AKM

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The AKM is a modernized, widely produced variant of the AK-47 assault rifle, known for its reliability, simplicity, and extensive use in militaries and conflicts around the world.

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AKM canonical 7

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Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf assault rifle ⓘ
firearm ⓘ
selective-fire rifle ⓘ
action gas-operated ⓘ
barrelLength approximately 415 mm ⓘ
bayonetMount AK-pattern bayonet ⓘ
caliber 7.62 mm ⓘ
cartridge 7.62×39mm ⓘ
category military small arms ⓘ
chambering 7.62×39mm M43 ⓘ
compatibleMagazines AK-47 magazines ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
designDate 1950s ⓘ
designer Mikhail Kalashnikov ⓘ
effectiveFiringRange about 300–400 m ⓘ
fireModes fully automatic ⓘ
semi-automatic ⓘ
frontSightType hooded post ⓘ
grenadeLaunchingCapability can launch rifle grenades with adapter ⓘ
introduced 1959 ⓘ
isVariantOf AK-47 ⓘ
knownFor low production cost ⓘ
reliability ⓘ
simplicity ⓘ
licenseProduction China ⓘ
East Germany ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
North Korea ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
Romania ⓘ
magazineType detachable box magazine ⓘ
massEmpty about 3.1 kg ⓘ
maximumRange about 1000 m ⓘ
muzzleDevice slant compensator ⓘ
operation long-stroke gas piston ⓘ
overallLength approximately 880 mm ⓘ
rateOfFire about 600 rounds per minute ⓘ
rearSightType tangent notch ⓘ
receiverType stamped sheet-metal receiver ⓘ
replaced AK-47 ⓘ
safetySelector combined safety and fire selector lever ⓘ
sights iron sights ⓘ
standardMagazineCapacity 30 rounds ⓘ
stockMaterial wood ⓘ
stockType fixed stock ⓘ
successor AK-74 ⓘ
usedBy Soviet Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to: Soviet armed forces

Warsaw Pact countries ⓘ
linked to: Warsaw Pact
usedInConflict Gulf War ⓘ
Iran–Iraq War ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ
Syrian civil war ⓘ
linked to: Syrian Civil War

Vietnam War ⓘ
Yom Kippur War ⓘ
widelyProduced true ⓘ

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