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Kalashnikov AKS-74 assault rifle with folded stock

AK-74 with a GP-25 grenade launcher. Photo (c) KardeN

Automatic carbine AK-74 (GRAU Index - 6P20) 5.45 mm caliber, developed in 1970 by designer M.T. Kalashnikov, was adopted armed forces USSR in 1974. Is further development AKM.

In the 1970s, following the NATO countries, the USSR followed the path of translation small arms to low-impulse cartridges with bullets of reduced caliber to facilitate portable ammunition (for 8 magazines, a 5.45 mm cartridge provides a weight savings of 1.4 kg) and to reduce, as was believed, the “excessive” power of the 7.62 mm cartridge. In 1974, a weapon complex chambered for 5.45×39 mm was adopted, consisting of an AK-74 and an RPK-74 light machine gun, and subsequently (1979) supplemented by the small-sized AKS-74U, created for use in a niche that Western armies occupied submachine guns, and in last years- the so-called PDW.

Main differences from its predecessor

  • new cartridge caliber 5.45x39 mm (instead of 7.62x39 mm), having more flat trajectory bullets, which led to an increase in range direct shot at 100 meters, and also lighter (weight savings of 1.4 kg with a portable ammunition load of 8 magazines);
  • a new muzzle brake-compensator, which serves to increase combat accuracy and reduce recoil energy;
  • The magazine is made of light and durable plastic.

For assault rifles produced in 1974-1986, the butt and fore-end are made of wood. Since 1986, they began to be made from black plastic. Longitudinal grooves were made on the wooden butt on both sides to facilitate total weight machine. They continue to be made on plastic stocks.

Can be used with the GP-25 or GP-30 or GP-34 underbarrel grenade launcher.

The accuracy of automatic fire has improved almost 2 times compared to the AKM (according to linear dimensions). The accuracy of a single fire is approximately 50%.

Sighting range AK 74 firing range is:

For single ground and air targets - 500 meters;

For ground group targets - 1000 meters.

Direct shot range:

  • According to the chest figure - 440 meters;
  • In terms of height, he is 625 meters.

Normal combat requirements for AK74

  • all four holes fit into a circle with a diameter of 15 cm at a distance of 100 m.
  • midpoint the hit deviates from the control point by no more than 5 cm in any direction.

Testing of combat is carried out by single shooting at a test target or a black rectangle 35 cm high and 25 cm wide, mounted on a white shield 1 m high and 0.5 m wide. Firing range - 100 m, position - lying down, without a bayonet, cartridges - with an ordinary bullet, scope - 3.

In general, one can note a significant improvement in the accuracy of fire compared to the AKM and especially the AK. As an example, consider the total median deviation at a distance of 800 m (vertical and width, respectively):

AK - 76 and 89 cm.

SKS - 47 and 34 cm.

AKM - 64 and 90 cm.

AK-74 - 48 and 64 cm.

Variants of the Kalashnikov assault rifle

AK-74 is the main option.

AKS-74 (GRAU Index - 6P21) - a variant of the AK74 with a triangular metal butt folding to the side. Created for use in airborne troops (an assault rifle with a non-folding butt cannot be conveniently and safely placed in suspension system parachute).

AK-74N is a “night” version of the AK-74 with a side rail for attaching night sights.

AKS-74N is a “night” version of the folding AKS-74, with a side rail for attaching night sights.

AK-74M - AK74 modernized.

Ammo used

  • 7N6 (1974, bullet with a steel core, lead jacket and bimetallic jacket).
  • 7N10 (1992, bullet with increased penetration, with a heat-strengthened core). Armor penetration - 16 mm from a distance of 100 m.
  • 7U1 (subsonic bullet for silent shooting).
  • 7N22 (1998, armor-piercing bullet with a core made of high-carbon steel U12A by cutting followed by grinding the ogive part). Armor penetration - 5 mm from a distance of 250 m (2P grade), 1.9 times better than 7N6.
  • 7N24 (increased manufacturing precision, heat-strengthened tungsten carbide core)

A bullet with a steel core of a 5.45 mm cartridge when fired from an AK74 provides the following penetrating effect [source not specified 1165 days]:

Penetration with a probability of 50% of steel sheets of thickness:

  • 2 mm at a distance of 950 m;
  • 3 mm at a distance of 670 m;
  • 5 mm at a distance of 350 m.

Penetration with a probability of 80-90% of a steel helmet at a distance of 800 meters;

Penetration with a probability of 75-100% of body armor at a distance of 550 meters;

Penetration of 50-60 cm into a parapet made of dense compacted snow at a distance of 400 meters;

Penetration of 20-25 cm into an earthen barrier made of compacted loamy soil at a distance of 400 meters;

Penetration with a probability of 50% of a wall made of dry pine beams with a cross-section of 20x20 cm at a distance of 650 meters;

Penetration of 10-12 cm into brickwork at a distance of 100 meters.

In 1986, new bullets were developed with a heat-strengthened core of increased hardness, providing a significant increase in penetration: the new bullet pierces a steel helmet at a distance of 960 meters, and body armor with titanium plates at a distance of 200 meters.

Another improvement to the bullet in 1992 again increased armor penetration ( army body armor The Zh85-T penetrates at a range of 200 m, and the heavy Zh95-K - at a range of 50 m) with a constant initial speed. The new cartridge, which is 1.84 times superior in armor penetration to the 7N6, received the index 7N10. 7N10 provides penetration of 16 mm at a distance of 100 meters.

Advantages

High reliability of operation in difficult conditions. Simplicity and low cost in production. In the AK-74M version - support for the installation of modern sighting and tactical devices, which is essentially a way to modernize the machine gun, and support for double-row box magazines similar to the Steyr AUG, made of impact-resistant plastic, with side inserts made of transparent polymer, for visual control of the amount of ammunition in the magazine .

Since one of the reasons for the creation of the AK-74 was a change in the caliber of the cartridge used by the machine gun, from 7.62x39 mm to 5.45x39 mm, the weapon has less recoil and, accordingly, greater shooting accuracy and a flatter bullet flight trajectory.

Flaws

Compared to the American M4A1 carbine, the AK-74 has lower single-fire accuracy.

In comparison with weapons with balanced automatic weapons AEK-971, AK-107/AK-108, AK-74, the accuracy of firing bursts from unstable positions is 1.5-2 times lower.

The AK-74 lacks the ability to quickly change the barrel, like the FN SCAR, Steyr AUG, HK 416, and Bushmaster ACR; as well as a fixed-length burst firing mode, which was later added to the “hundredth series” assault rifles AK101-2, AK102-2, AK103-2, AK104-2, AK105-2.

The remaining advantages and disadvantages are similar to those for the entire AK family.

Technical characteristics of the AK-74

  • Caliber: 5.45×39
  • Weapon length: 940 mm
  • Barrel length: 415 mm
  • Weight without cartridges: 3.3 kg.
  • Rate of fire: 600 rounds/min
  • Magazine capacity: 30 rounds
  • Sighting range: 1000 m

Technical characteristics of AKS-74

  • Caliber: 5.45×39
  • Weapon length: 940/700 mm
  • Barrel length: 415 mm
  • Weight without cartridges: 3.4 kg.
  • Rate of fire: 600 rounds/min
  • Magazine capacity: 30 rounds

Assault rifles


Mikhail Kalashnikov, the legendary small arms designer, once said that he would be the first to shake hands with the one who comes up with something better. “For now I’m standing there with my hand outstretched,” joked the “father” of the world-famous AK. Over the 60 years of production of the Kalashnikov assault rifle, more than 100 million units of this weapon were produced in its various modifications. We dedicate a review of the most popular modifications of the world's most famous assault rifle to the memory of Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov.

AK-47



In 1947, Mikhail Kalashnikov created an assault rifle, which became the most popular weapon of all times. The machine gun was adopted for service in 1949, and was first used during the Chinese War. communist revolution. During the Soviet era, almost every high school student could disassemble and assemble an AK.
The AK-47 is included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most common weapon in the world. This machine gun is the favorite weapon of Somali pirates, and its price ranges from $10 in Afghanistan to $4,000 in India. Currently, the AK is in service in 106 countries around the world. Until 1956, the AK remained classified.

AKM

In the period from 1949 to 1959, the AK47 underwent a lot of changes and became different, both in its combat characteristics and in production technology. The machine gun has become lighter, the accuracy of combat has increased significantly, almost everything has improved performance characteristics, and the cost of production has become higher.


Many parts in the modified model began to be made by stamping; magazines and pistol grips made of plastic appeared. Already in the early 1960s, AKMs began to be equipped with a muzzle compensator-brake, which made it possible to reduce barrel toss and reduce the vertical dispersion of bullets.

Kalashnikov light machine gun

In the 1950s, the USSR began to develop new complex small arms, which was supposed to replace the AK, the Simonov self-loading carbine and the Degtyarev light machine gun. The main requirement for the new weapon was that it had to include a machine gun and a unified machine gun. Both of them were supposed to be chambered in the 7.62x39 M43 cartridge.


The RPK automation operates using the energy of powder gases, which are discharged through the side opening of the barrel. The channel is locked by the bolt lugs by turning to the right around the axis. The RPK can fire both continuous and single fire. Cartridges are fed from a 75-round disc magazine, or from a 40-round box magazine.

Saiga carbine

The history of the Saiga carbine began in the 1980s. Then numerous herds of saigas trampled the fields of Kazakhstan, causing serious damage agriculture. Then the leadership of the KSSR turned to the Politburo with a request for permission to develop hunting weapon to control the population of small antelopes.


We solved the problem simply. The famous Soviet weapon, the Kalashnikov assault rifle, was taken as a model for the future hunting carbine. This is how the Saiga hunting rifled carbine appeared - the first product of civil unification army weapons. With the collapse of the USSR, commercial demand for this carbine increased significantly.

It is worth noting that today Saiga carbines are often purchased not for hunting, but for protecting private property, they are very similar to the legendary AKM.

AKS



Especially for Airborne troops A folding version of the AK was created. Initially, this modification was produced with a stamped receiver, and since 1951, due to the high percentage of defects during stamping, with a milled one.


The machine gun can be equipped with a drum magazine for 75 rounds of Kalashnikov light machine gun and a silencer.



In 1993, at the request of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Mikhail Kalashnikov's son Viktor developed the PP-19 "Bison", which was based on a folding and shortened version of the AK-74. The PP-19 auger magazine holds 64 9-gauge cartridges. “Bison” was also produced in 7.62 mm caliber.

Pakistani AK


Pakistan has its own version of the Kalashnikov assault rifle. In the city of Darry, they have reached such heights in the handicraft production of weapons that they can make almost any copy of it. When the war began in neighboring Afghanistan, entire mini-factories for the production of AK-47 appeared here. You can find a Pakistani version of the AK with Picatinny rails designed to mount additional equipment and with a telescopic butt. Handicraft craftsmen equip machine guns with a front handle, a biped and an optical sight.

RK 62



The Finns started producing the Kalashnikov assault rifle in 1960. It is worth noting that according to their technical specifications this machine gun is practically no different from its Soviet counterpart. External differences are noticeable: the machine gun has a plastic fore-end and a metal butt. The RK 62 is chambered for the standard 7.62x39 mm AK cartridge.

Galil ACE



Based on the Finnish RK 62 assault rifle, which in turn is a derivative of the Kalashnikov, the Israelis developed the Galil assault rifle. It was intended for the Colombian military. In the line of these assault rifles, the main attention was paid to the ergonomics of the weapon, additional accessories, ease of use and flexibility of use. Galil AC can use the three most common types of ammunition in the world. (5.56x45 NATO, 7.62x39 M43 and 7.62x51 NATO).

North Korean AK



Not long ago, a photo appeared on the Internet in which Kim Jong-un, the leader of the DPRK, communicates with the people, accompanied by military personnel armed with unusual machine guns with auger magazines. Experts believe that this weapon is nothing more than a North Korean variation on the AK theme. The Koreans could use Chinese copies of the Type 88 or Type 98 AK as the basis for their machine gun.

Monuments to the Kalashnikov assault rifle



There are at least 3 monuments to the Kalashnikov assault rifle in the world. One is installed at the Nalychevo border outpost in Kamchatka, the second is on the shores of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, and the third is in the DPRK.

Kalashnikov assault rifle on the coats of arms of states



The image of a Kalashnikov assault rifle can be seen on the coats of arms of a number of countries, in particular Mozambique, Burkina Faso (until 1997), Zimbabwe, and East Timor.
AK-47 in service

The AK-47 entered service in 1949. His official name- “7.62 mm Kalashnikov assault rifle, model 1947.” It is also often called simply “Kalash”. According to the designer himself, the main qualities of his weapons are “simplicity and reliability.” " I created a machine gun when I was a sergeant, and I always remembered that a soldier did not graduate from academies“says Kalashnikov.

Small arms of the Kalashnikov family have become widespread throughout the world - in beginning of XXI century in 55 countries there were about 100 million units of this weapon.

AK-47 has initial speed bullets 700 meters per second, lethal bullet flight range - 1500 meters and rate of fire 600 rounds per minute.

The main advantage of the Russian machine gun is that it can fire NATO caliber cartridges 5,56 mm, and with Soviet-style cartridges - 7,62 mm. It is the “double standard,” experts say, that has made the Kalashnikov so popular on the world market.

IN Soviet time every schoolchild knew how to assemble and disassemble an AK-47 assault rifle, this was taught in elementary lessons military training. To get an A, the machine had to be assembled and disassembled in 18-30 seconds. Today in schools, during life safety lessons, Russian schoolchildren are again taught to assemble and disassemble Kalashnikov assault rifles.

The warehouses of the Russian Ministry of Defense have accumulated about 16 million various small arms, most which consist of Kalashnikov assault rifles. At the same time almost 6.5 million of them have already exhausted their resources. Such stocks of small arms are holding back the flow of new orders, despite the fact that Russia has been implementing a program for the disposal of obsolete weapons for about 10 years. An option to solve the problem could be the proposal of the state corporation "Rostechnologies", which is going to provide the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation 1 new machine AK-12 in exchange for 3 old-generation assault rifles, which will be confiscated from military warehouses.

The production of Kalashnikov assault rifles was also carried out outside the USSR. In the 1960s, the production of AKM copies was established in Hungary - AKM63, distinguished by a metal forend with a front handle and a butt of a different shape, and a shortened version of AMD-65. In the GDR, K and KM assault rifles were produced, differing in the design of the plastic stock and forend, as well as variants with a folding stock KS, KMS and KMS-72. In Poland, PMK-60 and PMKM were produced - copies of AKM and AKMS, in Romania - AKM with a front wooden handle, in Yugoslavia - M-64 (a copy of AKM), M-64A (M-70), adapted for firing rifle grenades, and M-64B (M-70A) with a folding stock. Also based on the AKM, the Yugoslavian sniper rifle"Zastava-76".

China produced assault rifles of the “56” and “56-1” types based on the AK and AKS, respectively, and later developed on their basis an assault rifle of the “86S” type, built according to the “bullpup” design (magazine behind the pistol grip). North Korea produced machine guns of the “58” and “68” types - exact copies AK and AKM.

In addition to the countries of the former socialist camp, Kalashnikov assault rifles were also produced in other countries. Thus, the M-62 assault rifles produced in Finland and the S-61 assault rifles produced in the USA are known. Copies of the AK were also produced in India, Iran, Iraq, Egypt and a number of other countries. In total, over fifty years, the world produced, according to various estimates, from 50 to 90 millions Kalashnikov assault rifles (according to the American Center for Defense Information – more than 100 million).

It is known that the Israeli “Galil” (in the photo on the left) was created on the basis of the Kalashnikov assault rifle. It is produced under licenses in several countries around the world and is in service more than fifteen armies.

Illegal production of the Kalashnikov assault rifle is underway in many countries. It is officially produced in 12 countries, and it is impossible to count illegal producers. Most foreign fakes are of much worse quality and discredit the work of Russian gunsmiths. At almost any exhibition Russian representatives have to make claims to foreign manufacturers regarding counterfeiting Soviet weapons. In fact, the patent for the Kalashnikov assault rifle received in 1997 (world patent WO9905467 dated February 4, 1999) actually protects only individual design solutions embodied in the AK-74M series assault rifles, but not the early AK and AKM.

According to Foreign Policy magazine, the cost of one machine gun on the black market ranges from 10 $ in Afghanistan until 3.8 thousand dollars in India. In the USA, a Kalashnikov assault rifle can be purchased for 70-350 dollars.

Peter J. Kokalis, technical editor of Soldiers of Fortune magazine, retired US Army colonel, professional mercenary nicknamed “Wild Goose”:

“I have never seen Kalashnikovs exhibit delays when contaminated, and I have shot hundreds of them all over the world from Afghanistan to El Salvador, with intermediate stops in Africa, Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

In 2012, several American private companies, including Intrac Arms International LLC and Wolf Performance Ammunition, with the permission of the Pentagon, entered into purchase contracts with Russian ammunition factories in Russia. 900 million rounds various calibers. The subject of the contract is various modifications of 7.62 caliber 1943 model cartridges with a lead bullet and 9.19 parabellum caliber. In the West this is the most common cartridge. According to the editor of the website world.guns.ru Maxim Popenker, Soviet-Russian weapons and their various modifications have been very popular in America since the early 1990s. Mostly, civilian conversions of Kalashnikov assault rifles are purchased, both Russian (“Vepr”, “Saiga”), and Bulgarian, Romanian, etc., and they also willingly take SKS carbines. Total number of such trunks in the USA several million.

In March 2001, it was created in the USA Kalashnikov Weapons Collectors Association(KCA – Kalashnikov Collectors Association). Its president, Joe Ancona, from Arizona, decided in the late 1990s to bring together people who were seriously interested in Kalashnikov weapons. These are real like-minded people, their total number exceeds sixty. The association includes, in addition to US citizens, representatives of Japan, Switzerland, England, Germany and even Russia. They are united by the belief that the AK is an ingenious design that has no equal.

Kalashnikov once admitted that he would be the first to shake hands with the one who creates something better. “But I still stand there with my hand outstretched!” – the legendary designer said both jokingly and seriously.

Based on materials from the newspapers Izvestia and« Russian newspaper»

Is the most popular and in demand firearms in the world. It is in service in 50 countries around the world and has an estimated 70 million copies. For comparison, his closest competitor The American one has only 8 million copies and is in service in only 27 countries. The popularity of the machine gun is ensured by its reliability, ease of maintenance, as well as the firepower possessed, for example, by the AK-47. is about 715 m/s, which ensures such high penetration capacity.

Initial bullet speed

Certainly one of the most important characteristics firearms is the initial speed of the bullet - an indicator of movement at the muzzle of the barrel. It is determined empirically and occupies an intermediate value between the speed inside the barrel and the maximum. This indicator affects such characteristics of the machine as:

  • bullet range;
  • maximum possible direct shot distance;
  • lethal effect;
  • bullet penetration;
  • influence compensation external factors on the flight path and performance characteristics.

In this regard, engineer M. T. Kalashnikov was faced with the task of creating a high-quality AK-47, the bullet speed of which would reach the maximum possible values. To solve this problem, it was necessary to minimize the factors affecting the progress of the projectile inside and outside the barrel.

Dependence of bullet speed on various factors

The muzzle velocity of an AK-47, like any other assault rifle, depends on three main factors:

  1. Characteristics of the bullet.
  2. Barrel indicators.
  3. Properties of the powder charge.

Bullet - a small arms projectile, damaging factor and the flight range of which depends on the inertial characteristics of the body. In accordance with this, in order to increase the performance characteristics of an element, designers first of all strive to reduce its weight. This allows you to solve two problems: minimize the influence of gravity and maintain a more or less straight flight path, increasing the accuracy of the shot.

But you can increase the flight speed of an AK-47 bullet and any other weapon not only by increasing the mass of the projectile, but also by lengthening the barrel. The longer the channel, the longer time the projectile is affected by combustible powder gases, which accelerate it.

Characteristics of the powder charge

The characteristics of the powder charge have a decisive influence on the speed of the AK-47 bullet. The first thing that needs to be done to increase the penetrating ability of a projectile is to increase the volume of the powder charge. The more significant it is, the greater the amount of gases formed during combustion, which increases the compression inside the barrel. In this case, you cannot overdo it so that the powder does not explode the machine when ignited.

In the AK-47, bullet speed also depends on the size and shape of the powder grains. powder is selected accordingly. Also, in order to increase the performance characteristics of firearms, it is necessary to take into account factors environment when shooting:

  1. Humidity. The higher it is, the “wetter” the gunpowder, which causes it to flare up longer, reducing the pressure in the barrel.
  2. Temperature. With increasing temperature, the ignition period of the charge decreases, which increases the compression properties of gases and the range/speed of the bullet.

The length of the barrel and the weight of the powder charge are selected in the Kalashnikov assault rifle so that they provide maximum penetrating ability of the projectile and its other performance characteristics.

Principle of operation

No one will be surprised to learn that the speed of an AK-47 bullet also depends on the machine itself. To start shooting, you need to insert a projectile into the chamber. To do this, the bolt mechanism is pulled back, which engages the cartridge on the way back and sends it to the place intended for it.

After pulling the trigger, the firing pin pierces the primer - a small cap containing a flammable substance that ignites the gunpowder. The resulting gases begin to put pressure on the cartridge, moving it along the barrel. The sleeve occupies the entire diameter of the channel, preventing pressure from dropping.

Almost at the very end of the barrel channel there is a gas outlet. As soon as the bullet passes it, the gas through a special tube begins to press on the piston, thereby retracting the bolt, which sends the next projectile into the chamber. In this way, continuous circulation of powder gases in the machine is achieved. This ensures maximum initial bullet speed and rate of fire of the weapon.

Summing up

Thus, in the AK-47, the bullet speed depends on several components: barrel length, cartridge parameters, powder charge indicators and the firing mechanism. Only M. T. Kalashnikov managed to achieve a rational combination of these characteristics in his creation, thanks to which his brainchild became the most popular, reliable and sought-after firearm in the world.

AK-47 One of the most popular models of the Kalashnikov assault rifle with a folding stock. The modernized AKM Kalashnikov Avtomat is externally distinguished by a beveled flash suppressor on the muzzle of the barrel. "Type 56" In China, the AK-47 was produced under the designation "Type 56". A bayonet was added to the design, located under the front lower part of the barrel

The Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle is one of the most successful examples of automatic small arms. It is used all over the world, and even half a century after its adoption in different countries The production of its various modifications continues.

The first AK-47 was designed for a 7.62 mm shortened cartridge, which had a lot of features from the German 7.92 mm Kurz cartridge. During the Second World War, the Soviet infantry was opposed by Wehrmacht soldiers, armed with the latest for those times assault rifles MP 43, MP 44 and StuG 44, and something was needed that could counter them.

The result was the 7.62x39mm cartridge and the AK-47. Its designer was Mikhail Kalashnikov, and the machine gun became famous all over the world under this name.

First prototypes appeared in the army in 1947, although large-scale production was organized only in the early 1950s. Gradually the AK-47 became standard weapon member states of the organization Warsaw Pact. Production capacity huge amounts were involved, but the need was so great that many ATS countries started own production and many different modifications of the AK-47 appeared

Reliable quality

The AK-47 is a high-quality and well-made weapon, which uses some features characteristic of German military models. The AK-47 receiver is machined, steel is a must good quality, wood is used for decoration, also of high quality.

The result is a reliable weapon that can withstand any test. Since the machine has only a few moving parts and disassembly is very simple, maintenance is also extremely simple and can be done even with minimal training. Over the years, many modifications of the AK-47 have emerged, the most common being the version with a folding stock.

All modifications used the same mechanism: a simple rotating bolt, the lugs of which fit into the corresponding cutouts of the receiver. The automation was driven by a gas piston, which was pushed by powder gases vented through a hole in the barrel.

World production

AK 47 was produced in China, Poland, East Germany, Romania and many other countries. His device was copied in the Finnish Valmet rifle and the Israeli Galil. At the end of the 1950s, the USSR decided that in production a lot of time was spent on machine processing details. The modified model received the designation “Modernized Kalashnikov Avtomat,” or AKM, which in principle did not differ from the previous model, but was easier to manufacture.

The most noticeable change was the receiver. Now it was made by stamping rather than milling. The shutter was also slightly changed, simplifying its design. There are some other differences, most of which are designed to make production easier.

The AKM did not immediately replace the AK-47 assault rifles, many of which continue to be used to this day. Other Warsaw Pact countries also gradually switched to producing AKMs, and some countries (for example, Hungary) even went further: the Hungarian AKM-63 even looks a little different in appearance, although its main mechanism remained from the AKM. The modification with a folding stock was designated AKMS.

Great amount

More than 50 million AK-47, AKM and their modifications were produced in different countries of the world. The AK-47 and AKM will remain in service well into the 21st century, this longevity can be partly explained by their high prevalence, but the main reason is that the AK-47 and AKM are rugged, reliable and easy to handle and maintain.