Characteristics:
Origin: Russia
Type: Assault rifle
Caliber: 7.62x39mm Soviet
Feed system: 30 round detachable box
Action: Gas operated, long stroke gas piston
Bayonet: Yes
Warranty, months: 9
Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle
The AK-47 is an early Cold War era assault rifle of Russian origin. It was developed by Mikhail Kalashnikov at the end of World War 2 to equip Soviet forces with a weapon of similar capabilities and doctrine as the German Stgw 44. The AK-47 was intended to replace sub machine guns like the PPSh-41 and PPS-43. It proved to be so effective and reliable that it was produced in large numbers and eventually replaced the Simonov SKS as a standard service rifle. The name AK-47 stands for "Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947", Russian for Kalashnikov automatic rifle of 1947.
