AK-47
{{Infobox Weapon
|name= AK-47[1]
|image=
|caption= A Type 2 AK-47, the first machined receiver variation.
|origin= Soviet Union
|type= Assault rifle
|is_ranged=yes
|service= 1949–present
|used_by= Warsaw Pact, Post-Soviet states, many others
|designer=Mikhail Kalashnikov
|design_date= 1947
|manufacturer=Izhevsk Mechanical Works
|production_date=
|number= Over 100 million[2]
Design concept
Despite circumstantial evidence, Mikhail Kalashnikov denies his assault rifle was based on the German StG44 assault rifle. The AK47 is best described as a hybrid of previous rifle technology innovations: the M1 Garand rifle's double locking lugs, unlocking raceway, and trigger mechanism,[3] and the safety mechanism of the John Browning designed Remington Model 8 rifle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.remington.com/library/history/firearm_models/cen
- ^ Table data are for AK-47 with Type 2/3 receiver.
- ^ Gorshkov, Nikolai. "Russian producer wins Kalashnikov rights." BBC News — World Edition. I Mikhail, "How and Why I Produced My Submachine Gun", in Sputnik: A Digest of Soviet Press, Novosti Press Agency, Moscow, June 1983, pp 70–75.
- ^ "www.ak-47.net/ak47/galil.html". Retrieved 2007-06-01.