AK-47
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The AK-47, full name Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947, is officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova, it is an assault rifle chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian
Trial prototype weapon with slab-sided steel magazine
AKMS with a stamped Type 4B receiver (top) and an AK-47 with a milled Type 2A receiver
Wound Profiles of Russian small-arms ammunition compiled by Dr. Martin Fackler on behalf of the US military
The gas-operated mechanism of a Chinese Norinco Type 56
AKM
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The AKM is a 7.62×39 mm Soviet assault rifle introduced in 1959 as a lighter, more modern successor to the AK-47.
AK-47
…machine gun. Shortly after World War II, the Soviets developed the AK-47 rifle, which quickly replaced the SKS in Soviet service. Introduced in 1959, the AKM is a lighter stamped steel version and the most ubiquitous variant of the entire AK series of firearms. In the 1960s, the Soviets introduced the RPK…
AKM Bolt carrier assembly and gas piston
AKMS with a 30-round "bakelite" magazine. Despite their name, the magazines are actually made of fiberglass and resin along with steel reinforcements. The magazine has an "arrow in triangle" Izhmash arsenal mark on the bottom right.
A 6H4-type bayonet and scabbard.