] Pakistani 5.45mm AKs are sometimes called "Kalakovs".[25]
Poland[26] pmK (kbk AK) / pmKS (kbk AKS) (name has changed from pmK – "pistolet maszynowy Kałasznikowa", Kalashnikov SMG to the kbk AK – "karabinek AK", Kalashnikov Carbine in mid-1960s) (AK/AKS); kbkg wz. 1960 (rifle grenade launcher), kbkg wz. 1960/72 (modernized); kbk AKM / kbk AKMS (AKM/AKMS); kbk wz. 1988 Tantal (5.45×39mm), skbk wz. 1989 Onyks (compact carbine); kbs wz. 1996 Beryl (5.56×45mm), kbk wz. 1996 Mini-Beryl (compact carbine)
Romania PM md. 63/65 (AKM/AKMS), PM md. 80, PM md. 90, collectively exported under the umbrella name AIM or AIMS; PA md. 86 (AK-74), exported as the AIMS-74; PM md. 90 short barrel, PA md. 86 short barrel, exported as the AIMR; PSL (designated marksman rifle; other names PSL-54C, Romak III, FPK and SSG-97)
Sudan MAZ[27] (based on the Type 56)
Ukraine Vepr (bullpup, 5.45×39mm), Malyuk (bullpup)[28]
United States US132 rifle (7.62×39mm), US132Z assault rifle (7.62×39mm), US109L shotgun (12 Gauge) & US109T shotgun (12 Gauge). Produced by Kalashnikov USA.[29][30][31]
Vietnam AKM-1, AKM-VN (AKM) assault rifle, TUL-1 (RPK) light machine gun, Galil ACE 31/32 assault rifle
Venezuela AK-103 [32] / License granted to Venezuela[33]
Yugoslavia/Serbia M64, M70, M72, M76, M77, M80, M82, M85, M90, M91, M92, M99, M21

Similar rifles

The following rifles were either based on the Kalashnikov design, or have a different design but are superficially similar in appearance:

See also

Notes

  1. ^ AKMS is ~200 g (0.44 lb) heavier than the AKM rifle.

The Kalashnikov weapon design has become increasingly more popular in the American firearms industry. There are specific competitive shooting matches that require the use of its weapon variants like the Red Oktober match held just outside of St. George, Utah.[34] It is a match designed for the use of ComBloc style weapons, but the Kalashnikov design is extremely heavy within the participants' arsenals.[35]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Blair, David (2015-07-02). "AK-47 Kalashnikov: The firearm which has killed more people than any other". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  2. ^ a b Franko, Blake (2017-05-08). "The Gun That Is in Almost 100 Countries: Why the AK-47 Dominates". The National Interest. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  3. ^ McCarthy, Niall. "The Cost Of An AK-47 On The Black Market Around The World [Infographic]". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  4. ^ "Концерн Калашников -- Официальный сайт". kalashnikov.com.
  5. ^ "200 series Kalashnikov assault rifle: AK-200, AK-201, AK-202, AK-203, AK-204, AK-205 (Russia)". modernfirearms.net. 7 June 2018.
  6. ^ НСД. 7,62-мм автомат АК 1967, pp. 161–162.
  7. ^ Monetchikov 2005, p. 76.
  8. ^ НСД. 7,62-мм автомат АКМ (АКМС) 1983, pp. 149–150.
  9. ^ . Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  10. ^ "AKML (AKMSL)". AK-INFO.RU. Retrieved 8 Feb 2013.
  11. ^ Albanian Small Arms 2017-10-14 at the Wayback Machine by Aftermath Gun Club.
  12. ^ Азербайджан приступил к серийному производству автоматов АК-74М по российской лицензии [Azerbaijan began serial production of AK-74M assault rifles under Russian license]. ЦАМТО (in Russian). Moscow: Centre for Analysis of World Arms Trade. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  13. ^ Dimov, Roman. . The AK Site. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
  14. ^ "MPi-K / MPi-AK Assault Rifle Series". Энциклопедия оружия и боеприпасов (in Russian). Retrieved 19 Feb 2013.
  15. ^ . Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved 2014-01-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Retrieved on 8 October 2010.
  16. ^ "Hungary. Assault Rifles". Энциклопедия оружия и боеприпасов (in Russian). Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  17. ^ "Why General Kalashnikov couldn't sell the AK in India". India Today.
  18. ^ "Ishapore factory develops Indian variant of AK-47". Times of India. 8 October 2014.
  19. ^ "Explained: The new AK-203, and its legendary ancestor, the AK-47". The Indian Express. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  20. ^ "Nigeria to mass-produce Nigerian version of AK-47 rifles." Retrieved on 5 October 2008.
  21. ^ "DICON – Defence Industry Corp. of Nigeria" 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 23 June 2012.
  22. ^ US Department of Defense, North Korea Country Handbook 1997, Appendix A: Equipment Recognition, PPSH 1943 SUBMACHINEGUN [sic] (TYPE-50 CHINA/MODEL-49 DPRK), p. A-79.
  23. ^ US Department of Defense, North Korea Country Handbook 1997, Appendix A: Equipment Recognition, TYPE-68 (AKM) ASSAULT RIFLE, p. A-77.
  24. ^ , 2009-11-16, archived from the original on 2011-07-17, retrieved 2011-10-16
  25. ^ Onokoy, Vladimir (16 July 2018). "Pashtun Names for AKs in Pakistan and Afghanistan". The Firearm Blog.
  26. ^ "Poland. Assault Rifles". Энциклопедия оружия и боеприпасов (in Russian). Retrieved 19 Feb 2013.
  27. ^ . Military Industry Corporation. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  28. ^ Raigorodetsky, Aleksandr (6 Oct 2011). ["Malyuk" Assault Rifle (Ukraine)]. Оружейная экзотика (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2015-09-03. Retrieved 1 Dec 2012.
  29. ^ "Kalashnikov USA Website".
  30. ^ Aaron Smith (30 June 2015). "The first American-made Kalashnikovs are now for sale". CNN.com.
  31. ^ Max Slowik (August 10, 2015). "Kalashnikov USA prices out first wave of American AKs". Guns.com.
  32. ^ "Primeros 3,000: Cavim inicia entrega de fusiles de asalto Kalashnikov AK-103 a la Fuerza Armada de Venezuela". infodefensa.com. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2015. (on spanish)
  33. ^ Martin Sieff (15 August 2007). . UPI.com. Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
  34. ^ Red Oktober
  35. ^ David Reeder (6 October 2018), Breach Bang Clear, https://www.breachbangclear.com/red-oktober-rifle-dynamics-ak-shooting-competition/

Sources

  • Michael Hodges (2007). AK47: The Story of a Gun. MacAdam/Cage Pub. ISBN 978-1-59692-286-0.
  • Joe Poyer (2006). The AK-47 and AK-74 Kalashnikov Rifles and Their Variations: A Shooter's and Collector's Guide. North Cape Publications. ISBN 978-1-882391-41-7.
  • Gordon L. Rottman (2011). The AK-47: Kalashnikov-series assault rifles. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84908-835-0.
  • Martin J Brayley (2013). Kalashnikov AK47 Series: The 7.62×39mm Assault Rifle in Detail. Crowood. ISBN 978-1-84797-526-3.
  • Marco Vorobiev (2016). Gun Digest Shooter's Guide to AKs. F+W Media. ISBN 978-1-4402-4647-0.
  • Duncan Long (1 September 1988). AK47: The Complete Kalashnikov Family Of Assault Rifles. Paladin Press. ISBN 978-0-87364-477-8.

External links

  •   Media related to AK family at Wikimedia Commons

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This article is in list format but may read better as prose You can help by converting this article if appropriate Editing help is available December 2017 A Kalashnikov Kalashnikov rifle is any one of a series of automatic rifles based on the original design of Mikhail Kalashnikov They are officially known in Russian as Avtomat Kalashnikova Russian Avtoma t Kala shnikova lit Kalashnikov s Automatic Gun but are widely known as Kalashnikovs AKs or in Russian slang a Kalash They were originally manufactured in the Soviet Union primarily by Kalashnikov Concern formerly Izhmash but these rifles and their variants are now manufactured in many other countries The Kalashnikov is one of the most widely used guns in the world with an estimated 72 million rifles in global circulation 1 2 3 The Kalashnikov assault rifle 1974 model by Izhmash Russia AK 74 Contents 1 Types 2 Variants 3 Production 4 Similar rifles 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 7 1 Citations 7 2 Sources 8 External linksTypes EditThe original Kalashnikov rifles and their derivatives as produced in the Soviet Union and later the Russian Federation 4 5 Soviet 7 62 39mm AK Type 2 assault rifle 1951 issue the first model variation that features a milled receiver Model Cartridge Year ManufacturerAK 47 7 62 39mm M43 1949 Izhmash and othersAKM 7 62 39mm M43 1959 Izhmash Tula Arms Plant and othersAK 74 5 45 39mm M74 1974 IzhmashAK 74M 5 45 39mm M74 1991 IzhmashAK 101 AK 102 5 56 45mm NATO 1995 IzhmashAK 103 AK 104 7 62 39mm M43 2001 IzhmashAK 105 5 45 39mm M74 2001 IzhmashAK 12 5 45 39mm M74 2011 Kalashnikov Concern formerly IzhmashAK 12K 5 45 39mm M74 2017 Kalashnikov ConcernAK 15 AK 15K 7 62 39mm M43 2017 Kalashnikov ConcernAK 200 AK 205 5 45 39mm M74 2018 Kalashnikov ConcernAK 201 AK 202 5 56 45mm NATO 2018 Kalashnikov ConcernAK 203 AK 204 7 62 39mm M43 2018 Kalashnikov ConcernAK 19 5 56 45mm NATO 2020 Kalashnikov ConcernComparative characteristics of Kalashnikov assault rifles and machine guns Name Country Type Cartridge Length extended folded mm Barrel length mm Weight kg empty Cyclic rate of fire rounds per minute Maximum sighting range m Muzzle velocity m s AK 47 Soviet Union Assault rifle 7 62 39mm M43 870 415 3 47 600 800 715AKM Soviet Union Assault rifle 7 62 39mm M43 880 415 3 1 600 1 000 715RPK s Soviet Union Light machine gun 7 62 39mm M43 1040 820 590 4 80 5 6 600 1 000 745PK M Soviet Union General purpose machine gun 7 62 54mmR 1173 605 9 0 7 5 650 1 500 825AK 74 Soviet Union Assault rifle 5 45 39mm M74 943 415 3 07 600 1 000 900AKS 74 Soviet Union Assault rifle 5 45 39mm M74 933 690 415 2 97 600 1 000 900AK 74M Soviet Union Assault rifle 5 45 39mm M74 943 705 415 3 4 650 1 000 900RPK 74 Soviet Union Light machine gun 5 45 39 1060 590 4 7 600 1 000 960AKS 74U Soviet Union Carbine assault rifle 5 45 39mm M74 730 490 206 5 2 7 700 500 735AK 101 Russia Assault rifle 5 56 45mm NATO 943 700 415 3 6 600 1 000 910AK 102 Russia Carbine assault rifle 5 56 45mm NATO 824 586 314 3 0 600 500 850AK 103 Russia Assault rifle 7 62 39mm M43 943 705 415 3 4 600 1 000 715AK 104 Russia Carbine assault rifle 7 62 39mm M43 824 586 314 3 0 600 500 670AK 105 Russia Carbine assault rifle 5 45 39mm M74 824 586 314 3 2 600 500 840AK 107 Russia Assault rifle 5 45 39mm M74 943 700 415 3 8 850 1 000 900AK 108 Russia Assault rifle 5 56 45mm NATO 943 700 415 3 8 900 1 000 910AK 109 Russia Assault rifle 7 62 39mm M43 943 700 415 3 8 900 1 000 750AK 9 Russia Assault rifle 9 39mm 705 465 200 3 1 3 8 with suppressor 600 400 290 SP 5 305 SP 6 AK 12 Russia Assault rifle 5 45 39mm M74 940 730 415 3 3 700 1 000 900AK 15 Russia Assault rifle 7 62 39mm M43 922 862 415 3 5 700 1 000 715AK 19 Russia Assault rifle 5 56 45mm NATO 935 725 415 3 35 700 1 000 910Variants EditOriginal AK variants 7 62 39mm Issue of 1948 49 The very earliest models with the Type 1 stamped sheet metal receiver are now very rare Issue of 1951 Type 2 Has a milled receiver Barrel and chamber are chrome plated to resist corrosion Issue of 1954 55 Type 3 Lightened milled receiver variant Rifle weight is 3 47 kg 7 7 lb 6 AKS Featured a downward folding metal stock similar to that of the German MP40 for use in the restricted space in the BMP infantry combat vehicle as well as by paratroops AKN AKSN Night scope rail 7 Modernized 7 62 39mm AKM A simplified lighter version of the AK 47 Type 4 receiver is made from stamped and riveted sheet metal A slanted muzzle device was added to counter climb in automatic fire Rifle weight is 2 93 kg 6 5 lb 8 9 N 1 due to the lighter receiver This is the most ubiquitous variant of the AK 47 AKMS Under folding stock version of the AKM intended for airborne troops AKMN AKMSN Night scope rail Scope rail and folding stock AKML AKMSL Slotted flash suppressor Flash suppressor and folding stock 10 RPK Hand held machine gun version with longer barrel and bipod The variants RPKS RPKN RPKSN RPKL RPKSL mirror AKM variants The S variants have a side folding wooden stock Low impulse variants 5 45 39mm AK 74 and RPK 74 AK 74 Assault rifle AKS 74 Side folding stock AK 74N AKS 74N Night scope rail AKS 74U Krinkov Compact carbine AKS 74UN Night scope rail RPK 74 Light machine gun RPKS 74 Side folding stock RPK 74N RPKS 74N Night scope rail The AK 100 Series AK 74M 5 45 39mm 5 56 45mm 7 62 39mm AK 74M AK 101 AK 103 Modernized AK 74 Scope rail and side folding stock AK 105 AK 102 AK 104 Carbine AK 107 AK 108 AK 109 Balanced recoil models RPK 74M RPK 201 RPKM A K A RPK 203 Light machine guns AK 9 9 39mm compact assault rifle usually equipped with a suppressor The AK 12 series AK 12 5 45 39mm 7 62 39mm 5 56 45mm 7 62 51mm AK 12 AK 15 AK 19 AK 308 A new AK family derivative based on the AK 400 prototype Accepted as main service rifle in January 2018 AK 12K AK 15K Carbine RPK 16 Squad automatic weapon based on the AK 12 The AK 200 Series5 45 39mm 5 56 45mm 7 62 39mm AK 200 AK 201 AK 203 Rifle AK 12 evolved into AK 12 see above AK 203 is intended for Indian army AK 205 AK 202 AK 204 Carbine Other weapons PK M 7 62 54mmR general purpose machine gun PKP Pecheneg machine gun Saiga 12 12 gauge shotgun Built on AK receiver Saiga 12S Pistol grip and side folding stock Saiga 12K Shorter barrel KSK shotgun 12 gauge combat shotgun based on Saiga 12 Saiga 20 S K 20 gauge Saiga 410 S K 410 bore Saiga semi automatic rifle Vepr 12 Molot 12 gauge combat shotgun Built on RPK receiver Bizon Submachine gun with helical magazine Borrows 60 of details from AKS 74U 9 18mm PM 9 19mm Luger 380 ACP 7 62 25mm TT box magazine Vityaz SN Submachine gun 9 19mm Parabellum Saiga 9 is a semi automatic civilian carbine chambered in 9 19mm Parabellum and is based on the PP 19 produced by Kalashnikov OTs 14 Groza Bullpup assault rifle 9 39mm 7 62 39mm Galil ACE Multi purpose assault rifle based on the Galil which was itself based on the Finnish RK 62Production EditThe rifle s simple design makes it easy to produce and the Soviet Union readily leased plans of the firearm to friendly countries where it could be produced locally at a low cost 2 As a result the Kalashnikov rifles and their variants have been manufactured in many countries with and without licenses Manufacturing countries in alphabetical order include Country Variant s Albania Automatiku Shqiptar 1978 model 56 ASH 78 Tip 1 copy of Type 56 based on AKM rifle Tipi 1982 model ASH 82 copy of AKMS model 56 Tip 2 copy of RPK and model 56 Tip 3 Several other versions of the AKMS have been produced mainly with short barrels similar to Soviet AKS 74U for special forces tank amp armored crew and for helicopter pilots and police There have also been modified ASh 82 AKMS with SOPMOD accessories mainly for Albania s special forces RENEA amp exports 11 Armenia K 3 bullpup 5 45 39mm Azerbaijan Khazri AK 74M 12 Bangladesh Chinese Type 56Bulgaria AKK AKKS Type 3 AK 47 w side folding buttstock AKKMS AKMS AKKN 47 fittings for NPSU night sights AK 47M1 Type 3 with black polymer furniture AK 47MA1 AR M1 same as M1 but in 5 56mm NATO AKS 47M1 AKMS in 5 56 45mm NATO AKS 47S AK 47M1 short version with East German folding stock laser aiming device AKS 47UF short version of M1 Russian folding stock AR SF same as 47UF but 5 56mm NATO AKS 93SM6 similar to 47M1 cannot use grenade launcher RKKS RPK AKT 47 22 rimfire training rifle Cambodia Chinese Type 56 Soviet AK and AKMChina Type 56Croatia APS 95Cuba AKM 13 East Germany 14 MPi K MPi KS AK AKS MPi KM AKM wooden and plastic stock MPi KMS 72 side folding stock MPi KMS K carbine MPi AK 74N AK 74 MPi AKS 74N side folding stock MPi AKS 74NK carbine KK MPi Mod 69 22 LR select fire trainer Egypt AK Misr assault rifle AKM MaadiEthiopia AK AK 103 manufactured locally at the State run Gafat Armament Engineering Complex as the Et 97 1 15 Finland RK 62 7 62 39mm RK 95 TP 7 62 39mm improvements including a fire control selector and a muzzle device that enabled the firing of rifle grenades the attachment of a silencer or bayonetHungary 16 AK 55 domestic manufacture of the 2nd Model AK AKM 63 also known as AMD 63 in the US modernized AK 55 AMD 65M modernized AKM 63 shorter barrel and side folding stock AMP 69 rifle grenade launcher AK 63F D other name AMM AMMSz AK 63MF modernized NGM 81 5 56 45mm NATO fixed and under folding stock India Trichy Assault Rifle AK 7 17 18 Indo Russia Rifles AK 203 19 Iran KLS KLF AK 47 AKS KLT AKMS Iraq Tabuk Sniper Rifle Tabuk Assault Rifle with fixed or underfolding stock outright clones of Yugoslavian M70 rifles series Tabuk Short Assault RifleNigeria Produced by the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria as OBJ 006 20 21 North Korea Type 58A B Type 3 AK w stamped steel folding stock Type 68A B AKM AKMS Type 88 AKS 74 22 23 Pakistan Reverse engineered by hand and machine in Pakistan s highland areas see Khyber Pass Copy near the border of Afghanistan more recently the Pakistan Ordnance Factories started the manufacture of an AK AKM clone called PK 10 Pakistanis had also made a new caliber just by a little changing in original 7 62 39mm ammo that is known as 44 bore 24 Pakistani 5 45mm AKs are sometimes called Kalakovs 25 Poland 26 pmK kbk AK pmKS kbk AKS name has changed from pmK pistolet maszynowy Kalasznikowa Kalashnikov SMG to the kbk AK karabinek AK Kalashnikov Carbine in mid 1960s AK AKS kbkg wz 1960 rifle grenade launcher kbkg wz 1960 72 modernized kbk AKM kbk AKMS AKM AKMS kbk wz 1988 Tantal 5 45 39mm skbk wz 1989 Onyks compact carbine kbs wz 1996 Beryl 5 56 45mm kbk wz 1996 Mini Beryl compact carbine Romania PM md 63 65 AKM AKMS PM md 80 PM md 90 collectively exported under the umbrella name AIM or AIMS PA md 86 AK 74 exported as the AIMS 74 PM md 90 short barrel PA md 86 short barrel exported as the AIMR PSL designated marksman rifle other names PSL 54C Romak III FPK and SSG 97 Sudan MAZ 27 based on the Type 56 Ukraine Vepr bullpup 5 45 39mm Malyuk bullpup 28 United States US132 rifle 7 62 39mm US132Z assault rifle 7 62 39mm US109L shotgun 12 Gauge amp US109T shotgun 12 Gauge Produced by Kalashnikov USA 29 30 31 Vietnam AKM 1 AKM VN AKM assault rifle TUL 1 RPK light machine gun Galil ACE 31 32 assault rifleVenezuela AK 103 32 License granted to Venezuela 33 Yugoslavia Serbia M64 M70 M72 M76 M77 M80 M82 M85 M90 M91 M92 M99 M21Similar rifles EditThe following rifles were either based on the Kalashnikov design or have a different design but are superficially similar in appearance FARA 83 Argentina BD 08 Bangladesh AR M1 Bulgaria Type 56 China Vz 58 Czechoslovakia RK 62 also called Valmet M76 Rk 62 76 or M62 76 Valmet M78 light machine gun RK 95 TP Finland AK 63 AMD 65 Hungary INSAS rifle India IMI Galil IWI ACE Israel Bernardelli VB STD VB SR Italy FB Beryl FB Tantal Poland Pistol Mitralieră model 1963 1965 Romania Zastava M70 Serbia Yugoslavia Zastava M21 Serbia Vektor R4 Truvelo Raptor South Africa MPi KM East Germany MPi KMS 72 East Germany See also EditPBS 1 silencerNotes Edit AKMS is 200 g 0 44 lb heavier than the AKM rifle The Kalashnikov weapon design has become increasingly more popular in the American firearms industry There are specific competitive shooting matches that require the use of its weapon variants like the Red Oktober match held just outside of St George Utah 34 It is a match designed for the use of ComBloc style weapons but the Kalashnikov design is extremely heavy within the participants arsenals 35 References EditCitations Edit Blair David 2015 07 02 AK 47 Kalashnikov The firearm which has killed more people than any other Daily Telegraph ISSN 0307 1235 Archived from the original on 2022 01 12 Retrieved 2019 09 26 a b Franko Blake 2017 05 08 The Gun That Is in Almost 100 Countries Why the AK 47 Dominates The National Interest Retrieved 2019 09 26 McCarthy Niall The Cost Of An AK 47 On The Black Market Around The World Infographic Forbes Retrieved 2019 09 26 Koncern Kalashnikov Oficialnyj sajt kalashnikov com 200 series Kalashnikov assault rifle AK 200 AK 201 AK 202 AK 203 AK 204 AK 205 Russia modernfirearms net 7 June 2018 NSD 7 62 mm avtomat AK 1967 pp 161 162 sfn error no target CITEREFNSD 7 62 mm avtomat AK1967 help Monetchikov 2005 p 76 sfn error no target CITEREFMonetchikov2005 help NSD 7 62 mm avtomat AKM AKMS 1983 pp 149 150 sfn error no target CITEREFNSD 7 62 mm avtomat AKM AKMS 1983 help AK 47 fix stock Russian AKM deactivated assault rifle Archived from the original on 2014 07 14 Retrieved 2018 08 30 AKML AKMSL AK INFO RU Retrieved 8 Feb 2013 Albanian Small Arms Archived 2017 10 14 at the Wayback Machine by Aftermath Gun Club Azerbajdzhan pristupil k serijnomu proizvodstvu avtomatov AK 74M po rossijskoj licenzii Azerbaijan began serial production of AK 74M assault rifles under Russian license CAMTO in Russian Moscow Centre for Analysis of World Arms Trade 8 July 2011 Retrieved 8 July 2011 Dimov Roman Kalashnikov Arms Versions The AK Site Archived from the original on 29 September 2007 MPi K MPi AK Assault Rifle Series Enciklopediya oruzhiya i boepripasov in Russian Retrieved 19 Feb 2013 Advertisement flyer for manufacturing capabilities of the GAEC Gafat Armament Engineering Complex Archived from the original on July 10 2011 Retrieved 2014 01 23 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Retrieved on 8 October 2010 Hungary Assault Rifles Enciklopediya oruzhiya i boepripasov in Russian Retrieved 24 February 2013 Why General Kalashnikov couldn t sell the AK in India India Today Ishapore factory develops Indian variant of AK 47 Times of India 8 October 2014 Explained The new AK 203 and its legendary ancestor the AK 47 The Indian Express 5 March 2019 Retrieved 5 March 2019 Nigeria to mass produce Nigerian version of AK 47 rifles Retrieved on 5 October 2008 DICON Defence Industry Corp of Nigeria Archived 2013 12 27 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 23 June 2012 US Department of Defense North Korea Country Handbook 1997 Appendix A Equipment Recognition PPSH 1943 SUBMACHINEGUN sic TYPE 50 CHINA MODEL 49 DPRK p A 79 US Department of Defense North Korea Country Handbook 1997 Appendix A Equipment Recognition TYPE 68 AKM ASSAULT RIFLE p A 77 Russia confronts Pakistan China over copied weapons 2009 11 16 archived from the original on 2011 07 17 retrieved 2011 10 16 Onokoy Vladimir 16 July 2018 Pashtun Names for AKs in Pakistan and Afghanistan The Firearm Blog Poland Assault Rifles Enciklopediya oruzhiya i boepripasov in Russian Retrieved 19 Feb 2013 MAZ Military Industry Corporation Archived from the original on 27 December 2008 Retrieved 8 February 2009 Raigorodetsky Aleksandr 6 Oct 2011 Avtomat Malyuk Malysh Ukraina Malyuk Assault Rifle Ukraine Oruzhejnaya ekzotika in Russian Archived from the original on 2015 09 03 Retrieved 1 Dec 2012 Kalashnikov USA Website Aaron Smith 30 June 2015 The first American made Kalashnikovs are now for sale CNN com Max Slowik August 10 2015 Kalashnikov USA prices out first wave of American AKs Guns com Primeros 3 000 Cavim inicia entrega de fusiles de asalto Kalashnikov AK 103 a la Fuerza Armada de Venezuela infodefensa com 3 June 2013 Retrieved 14 September 2015 on spanish Martin Sieff 15 August 2007 Defense Focus Venezuela s Kalashnikovs UPI com Archived from the original on 2008 06 04 Retrieved 19 October 2008 Red Oktober David Reeder 6 October 2018 Breach Bang Clear https www breachbangclear com red oktober rifle dynamics ak shooting competition Sources Edit Michael Hodges 2007 AK47 The Story of a Gun MacAdam Cage Pub ISBN 978 1 59692 286 0 Joe Poyer 2006 The AK 47 and AK 74 Kalashnikov Rifles and Their Variations A Shooter s and Collector s Guide North Cape Publications ISBN 978 1 882391 41 7 Gordon L Rottman 2011 The AK 47 Kalashnikov series assault rifles Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN 978 1 84908 835 0 Martin J Brayley 2013 Kalashnikov AK47 Series The 7 62 39mm Assault Rifle in Detail Crowood ISBN 978 1 84797 526 3 Marco Vorobiev 2016 Gun Digest Shooter s Guide to AKs F W Media ISBN 978 1 4402 4647 0 Duncan Long 1 September 1988 AK47 The Complete Kalashnikov Family Of Assault Rifles Paladin Press ISBN 978 0 87364 477 8 External links Edit Media related to AK family at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kalashnikov rifle amp oldid 1138298498, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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