Kalashnikov system

A Kalashnikov rifle is any one of a series of automatic rifles based on the original design of Mikhail Kalashnikov. They are officially known in Russian as "Avtomat Kalashnikova" ("Kalashnikov's Automatic Gun"; Russian: Автома́т Кала́шникова), but are widely known as Kalashnikovs, AKs, or in Russian slang, as a "Kalash". They were originally manufactured in the Soviet Union, primarily by Kalashnikov Concern, formerly Izhmash, but these rifles and their variants are now manufactured in many other countries.

The primary types of Kalashnikov rifles.

Original AK-47 variants (7.62×39mm)

Modernized (7.62×39mm)

Low-impulse variants (5.45×39mm)

The 100 Series

5.45×39mm / 5.56×45mm NATO / 7.62×39mm

The AK-12 series

5.45×39mm / 7.62×39mm

Other weapons

The Kalashnikov rifles and their variants have been manufactured in many countries, with and without licenses. Manufacturing countries in alphabetical order include:

RK 95 TP, (7.62×39mm) improvements including a fire control selector and a muzzle device that enabled the firing of rifle grenades, the attachment of a silencer, or bayonet

The following rifles were either based on the Kalashnikov design, or have a different design but are superficially similar in appearance:

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