When was the AK-47 made available to the public?

1947
The number “47” refers to the year the rifle was finished. Design work on the AK-47 began in 1945. It was presented for official military trials in 1947, and, in 1948, the fixed-stock version was introduced into active service for selected units of the Soviet Army.

Is it legal to build an AK-47?

Manufacturers cannot make or import fully automatic weapons for the civilian market. But you can still legally buy a fully automatic AK-47. Any automatic weapon fully registered before May 1986, with the passage of the Firearm Owners Protection Act, can be purchased or sold.

What German rifle is the AK-47 loosely based on?

In terms of accuracy this weapon looses to most Western assault or automatic rifles. Design of the AK-47 was based on the German StG 44 assault rifle. However it also had some features of the American M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle, such as rotating bolt design and trigger group.

When was the AK-47 standard issue?

1946
In 1946, his rifle design was accepted as the standard issue rifle for the Soviet Army and named Avtomat Kalashnikova 47, or AK-47. The AK-47 was a huge success, adopted by over a hundred countries, from Armenia to Zimbabwe, with more than one hundred million rifles built worldwide.

Are AK-47 still made?

There is no such thing as an AK-47. The rifle was an AK, replaced by the AKM, then the AK-74, AK-100 series and others. The AK, the milled and milled/stamped receiver versions, all three variations and their folding stock counterparts, are still found around the world.

Who made the first AK-47?

From Wikipedia: “The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the USSR by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova (Russian: Автомат Калашникова). It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an AK or in Russian slang, Kalash.

What is the difference between the different AK-47 types?

So we refer to them by their Type, as in Type 1, Type 2, Type 3. This helps distinguish the differences between the AK-47. Type 1: As seen above. ( This also includes the AKS version Type 1, a different version of the Type 1 which pretty much just changed the stock to the underfolding version.

What is the most widely used AK variant in history?

The scientists behind the new developments built them off of the Type 3 AK-47 model. The AKM is also the most widely used AK variant in history. It spawned a ridiculous number of other variants from it, probably over 40 in total around the world.

Which countries use the M70 AK-47?

One of the notable customers was Iraq, which has used the M70AB2 and M70B2 ( and its own domestic clone) from the Iran-Iraq War to the current day. Iraq even made a “precision” variant of the M70 in the Tabuk sniper rifle, a testament to the accuracy and quality of the M70 AKs.