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Kalashnikov AKM
Kalashnikov AKM Overview
The Kalashnikov AKM (Russian: Автомат Калашникова модернизированный, romanized: Avtomat Kalashnikova modernizirovanny, lit. ‘Kalashnikov’s Automatic Rifle Modernised’) is an assault rifle designed by Soviet small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1959. It was developed as the successor to the AK-47 adopted by the Soviet Union a decade prior.
Introduced into service with the Soviet Army in 1959, the AKM was the most prevalent variant of the Kalashnikov rifles in the Warsaw Pact. The rifle was produced at the Tula Arms Plant and Izhmash factories in Russia. It was eventually replaced by the AK-74 in 1974.
The AKM maintains the AK-47’s wood stock, but has simpler individual parts that are favorable for mass production.
Manufacturers Website:Kalashnikov Group
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