The Kalashnikov rifle is the family of assault rifles descended from Mikhail Kalashnikov's original design, known in Russian as avtomat Kalashnikova. The first version, the AK-47, was produced from 1951 to 1955, and the family's simple design has allowed easy production and wide distribution, with licensed manufacture across many countries under Soviet arrangements. An estimated 72 million rifles of the family are in circulation worldwide. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon Class Introduced YearSource covers the original AK-47, the first and eponymous member of the Kalashnikov rifle family, adopted in 1949; not a single family-wide introduction date. Weapon Class
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1. Wikidata: Kalashnikov rifle
Wikidata Q6026802, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Kalashnikov rifle
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The Kalashnikov rifle is a family of assault rifles based on Mikhail Kalashnikov's original design.
Wikipedia: AK-47
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In 1949, it was adopted by the Soviet Army as the "7.62 mm Kalashnikov rifle (AK)".
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