'Kalashnikov's automatic [rifle]'; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is an assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian small-arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov, it is the originating firearm of …

Kalashnikov rifles (Russian: Автоматы Калашникова), also known as the AK platform, AK rifles or simply the AK, are a family of assault rifles based on Mikhail Kalashnikov's original design.

Mar 26, 2025 · AK-47, Soviet assault rifle, possibly the most widely used shoulder weapon in the world. The initials AK represent Avtomat Kalashnikova, Russian for ‘automatic Kalashnikov,’ for its designer, Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov, who designed the …

Carried by American enemies and allies alike since 1947, it is the standard infantry weapon for 106 countries. There are an estimated 100 million AK-47s of a number of variations round the...

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The AK-47 is a Russian combat rifle first used in 1949. It and an updated version called the AKM were used by the Soviet Union's military (which was called the Soviet Army). It was later replaced by the AK-74 and AK-12. [8] The AK-47 was designed in 1947 by Mikhail Kalashnikov. [9]

Sep 17, 2017 · How the AK-47 became the go-to rifle for insurgents, rebels and warlords the world over. At the dawn of the Cold War, former Soviet soldier Mikhail Kalashnikov, 26, led a team in the design of a...

Mar 18, 2025 · Explore the Avtomat Kalashnikova's (AK) rifle’s path from when it started as a concept to the rifle we know as the AK-47.

Mar 3, 2025 · The AK-47, a rifle born from the ashes of World War II, has become a staple of irregular warfare, insurgencies, and state militaries alike. It is a firearm so synonymous with rugged reliability that even its worst iterations—the cheap copies churned out in backyard workshops or underfunded factories—often still fire when needed.