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The AK-47 (also known as
the Kalashnikov, AK, or in Russian slang, Kalash) is a selective-fire (semi-automatic and automatic), gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail
Kalashnikov. It is officially known in the Soviet documentation as Avtomat
Kalashnikova (Russian: Автомат Калашникова) Design work on the AK-47 began in
the last year of World War II (1945). In 1946, the AK-47 was presented for
official military trials, and in 1948, the fixed-stock version was introduced
into active service with selected units of the Soviet Army. 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.
Even after six decades the model
and its variants remain the most popular and widely used assault rifles in the
world because of their substantial reliability under harsh conditions, low
production costs compared to contemporary Western weapons, availability in
virtually every geographic region and ease of use. The AK-47 has been
manufactured in many countries and has seen service with armed forces as well
as irregular forces worldwide, and was the basis for
developing many other types of individual and crew-served firearms. As of 2004,
out of the estimated 500 million firearms worldwide, approximately 100 million
belong to the Kalashnikov family, three-quarters of which are AK-47s.
Throughout World War II, Soviet
soldiers found themselves consistently outgunned by heavily armed German
troops, especially those armed with the Sturmgewehr
StG 44 assault rifles, which the
Germans fielded in large numbers. The select-fire StG 44 was chambered for a
new intermediate cartridge, the 7.92×33mm Kurz, and combined the
firepower of a submachine gun with the range and accuracy of a rifle.
On July 15, 1943, a Sturmgewehr
was demonstrated before the People's
Commissariat of Arms of the USSR. The Soviets were so impressed with the
Sturmgewehr, that they immediately set about developing an intermediate caliber
automatic rifle of their own, to replace the badly outdated Mosin–Nagant bolt-action rifles and PPSh-41 submachine guns that armed most of the
Soviet Army.
The Soviets soon developed the 7.62×39mm M43 cartridge, the
semi-automatic SKS carbine and the RPD light machine gun. Shortly after World War II, the
Soviets developed the AK-47 assault rifle, which would quickly replace the SKS
in Soviet service. In the 1960s,
the Soviets introduced the RPK light machine gun, itself an AK-47
type weapon with a stronger receiver, a longer heavy barrel, and a bipod, that
would eventually replace the RPD light machine gun.
The AK-47 is best described as a
hybrid of previous rifle technology innovations. "Kalashnikov decided to
design an automatic rifle combining the best features of the American M1 and
the German StG44 Kalashnikov's team had access to these weapons and had no need
to "reinvent the wheel". Kalashnikov himself observed: "A lot of
Russian Army soldiers ask me how one can become a constructor, and how new
weaponry is designed. These are very difficult questions. Each designer seems
to have his own paths, his own successes and failures. But one thing is clear:
before attempting to create something new, it is vital to have a good
appreciation of everything that already exists in this field. I myself have had
many experiences confirming this to be so.
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