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Small arms1959–present
Assault rifle
AKM is a assault rifle originating in Soviet Union. The cited manufacturer or builder is Izhmash Tula Arms Plant.
AKM
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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| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.88 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |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 |
Assault rifle
Soviet Union
1959–present
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Mikhail Kalashnikov
1950s
Izhmash Tula Arms Plant
1959–1977 (Soviet Union) 1959–present (licensed manufacturers)
10,278,300
See Variants
AKM: 3.3 kg (7.28 lb) AKMS: 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) 30-round magazine: 0.33 kg (0.73 lb) 6H4 bayonet: 0.32 kg (0.71 lb)
AKM, AKML: 880 mm (34.6 in) AKMS, AKMSN: 920 mm (36.2 in) stock extended / 655 mm (25.8 in) stock folded
415 mm (16.3 in)
7.62×39mm
Gas-operated , long-stroke piston , closed rotating bolt
Cyclic rate of fire: 600 rounds/min Practical rate of fire: Semi-automatic: 40 rounds/min Fully automatic: 100 rounds/min
715 m/s (2,346 ft/s)
300 m (328 yd)
10-, 20-, or 30-round detachable box magazines . Also compatible with 40-round box magazines and 75-round drum magazines from the RPK
Rear sight notch on sliding tangent, front post 100–1,000 m sight adjustments Sight radius: 378 mm (14.9 in)
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Benin
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Comoros
Congo-Brazzaville
Congo-Kinshasa
Cuba
Djibouti
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Gabon
Georgia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Kurdistan
Israel
Ivory Coast
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Mali
Malta
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Pakistan
Palestine
Panamá
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Qatar
Romania
São Tomé and Príncipe
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
AKM equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Abkhazia
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Benin
Botswana
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Comoros
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
FinlandNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Assault rifles". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
France
Gabon
Georgia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Ivory Coast
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Pakistan
Palestine
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Somaliland
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Zambia
ZimbabweAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Comoros, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan, Israel, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palestine, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone
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