AK-47

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 Commons category is recorded as AK-47^[10].
• AK-47's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union^[11].
• 1947 marks the founding of AK-47^[12].
• AK-47 was part of the conflict Laotian Civil War^[13].
• AK-47 was part of the conflict Cambodian Civil War^[14].
• AK-47 was part of the conflict Cambodian–Vietnamese War^[15].
• AK-47 was part of the conflict Sino-Vietnamese War^[16].
• AK-47 was part of the conflict Afghan Conflict^[17].
• AK-47 was part of the conflict Iran–Iraq War^[18].
• AK-47 was part of the conflict Gulf War^[19].
• AK-47 was part of the conflict Croatian War of Independence^[20].
• AK-47 was part of the conflict War in Bosnia and Herzegovina^[21].
• AK-47 was part of the conflict Iraq War^[22].
• AK-47 was part of the conflict Mexican drug war^[23].
• AK-47 was part of the conflict 2008–2011 Cambodian–Thai border crisis^[24].
• AK-47 was part of the conflict Libyan crisis^[25].
• AK-47 was part of the conflict Syrian Civil War^[26].
• AK-47 was part of the conflict Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017^[27].

Body

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^[12].

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]