AK-47

AK-47

A community portal about AK-47 with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The AK-47 is a gas-operated assault rifle designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov, and produced by Russian manufacturer Izhevsk Mechanical Works and used... [more]

A community portal about AK-47 with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The AK-47 is a gas-operated assault rifle designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov, and produced by Russian manufacturer Izhevsk Mechanical Works and used in many Eastern bloc nations during the Cold War. It was adopted and standardized in 1947. Compared with the auto-loading rifles used in World War II, the AK-47 was generally more compact, with a shorter range, a smaller 7.62 × 39 mm cartridge, and was capable of selective fire. It was one of the first true assault rifles and remains the most widely used and known. More AK-47 rifles and variants have been produced than any other assault rifle; production continues to this day.

Assault Rifles AK-47

The AK-47 (Kalashnikov's assault rifle, model of the year 1947: shortened from Russian: Автомат Калашникова образца 1947 года, in English Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947) is an assault rifle operated by gas that was frequently used by numerous Eastern bloc nations during and throughout the Cold War.


Standardized and adopted in 1947, the AK-47 was originally produced by Russian manufacturer Izhevsk Mechanical Works and designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov. Improving upon the auto-loading rifles frequently used in World War II (the StG-44 aside), the dominant AK-47 was generally more compact, with a smaller 7.62 × 39 mm cartridge, a shorter range, and was capable of selective fire. The AK-47 remains one of the most widely used and known assault rifles and is frequently credited as one of the first true assault rifles. More AK-47 assault rifles have been manufactured and produced than any other assault rifle. Production of the AK-47 assault rifle continues to this day.



Manufactured by: Izhevsk Mechanical Works
Type: Assault Rifles
Country of Origin: Russia
Cartridge: 7.62 x 39 mm


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