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The '''AK Rifle''' (Avtomat Kalashnikova{{efn|Russian:Автомат Калашникова}}) refers to a pattern of [[assault rifle|assault rifles]] designed by [[Mikhail Kalashnikov]]. The first production models of the rifles are colloquially known as the "AK-47". The AK was adopted in 1949, replacing the [[SKS]] the AK would become the standard issue rifle of many [[socialist states]] and other countries supported by them. | The '''AK Rifle''' (Avtomat Kalashnikova{{efn|Russian:Автомат Калашникова}}) refers to a pattern of [[assault rifle|assault rifles]] designed by [[Mikhail Kalashnikov]]. The first production models of the rifles are colloquially known as the "AK-47". The AK was adopted in 1949, replacing the [[SKS]] as standard issue rifle of the [[Soviet Union]]. The AK would become the standard issue rifle of many [[socialist states]] and other countries supported by them. | ||
==Variants of AK pattern rifles== | ==Variants of AK pattern rifles== | ||
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{{Gallery | {{Gallery | ||
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| File:AKMS.jpg | | File:AKMS.jpg | ||
| AKMS (1959) | | AKMS (1959) | ||
| File:RPK.jpg | |||
| RPK (1961) | |||
| File:AK-74.jpg | | File:AK-74.jpg | ||
| AK-74 (1974) | | AK-74 (1974) | ||
| File:Aks-74.jpg | | File:Aks-74.jpg | ||
| AKS-74 (1974) | | AKS-74 (1974) | ||
| File:RPK74.jpg | |||
| RPK-74 (1974) | |||
| File:AKS74U.jpg | |||
| AKS-74U (1978) | |||
| File:AK-74M.jpg | | File:AK-74M.jpg | ||
| AK-74M (1991) | | AK-74M (1991) | ||
| File: | | File:AK101.jpg | ||
| | | AK-101 (1994) | ||
| File: | | File:AK102.jpg | ||
| | | AK-102 (1994) | ||
| File:AK103.jpg | |||
| AK-103 (1994) | |||
| File:Ak104.jpg | |||
| AK-104 (1994) | |||
| File:AK105.jpg | |||
| AK-105 (1994) | |||
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===East German variants=== | ===East German AK variants=== | ||
===Hungarian variants=== | ===Hungarian AK variants=== | ||
===Romanian variants=== | ===Romanian AK variants=== | ||
===Yugoslav and Serbian models=== | ===Yugoslav and Serbian AK models=== | ||
===Albanian models=== | ===Albanian AK models=== | ||
===Chinese models=== | ===Chinese AK models=== | ||
===North Korean models=== | ===North Korean AK models=== | ||
==Usage of | ==Usage of AK pattern rifles by Socialist{{efn|Including revisionist states}} States== | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{notelist}} | {{notelist}} | ||
[[Category:Weapons]] | |||
Latest revision as of 03:37, 27 September 2025
The AK Rifle (Avtomat Kalashnikova[a]) refers to a pattern of assault rifles designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov. The first production models of the rifles are colloquially known as the "AK-47". The AK was adopted in 1949, replacing the SKS as standard issue rifle of the Soviet Union. The AK would become the standard issue rifle of many socialist states and other countries supported by them.
Variants of AK pattern rifles
This gallery does not contain civilian and export models (with a few exceptions whenever relevant) and includes rifles from capitalist countries and previously socialist countries that restored capitalism.
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AK Type I (1948)
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AK Type II (1951)
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AK Type III (1955)
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AKS Type 1 (1948)
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AKS Type II (1951)
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AKS Type III (1955)
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AKM (1959)
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AKMS (1959)
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RPK (1961)
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AK-74 (1974)
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AKS-74 (1974)
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RPK-74 (1974)
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AKS-74U (1978)
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AK-74M (1991)
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AK-101 (1994)
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AK-102 (1994)
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AK-103 (1994)
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AK-104 (1994)
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AK-105 (1994)
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