As per various reports, the layout and design principle were same as the AKM, but the caliber and muzzle were different. The AK-74 is a modification of the AKM assault rifle, which was a ‘modernised’ version of the AK-47. A folding spike bayonet on AK-56 also differentiates it from the AK-47, which comes with a detachable bayonet.ĪK-56 rifles were also the standard issue weapon of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army until the 1980s and are used by many other countries and militant groups, including those operating in Kashmir and the Northeast. While the AK-47 has a partially enclosed front sight, the AK-56 has a fully enclosed, hooded front sight.
Their gas-operated, rotating bolt firing action has a maximum effective range of about 400 metres. Both use a 7.62 mm bullet and have a 30-round magazine. The AK-47 weighs 4.3 kg and the AK-56 3.8 kg. Both weapons are quite similar in design and dimensions, with the AK-56 being lighter. Not originally from the AK line, the AK-56 assault rifle is the Chinese copy of the AK-47, made in the year 1956. The AK-47 rifle is licence-produced in many countries, including Germany, Poland, Israel, North Korea and the US.Īlso read: India signs contract for 72,400 assault rifles with US firm All you have to do is just shrug off the dirt with your hands. It is often said that you can bury the AK-47 in slush for months and then start firing instantly when you take it out. Known to be soldier-friendly rifles and operational in all conditions, the guns still enjoy a high global demand because of their reliability and operational ease with militaries of over 100 countries that have been reportedly equipped with it. The basic AK-47 assault rifle was developed by the iconic Mikhail Kalashnikov - the Red Army Lieutenant General who defended Russia against a German assault during World War II in 1947. ThePrint traces some of the popular variants of the Avtomat Kalashnikova or AK-47.
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