


It is a cheap, reliable, and easy-to-use weapon. Many terrorist and insurgent groups also use the AK-47. The AK-47 and its successors continue to be used by many of the world's armies. The AK-47 quickly became famous and spread all around the world because it was simple to fire, clean and maintain, and also because of its reliability, meaning that it can be fired for a long time without jamming. The AK-47 was designed in 1947 by Mikhail Kalashnikov.

It and an updated version called the AKM were used by the Soviet Union's military (which was called the Soviet Army). The AK-47 is a Russian assault rifle first used in 1949. There are also 5- 10-, 20- and 40-round box and 75- and 100-round drum magazines available ≈ 75 million AK-47s, 100 million Kalashnikov-family weapons. Kalashnikov Concern and various others including Norinco
