Specifications
Weapon type:
Assault rifle
Weight:
2.7 kg
Calibre & Catrige:
5.45×39mm
Effective range:
500 m
Designed:
1974
Designer:
Mikhail Kalashnikov
Manufacturer:
Kalashnikov Concern
Action:
Gas-operated, rotating bolt
This Russian assault rifle was developed as a replacement for AKM, and it is now used by most countries of the former Soviet Union.
