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AK-47[N 1]
AK-47 Type 2A with ribbed stamped-steel magazine and 6H2 bayonet
Type Assault rifle
Place of origin Soviet Union
Service history
In service 1949–1974 (Soviet Union)
1949–present (other countries)
Used by See Users
Wars See Conflicts
Production history
Designer Mikhail Kalashnikov
Designed 1946–1948[1]
Manufacturer Kalashnikov Concern and various others including Norinco
Produced 1949–present
No. built ≈ 75 million AK-47s, 100 million Kalashnikov-family weapons.[2][3]
Variants See Variants
Specifications
Weight Without magazine:
3.47 kg (7.7 lb)
Magazine, empty:
0.43 kg (0.95 lb) (early issue)[4]
0.33 kg (0.73 lb) (steel)[5]
0.25 kg (0.55 lb) (plastic)[6]
0.17 kg (0.37 lb) (light alloy)[5]
Length Fixed wooden stock:
880 mm (35 in)[6]
875 mm (34.4 in) folding stock extended
645 mm (25.4 in) stock folded[4]
Barrel length Overall length:
415 mm (16.3 in)[6]
Rifled bore length:
369 mm (14.5 in)[6]
Cartridge 7.62×39mm
Action Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire Cyclic rate of fire:
600 rds/min[6]
Combat rate of fire:
Semi-auto 40 rds/min[6]
Bursts 100 rds/min[6]
Muzzle velocity 715 m/s (2,350 ft/s)[6]
Effective firing range 350 m (380 yd)[6]
Feed system 30-round detachable box magazine[6]
There are also 5- 10-, 20- and 40-round box and 75- and 100-round drum magazines available
Sights 100–800 m adjustable iron sights
Sight radius:
378 mm (14.9 in)[6]
The AK-47, AK, or as it is officially known (Russian: Автома́т Кала́шникова, tr. Avtomát Kaláshnikova, lit. Kalashnikov's Automatic Rifle), also known as the Kalashnikov, is a gas-operated, 7.62×39mm assault rifle, developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is the originating firearm of the Kalashnikov rifle (or "AK") family.

Design work on the AK-47 began in 1945. In 1946, the AK-47 was presented for official military trials, and in 1948, the fixed-stock version was introduced into active service with selected units of the Soviet Army. An early development of the design was the AKS (S—Skladnoy or "folding"), which was equipped with an underfolding metal shoulder stock. In early 1949, the AK-47 was officially accepted by the Soviet Armed Forces[7] and used by the majority of the member states of the Warsaw Pact.

Even after almost seven decades, the model and its variants remain the most popular and widely used assault rifles in the world because of their substantial reliability under harsh conditions, low production costs compared to contemporary Western weapons, availability in virtually every geographic region and ease of use. The AK-47 has been manufactured in many countries and has seen service with armed forces as well as irregular forces and insurgencies worldwide, and was the basis for developing many other types of individual, crew-served and specialised firearms. As of 2004, "Of the estimated 500 million firearms worldwide, approximately 100 million belong to the Kalashnikov family, three-quarters of which are AK-47s".[2]...........