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Assault rifle
AK-47 is a assault rifle originating in Soviet Union. It was built by Fabryka Broni Radom , Kalashnikov Concern , Norinco , and Zastava Arms. Reported operators include Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, DR Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, Gabon, Georgia, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Qatar, Romania, São Tomé and Príncipe, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania.
Technical data
Assault rifle
Soviet Union
1949–1974 (Soviet Union) 1949–present (other countries)
See Users
See Conflicts
Mikhail Kalashnikov
1947 ( 1947 )
Fabryka Broni Radom , Kalashnikov Concern , Norinco , and Zastava Arms
1948–present
~75 million ~100 million Kalashnikov–style rifles
See Variants
Without magazine: 3.47 kg (7.7 lb) Magazine, empty: 0.43 kg (0.95 lb) (early issue) 0.33 kg (0.73 lb) (steel) 0.25 kg (0.55 lb) (plastic) 0.17 kg (0.37 lb) (light alloy)
Fixed wooden stock: 880 mm (35 in) 875 mm (34.4 in) (folding stock extended) 645 mm (25.4 in) (stock folded)
Overall length: 415 mm (16.3 in) Rifled bore length: 369 mm (14.5 in)
7.62×39mm
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.88 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.88 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Gas-operated , long-stroke piston , closed rotating bolt
Cyclic rate: 600 rounds/min Practical rate: Semi-automatic: 40 rounds/min Bursts / fully automatic: 100 rounds/min
715 m/s (2,350 ft/s)
350 m (380 yd)
20-round, 30-round, 50-round detachable box magazine , 40-round, 75-round drum magazines also available
100–800 m adjustable iron sights Sight radius: 378 mm (14.9 in)
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Benin
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Comoros
Congo
Cuba
DR Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Finland
Gabon
Georgia
Greece
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Mali
Malta
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nicaragua
North Korea
North Macedonia
Pakistan
Palestine
Peru
Qatar
Romania
São Tomé and Príncipe
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
AK-47 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Comoros
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
FinlandApproximate count for 7.62 RK 54 7.62 RK 54 TP. Service scope: Finnish Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: ~ 40,000. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
France
Gabon
Georgia
Greece
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Mali
Malta
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nicaragua
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Pakistan
Palestine
Peru
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
São Tomé and Príncipe
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Korea
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
ZimbabweAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, DR Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, Gabon, Georgia, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Qatar, Romania, São Tomé and Príncipe, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania
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