Unfolding the Beast::AK-47

The AK-47 was one of the first true assault rifles. Even after six decades the model and its variants remain the most widely used and popular assault rifles in the world because of its durability, low production cost, and ease of use. It has been manufactured in many countries and has seen service with regular armed forces as well as irregular, revolutionary and terrorist organizations worldwide.
The designation AK-47 stands for Automatic Kalashnikov Rifle,1947 . It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova. It is designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov

Mikhail Kalashnikov began his career as a weapon designer while in a hospital after he was shot in the shoulder during the Battle of Bryansk.Then he entered a competition for a new weapon in 1943. A particular requirement of the competition was the reliability of the firearm in the muddy, wet, and frozen conditions of the Soviet front line. In late 1946, as the rifles were being tested and changes are made to improve its reliability.The new rifle was produced for a second round of firing tests and field trials. There, Kalashnikov assault rifle model 1947 proved to be simple and reliable under a wide range of conditions with convenient handling characteristics. In 1949 it was therefore adopted by the Soviet Army as '7.62mm Kalashnikov assault rifle

Some of the variants of AK series are

AK-47 TACTICAL:

AK-56 AND AK-47:

AK-74U:

AK-107:

OSAMA WITH AK RIFLE:

The main advantages of the Kalashnikov rifle are its simple design, fairly compact size and adaptation to mass production . It is inexpensive to manufacture, and easy to clean and maintain. Its ruggedness and reliability are legendary. More than 76 countries uses AK47 rifle

INSPIRED FROM AK-47:

The basic design of the AK-47 has been used as the basis for other successful rifle designs such as the

Finnish Rk 62/76 and Rk 95 TP

The Israeli Galil

The Indian INSAS

The Yugoslav Zastava M76 and M77/82 rifles.

and many more..................

DURABILITY AND RELIABILITY OF AK-47:

TAKE AN AK-47 RIFLE SMEAR IT IN MUD OR BURY IT UNDER SOIL AND TAKE OUT AFTER COUPLE OF YEARS..... STILL IT WORKS!!!


BUT LETS HOPE WE DON'T NEED IT..............................