![Vietnam: Captain Michael Harvey, US Army MP, inspects a captured National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) AK-47, 1968. The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union Vietnam: Captain Michael Harvey, US Army MP, inspects a captured National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) AK-47, 1968. The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2b01ch6/vietnam-captain-michael-harvey-us-army-mp-inspects-a-captured-national-liberation-front-viet-cong-ak-47-1968-the-ak-47-is-a-selective-fire-gas-operated-76239mm-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-2b01ch6.jpg)
Vietnam: Captain Michael Harvey, US Army MP, inspects a captured National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) AK-47, 1968. The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union
What are the different variants of AK47? Why did Russia produce this highly reliable weapon in different variants? - Quora
![Korovin AK-46 assault rifle, a bullpup, gas-operated design with annular piston that surrounds the barrel : r/ForgottenWeapons Korovin AK-46 assault rifle, a bullpup, gas-operated design with annular piston that surrounds the barrel : r/ForgottenWeapons](https://preview.redd.it/korovin-ak-46-assault-rifle-a-bullpup-gas-operated-design-v0-516qb65le3rb1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=6190ab022265f088f425164b53114f99b190904b)
Korovin AK-46 assault rifle, a bullpup, gas-operated design with annular piston that surrounds the barrel : r/ForgottenWeapons
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