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The AK-47, or AK as it is officially known, also known as the Kalashnikov, is a gas-operated, 7.62×39mm assault rifle, developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is the originating firearm of the Kalashnikov rifle family.
Designer: Mikhail Kalashnikov
In service: 1949–present (worldwide); 1949–1978 (Soviet Union)
No. built: ≈ 75 million AK-47s, 100 million Kalashnikov-family weapons.
Cartridge: 7.62×39mm
Rate of fire: Cyclic rate of fire: 600 rds/min; Combat rate of fire: Semi-auto 40 rds/min; Bursts 100 rds/min
Produced: 1949–present