Technical Specifications

Type	Assault rifle
Country of origin	Soviet Union
Manufacturer	Fabryka Broni Radom, Kalashnikov Concern, Norinco, and Zastava Arms
Designer	Mikhail Kalashnikov
Produced	1948–present
In service	1949–1974 (Soviet Union) · 1949–present (other countries)
Wars	See Conflicts
Used by	See Users
No. built	~75 million · ~100 million Kalashnikov–style rifles
Variants	See Variants
Weight	Without magazine: · 3.47 kg · Magazine, empty: · 0.43 kg (early issue) · 0.33 kg (steel) · 0.25 kg (plastic) · 0.17 kg (light alloy)
Length	Fixed wooden stock: · 880 mm · 875 mm (folding stock extended) · 645 mm (stock folded)
Barrel length	Overall length: · 415 mm · Rifled bore length: · 369 mm
Cartridge	7.62×39mm
Action	Gas-operated, long-stroke piston, closed rotating bolt
Feed	20-round, 30-round, 50-round detachable box magazine, · 40-round, 75-round drum magazines also available
Muzzle velocity	715 m/s
Rate of fire	Cyclic rate: · 600 rounds/min · Practical rate: · Semi-automatic: · 40 rounds/min · Bursts / fully automatic: · 100 rounds/min
Range	350 m