AK-47
1949 Soviet 7.62×39mm assault rifle
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Summary
AK-47 is a firearm model[1]. AK-47 has Wikipedia articles in 107 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- AK-47 was influenced by StG 44[3].
- AK-47 was influenced by M1 carbine[4].
- AK-47's instance of is recorded as firearm model[5].
- Mikhail Kalashnikov is named after AK-47[6].
- AK-47 was followed by AKM[7].
- AK-47 is a type of assault rifle[8].
- AK-47's designed by is recorded as Mikhail Kalashnikov[9].
- AK-47's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union[10].
- 1947 marks the founding of AK-47[11].
- AK-47 was part of the conflict Laotian Civil War[12].
- AK-47 was part of the conflict Cambodian Civil War[13].
- AK-47 was part of the conflict Cambodian–Vietnamese War[14].
- AK-47 was part of the conflict Sino-Vietnamese War[15].
- AK-47 was part of the conflict Afghan Conflict[16].
- AK-47 was part of the conflict Iran–Iraq War[17].
- AK-47 was part of the conflict Gulf War[18].
- AK-47 was part of the conflict Croatian War of Independence[19].
- AK-47 was part of the conflict War in Bosnia and Herzegovina[20].
- AK-47 was part of the conflict Iraq War[21].
- AK-47 was part of the conflict Mexican drug war[22].
- AK-47 was part of the conflict 2008–2011 Cambodian–Thai border crisis[23].
- AK-47 was part of the conflict Libyan crisis[24].
- AK-47 was part of the conflict Syrian Civil War[25].
- AK-47 was part of the conflict Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017[26].
- AK-47 was part of the conflict Mali War[27].
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Definition and Type
AK-47's instance of is recorded as firearm model[5]. AK-47 is a type of assault rifle[8].
Origins
Mikhail Kalashnikov is named after AK-47[6]. 1947 marks the founding of AK-47[11].
Movements and Schools
Acknowledged influences include StG 44[3], a firearm model[28], founded in 1942[29] and M1 carbine[4], a weapon model[30], founded in 1938[31].
Why It Matters
AK-47 has Wikipedia articles in 107 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] AK-47 is known by 96 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]