The development of AK-47 actually started with this semi-automatic rifle, and the further improvement of the locking mechanism of this carbine became the core part of all automatic weapons developed by Kalashnikov from 1945 to 1990. After more than 50 years of practical application, this system has proved to be very reliable, so it is also called Kalashnikov system.
This semi-automatic carbine model 1945 is an improvement of semi-automatic carbine model 1944, with the same basic features, and the tubular drawgun handle is located at the upper right. The magazine design has changed. But the air guide cavity above the barrel is a bit like SKS semi-automatic rifle in simonov, and the shape of the air guide device has some clues of AK-47.
1946, Kalashnikov began to design assault rifles. Based on this semi-automatic carbine, a fully automatic rifle was designed and sent to participate in the national shooting range selection test. The sample gun is called AK-46, which means 1946 automatic rifle. The air guide device and bolt machine are basically the same as the semi-automatic carbine originally designed, which adopts stamping riveting shell, and the launching mechanism has two types: single shot and full automatic, and the iron is repeatedly stuck on the trigger; The entrance of the 30-round arc magazine is under the magazine, the safety/quick release handle is on the left side of the magazine, the pistol grip, stock, front grip and guard wood are all made of wood, and the muzzle brake is cylindrical. ак-47 series rifles became famous in the Vietnam War in the11960s, and ак-47 and its China imitated the North Vietnamese regular army and guerrillas on a large scale. This automatic weapon is trusted by soldiers in the jungle environment. During the Vietnam War, it is said that many American soldiers abandoned the heavy-duty M 14 automatic rifle or the frequently-broken M 16 automatic rifle which was not suitable for the harsh conditions in the tropical rain forest, and used the ак-47 rifle captured by Vietnamese soldiers instead, just because the ак-47 series rifles were extremely reliable, easy to control and had intensive firepower.
The Soviet Union exported ак-47 series rifles and their manufacturing technology to all parts of the world. ак-47 series rifles are widely used by the military or anti-government forces in many third world countries and even western countries because of their amazing reliability, simple structure, durability, good quality and low price, and flexible and convenient use. In some areas, all parties to the conflict are happy to use а-47. In addition, many countries in the world have carried out imitation or licensed production, including East Germany (imitation model Mpi-47), the former Yugoslavia, Hungary, China (China imitation model has long been called Type 56 assault rifle), Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Egypt, Cuba and North Korea. 2 1 century is still in production. The design idea of ак-47 has also influenced the design of infantry light weapons in Israel, Finland, China and other countries, such as Israel's Galil assault rifle and China's 8 1 automatic rifle. ак-47 series rifle is one of the most widely used rifle weapons. Its breadth may only be comparable to that of Mao Se rifle and Colt revolver in the history of light weapons. Kalashnikov, on the other hand, is also known as the "world gun king" because of the wide use of ак series rifles in the world. AK-47 rifles gained great fame in the Vietnam War in the 1960' s. AK-47 and China's imitation of Type 56 armed Vietnamese regular army and guerrillas on a large scale proved that this automatic weapon was trusted by soldiers in the jungle environment.
At the beginning of the Vietnam War, it is said that many American soldiers abandoned the heavy M 14 automatic rifle that could not adapt to the harsh conditions of the tropical rain forest or the M 16 assault rifle that had frequent failures due to insufficient cleaning kits and gun cleaning training in the early days, and instead used AK-47s captured on the battlefield, because AK-47s were extremely reliable (the jamming rate was much lower than M 16) and operated simply and intensively. However, this statement may be exaggerated in countries that tend to praise Russia and belittle the United States, because a large number of examples show that the practice of American M 16 after failure is troubleshooting. The United States has not produced AK-47 special bullets. Vietnamese also use a large number of American-made weapons, such as M 16, seized from American and South Vietnamese troops.
In the Gulf War and the Iraq War, taking AK-47 was more like an act of collecting trophies than an operational need. After Saddam Hussein's regime was overthrown in the Iraq war, the new Iraqi army trained by the United States used both American guns and AK-47s.
In the long-term struggle between Israel and neighboring Islamic countries and jihadist organizations, the armed forces of Egyptian and Syrian countries also widely used AK-47, which is also a typical weapon of Islamic jihadist organizations (such as Hezbollah and Hamas); When the Israeli army won, some Israeli soldiers seized the enemy's AK-47s and put them into the battles in Sinai Peninsula, West Bank, Gaza, Golan Heights and Lebanon.
At least 82 countries in the world are equipped with AK-47 series, and the Soviet Union has exported AK-47 series rifles and their manufacturing technology to all parts of the world. Because the structure of AK-47 is surprisingly simple, durable, flexible and convenient to use, and the black market price is cheap, its reliability can not even be compared with other improved AK's, because many third world countries and even western countries have widely used AK-47 rifles in the army or anti-government armed forces, and all parties to conflicts in some areas are often equipped with AK-47 series.
In addition, many countries in the world have copied or authorized AK series, including; East Germany, Czechoslovakia, former Yugoslavia, Hungary, China, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Egypt, Cuba, North Korea, etc. It is still in production today. The design idea of AK-47 has also influenced the rifle design route in many countries, such as Israel, Finland, China and so on.
AK-47 series rifle is one of the most widely used rifle weapons, and its universality can only be compared with Maxim machine gun, Mauser Kar98k rifle and Browning powerful pistol in the history of light weapons, and Kalashnikov is also called "the world gun king" because of the wide use of AK series rifles in the world. But because the Soviet Union did not have a patent system, Kalashnikov said that he did not earn any patent fees from AK-47, otherwise he would have been a billionaire [7].
/kloc-in the 1970s, there was a folk quip: "The United States exported Coca-Cola, Japan exported Sony, and the Soviet Union exported Kalashnikov (meaning AK series)." However, according to the statistics of the former Soviet Union, 90% of AK-47 series automatic rifles in the world are imitations, and the real origin in the former Soviet Union is only about 10%.
According to different statistics, AK series includes unlicensed imitations, and the output varies from 30 million to 1 100 million, which may be the largest cumulative output of guns in history.