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AKS-47 / AKMS Technical Data | |||||||||||
Designer: | Mikhail Kalashnikov | ||||||||||
Designation: |
Avtomat Kalashnikova,
Skladnoy, 1947 Avtomat Kalashnikova
Modernizirovanniy Skladnoy, 1947 | ||||||||||
Manufacturer: |
Tula and Izhmash Arsenals | ||||||||||
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Operational Status (1998): |
Russia - Production Complete, Used by militia and reserve units. License Production: Bulgaria, China, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iraq, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia Other Users (over 55 nations): China, East Germany, Yugoslavia, North Korea, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Cuba, Egypt, Equatorial Guina, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bisseau, Guyana, Indonesia, Laos, Sao Tome et Princepe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Yemen, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, and other nations... | ||||||||||
Ammunition: |
7.62x39 M1943 Cartridge
*also available in various other capacities, most common military sizes are 20 round box (early Warsaw Pact vehicle crews), 40 round box (RPK), and 75 round drum (RPK). | ||||||||||
Method of Operation: |
Gas operated, selective fire rifle | ||||||||||
Selector: |
Automatic, Semiautomatic, and Safe | ||||||||||
Unloaded Weight: |
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Sights: | Hooded post front sight, tangent rear sight | ||||||||||
Maximum Sight Range: |
800 meters (1000 meters for AKM) | ||||||||||
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Rifling Grooves: |
4, right hand twist | ||||||||||
Muzzle velocity: |
710 meters/second |
The AKS-47 / AKMS in Pictures |
Development, History, and Use | |
Ammunition | The Designer |
Sources Cited (1) Jane's Infantry Weapons 1997-98, Terry J Gander (ed), Jane's Information Group: Surry, UK, 1997. Print. |