The AKM (Russian: Автома́т Кала́шникова модернизи́рованный, tr. Avtomát Kalášnikova modernizírovannyj, lit. ‘Kalashnikov’s Automatic Rifle Modernised’) is a 7.62×39mm assault rifle designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is a common modernised variant of the AK-47 rifle developed in the 1940s.
Muzzle velocity: 715 m/s (2,346 ft/s)
Produced: 1959–1977; (Soviet Union)
In service: 1959–present
Cartridge: 7.62×39mm M43
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