The AK-47, officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova (Russian: Автомат Калашникова, lit. 'Kalashnikov's automatic [rifle]'; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is an assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge.

Jun 4, 2021 · The AK-46 looks a lot like the AK-47. It was chambered in the 7.62x39mm intermediate round that Soviet gunsmiths had designed, based on the smaller and wider, but similar German 7.92x33mm Kurtz...

Apr 24, 2021 · Had the AK-46 won, it would be on the flags of four countries, rather than the AK-47 thanks to nearly equal ease of use, simplicity, and robust design. Everyone with a heartbeat and two eyes...

Dec 9, 2015 · The AB-46, a more traditional rifle also designed by Bulkin, would become one of the front-runners in the Soviet Union’s assault rifle program, and heavily influenced the design of the successful Kalashnikov AK-47 rifle.

Mar 10, 2023 · By May 1947, new samples of the Kalashnikov assault rifle, named AK-46 No. 2 with fixed stock and AK-46 No. 3 with an under-folder stock were produced at the Kovrov factory. The AK-46 no.2 was the second iteration of Kalashnikov’s prototype.

The AK-46 is a Soviet prototype assault rifle developed in the mid 1940s. It would serve as a basis for the AK. Lacks information about the different AK-46 models, and good images.

Jun 30, 2022 · The AK-46, his first try at the new rifle, was rejected. The AK-46 was chambered in 7.62×41 and lacked some of the features of its successor, such as the final form of the gas piston. The charging handle was also on the left side.

Kalashnikov rifles (Russian: Автоматы Калашникова), also known as the AK platform, AK rifles or simply the AK, are a family of assault rifles based on Mikhail Kalashnikov's original design.

Aug 20, 2019 · Trialed against several experimental designs with the German WWII-era StG44 as a benchmark control gun, Kalashnikov’s prototype AK-46 was sent back to the drawing board for improvements and...

Kalashnikov created a new rifle, the AK-46, where the gas system is above the barrel, 2 part receiver, seperate trigger housing and left side non reciprocating charging handle. in november 1947, a new prototype was completed.