AK-47

Avtomat Kalashnikova · designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov

Assault riflesSoviet UnionIn service since 1949

AK-47 — Photo: User:Nemo5576 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · background removed

Key specs

Origin: Soviet Union
Caliber: 7.62×39mm
Action: Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Fire modes: Semi · Auto
Rate of fire: 600 rds/min
Muzzle velocity: 715 m/s
Effective range: 350 m
Magazine: 30 rounds
Weight (empty): 3.47 kg
Length: 880 mm
Barrel length: 415 mm
Manufacturer: Izhmash
Designer: Mikhail Kalashnikov
Designed: 1947
Production start: 1949
Units produced: 75,000,000

Overview

The AK-47 is a gas-operated assault rifle chambered for 7.62×39mm, designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov and adopted by the Soviet Army in 1949. Cheap to build and tolerant of dirt and neglect, it and its derivatives became the most widely produced rifle family in history.

Ammunition

7.62×39mmRifle · Soviet Union · 1944

Compatible gear

Accessories 3See all that fit →

SuppressorsPBS-1 suppressorM14×1 LH threadBy mount SuppressorsSilencerCo Omega 300M14×1 LH threadBy mount MagazinesMagpul PMAG 30 AK/AKM MOEAK magazine wellBy mount

“Confirmed fit” means an editor checked the pairing. “By mount” means the weapon has the mount point this item uses (and a matching caliber, for suppressors and magazines): check before buying.

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

Vietnam Warmost notable Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War

Users

China military Soviet Union military Vietnam military

Variants

AK-471949Type 561956 AKM1959

Sources

Wikipedia: AK-47, Wikipedia