The [b]AK-47[/b] ([b]А[/b]втомат [b]К[/b]алашникова образца 19[b]47[/b] года) is a 7.62×39mm [b][[assault rifle]][/b] of [[Soviet]] origin, developed between 1944–1946 by [[Mikhail Kalashnikov]]. The [[kalashnikov rifle|AK]] platform has a reputation for its ruggedness, reliability, simple mechanism and ease of manufacture. It can perform well with poor quality [[ammunition]] and under harsh conditions.

Visual cues of the original AK-47 are its slanted fixed buttstock profile, a milled receiver with a large rectangular indentation as the [[magazine (weapon)|magazine]] guide and a smooth dust cover, (see post #4852784).

[b]Do not[/b] simply tag any [[Kalashnikov rifle]]s as AK-47 without even looking at their details.  

h4. See also
* [[AK-47 (Girls' Frontline)]]
* [[AKM]]
* [[List of Weapons]]
* [[Type 56 assault rifle]]
* [[Vz. 58]]

h4. External links
* "Wikipedia: AK-47":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AK-47
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