Pușcă Automată model 1986
The Pușcă Automată model 1986 is the standard assault rifle used by the Romanian Military Forces and manufactured in Cugir, Romania by the ROMARM firm, located in Bucharest. The export name for this variant is the AIMS-74.
The PA md. 86 with AG-40 grenade launcher.
Romanian soldier firing a PA md. 86. Note the angled charging handle.
Romanian Infantry training with the PA md. 86.
Georgian soldiers holding PA md. 86s during parade rehearsal.
Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965
The Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965 is a Romanian 7.62x39mm assault rifle. Developed in the late 1950s, the PM md. 63 was a derivative of the Soviet AKM produced under license. It was the standard issue infantry weapon of the Army of the Socialist Republic of Romania until the late 1980s, after which it was gradually superseded by the Pușcă Automată model 1986, a derivative of the Soviet AK-74.
PM md. 63.
A reconstructed 'Gardă' PM md. 63, with a US-made receiver.
PM md. 90 cu țeavă scurtă
A Romanian soldier armed with a PM md. 65 in 1989.