Author: Source WikipediaPublisher: University-Press.org
ISBN: 9781230496221
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Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 59. Chapters: AK-47, IMI Galil, AK-74, Comparison of the AK-47 and M16, Type 56 assault rifle, RPK, FN FNC, Zastava M70, Zastava M76, Pistol Mitralier model 1963/1965, R4 assault rifle, Rk 95 Tp, Kbk wz. 1988 Tantal, OC-14-4A, AMD 65, Z 2000, Kbs wz. 1996 Beryl, Zastava M21, Vepr, Rk 62, AK-107, GP-25, AK-63, AK-103, Valmet M76, Kbk wz. 1996 Mini-Beryl, WASR series rifles, Skbk wz. 1989 Onyks, Pu c Automat model 1986, AEK-971, AK-101, Valmet M82, Galil ACE, Zastava M85/M90, Vektor CR-21, Norinco Type 86S, AK-200, Grad assault rifle, AL-7, List of weapons influenced by the Kalashnikov design, Zastava M72, AK-22, TKB-072, AK-102 assault rifle, AK-9, AO-31, 80.002, Kbkg wz. 1960, ITM Model 3, RWG -3, Zastava M77, NA-2, NA-4, AO-46 personal defence weapon, Zastava M80, OC-12 assault rifle, Zastava M77B1, Kbk wz. 2005 Jantar, AO-62 assault rifle, AO-222, Kbk wz. 2002 BIN, ADK Assault Rifle, AG-043, AO-27 rifle, Wieger StG-940, AO-38 assault rifle, AO-65 assault rifle, Shkval, Truvelo Raptor, SBS-137, SA M-7. Excerpt: The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62x39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova ( ). It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK," or, in Russian slang, Kalash. Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year of World War II (1945). After the war in 1946, the AK-46 was presented for official military trials. In 1947 the fixed-stock version was introduced into service with select 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 1949, the AK-47 was officially accepted by the Soviet Armed Forces and used by the majority of the member states of the Warsaw Pact. The...
