Kalashnikov derivatives

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 59. Chapters: AK-47, IMI Galil, AK-74, Comparison of the AK-47 and M16, Type 56 assault rifle, RPK, FN FNC, Zastava M70, Zastava M76, Pistol Mitraliera model 1963/1965, R4 assault rifle, Rk 95 Tp, Kbk wz. 1988 Tantal, OC-14-4A, AMD 65, CZ 2000, Kbs wz. 1996 Beryl, Zastava M21, Vepr, Rk 62, AK-107, GP-25, AK-63, AK-103, Valmet M76, Kbk wz. 1996 Mini-Beryl, WASR series rifles, Skbk wz. 1989 Onyks, Pusca Automata model 1986, AEK-971, AK-101, Valmet M82, Galil ACE, Zastava M85/M90, Vektor CR-21, Norinco Type 86S, AK-200, Grad assault rifle, AL-7, List of weapons influenced by the Kalashnikov design, Zastava M72, AK-22, TKB-072, AK-102 assault rifle, AK-9, AO-31, 80.002, Kbkg wz. 1960, ITM Model 3, RWGL-3, Zastava M77, NA-2, NA-4, AO-46 personal defence weapon, Zastava M80, OC-12 assault rifle, Zastava M77B1, Kbk wz. 2005 Jantar, AO-62 assault rifle, AO-222, Kbk wz. 2002 BIN, ADK Assault Rifle, AG-043, AO-27 rifle, Wieger StG-940, AO-38 assault rifle, AO-65 assault rifle, Shkval, Truvelo Raptor, SBS-137, SA M-7. Excerpt: The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿). It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or, in Russian slang, Kalash. Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year of World War II (1945). After the war in 1946, the AK-46 was presented for official military trials. In 1947 the fixed-stock version was introduced into service with select units of the Soviet Army. An early development of the design was the AKS (S-Skladnoy or "folding"), which was equipped with an underfolding metal shoulder stock. In 1949, the AK-47 was officially accepted by the Soviet Armed Forces and used by the majority of the member states of the Warsaw Pact. The original AK-47 was one of the first true "assault rifles" to be manufactured, after the original Sturmgewehr 44. Even after six decades the model and its variants remain the most widely used and popular assault rifles in the world because of their durability, low production cost, and ease of use. It has been manufactured in many countries and has seen service with armed forces as well as revolutionary and terrorist organizations worldwide. The AK-47 was the basis for developing many other types of individual and crew-served firearms. More AK-type rifles have been produced than all other assault rifles combined. Firing the 7.62x39mm cartridge, the AK-47 produces significant wounding effects when the projectile tumbles and fragments in tissue; but it produces relatively minor wounds when the projectile exits the body before beginning to yaw. Kalashnikov prototypeDuring World War II, the Germans first pioneered the assault rifle concept, based upon research that showed that most firefights happen at close range, within approximately 300 meters. The power and range of contemporary rifle cartridges was excessive for most small arms firefights. As a result, armies sought a cartridge and rifl