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AKM

Rifle Kalashnikov
AKM by Kalashnikov

Photo: Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) — CC BY-SA 4.0 · license · via Wikimedia Commons

Technical Specifications

Type Assault rifle
Country of origin Soviet Union
Designer Mikhail Kalashnikov
Designed 1950s
Produced 1959–1977 (Soviet Union) · 1959–present (licensed manufacturers)
In service 1959–present
Wars See Conflicts
Used by See Users
No. built 10,278,300
Variants See Variants
Barrel length 415 mm
Cartridge 7.62×39mm
Action Gas-operated, long-stroke piston, closed rotating bolt
Feed 10-, 20-, or 30-round detachable box magazines. Also compatible with 40-round box magazines and 75-round drum magazines from the RPK
Muzzle velocity 715 m/s
Range 300 m

Data from AKM (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: CC BY-SA 4.0 — Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum).

Compatible Calibers (1)

7.62x39mm
Rifle
Bullet: 7.92mm
Case: 38.65mm
7.62 Soviet

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