HISTORY OF AK-47

AK-47
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AK-47[1]

A Type 2 AK-47, the first machined receiver variation
Type                                      : Assault rifle
Place of origin                        : Soviet Union
Service history                       : In service 1949–present
Used by                                 : See Users
Production history
Designer                                : Mikhail Kalashnikov
Designed                               : 1944–1946
Manufacturer                         : Izhmash
Variants                                 : See Variants
Specifications
Weight                                   : 4.3 kg (9.5 lb) with empty magazine
Length                                    : 870 mm (34.3 in) fixed wooden stock
                                                875 mm (34.4 in) folding stock extended
                                                645 mm (25.4 in) stock folded
Barrel length                           : 415 mm (16.3 in)

Cartridge                                : 7.62x39mm M43
Action                                    : Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire                             : 600 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity                       : 715 m/s (2,346 ft/s)
Effective range                        : 100–800m sight adjustments
Feed system                           : 30-round detachable box magazine,
                                                also compatible with 40-round box or  75-round drum magazines from the
                                                RPK
Sights                                     : Adjustable iron sights, 378 mm (14.9 in) sight radius
                                                The AK-47 (or Kalashnikov) is a selective fire, gas operated 7.62mm
                                                assault rifle developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov in the
                                                1940s. Six decades later, the AK-47 and its variants and derivatives remain
                                                 in service throughout the world. It has been manufactured in many countries
                                                 and has seen service with regular armed forces as well as irregular,
                                                 revolutionary and terrorist organizations worldwide.

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