Publication/Issue: AK-47 & Soviet Weapons

For many years, most of the available 7.62x39mm AK rounds came as surplus from Eastern Europe or Russia itself, with ...

The Avtomat Kalashnikova assault rifle, generally known as the AK-47, was born out of the harsh experiences of World War ...

Aluminum rails and handguards that enable an operator to 'kit up' the AK and mount accessories that help control fire ...

Few debates have been waged more vigorously than that of the superiority of the AR versus the AK. Each side ...

Eugene Stoner’s AR platform is the most versatile firearm in all of human history. The plethora of barrel lengths, stock ...

In the mid-1970s, the Soviets finally introduced the next generation of the Kalashnikov rifle and light machine gun based upon ...

One of the most secretive societies in the world today is North Korea, a reclusive communist nation that is often ...

Cold War Communists, despite their misguided ideology, were dedicated and enthusiastic. The devastating legacy of World War II was burned ...

If you are even a general student of history, you appreciate the impact and development of the AK and its influence ...

It is undeniably one of the most easily recognizable and widely used weapons on Earth. The AK-47 is found in the ...

Fedor Tokarev, one of the most successful Soviet small-arms designers of the pre-WWII era, began developing the first Soviet submachine ...

In the world of guns, the AK-47 has always been the equivalent of “sensible shoes.” While not bedazzled with the ...

The Red Army was officially formed in January of 1918. During its first decade, it was armed with legacy guns ...

There’s a new tactical shotgun on the market, and it’s good news for fans of the AK platform. It’s called ...

Real life and Hollywood rarely correlate. In the world of entertainment, where superheroes are real, Glocks have hammers that are ...

The story of the Kalashnikov assault rifle began in 1942, during the hardest part of World War II, when the ...

Romanian versions of the AKM have long been among my favorite variants in the AK world. The foregrips are a ...

A firearm design’s true test of time is reflected in how often it is copied, and perhaps no other design ...

The DAKM-4150 is a highly sought-after AK-pattern rifle from Definitive Arms of St. Petersburg, Florida. I had been hearing lots ...

When the AK was first developed, the earliest synthetic materials started appearing in firearms designs. These early examples were too ...