Photos AK and its derivatives in action

[Talvisota]

In this thread, I just want to post pictures of AK and its variants in use around the world (no VZs or Dragunovs allowed! )

Viet-Cong soldier with original soviet made AK (or AK-47 as it is known in general), 1973.

Egyptian soldiers with original AK/AKS rifles, 1956 Suez war.

Bulgarian soldier with AR-1F rifle (Bulgarian made AKS)

Israeli Special Forces fighter with Soviet AK, 1973

Syrian soldier with AKS (also known as AKS-47) rifle, Operation Desert Storm, 1990

Iraqi soldier with soviet made AK, 2017. Amazing that those rifles still keep working even after 65+ years, especially in Iraq

Afghan policeman with Romanian made copy of AKM - Pm md.65

Iraqi soldier with Bulgarian AR-1 rifle, 2007. Iraq bought a large number of Bulgarian made 7.62 AKs after OIF

Soldier from Mozambique Defence Forces with AK, 2010.

 

[Talvisota]

Kazakh soldier with AKM rifle

Georgian soldier with AKMS rifle, Iraq, 2008

Ukrainian Naval Infantry with AKM

Ukrainian soldier with AKM in donbass

Separatists forces in Donbass with AKM

Russian SOF with Suppressed AKM

 

[berkut76]

In this thread, I just want to post pictures of AK and its variants in use around the world (no VZs or Dragunovs allowed! )

Viet-Cong soldier with original soviet made AK (or AK-47 as it is known in general), 1973.
View attachment 212502

Syrian soldier with AKS (also known as AKS-47) rifle, Operation Desert Storm, 1990
View attachment 212505

Iraqi soldier with soviet made AK, 2017. Amazing that those rifles still keep working even after 65+ years, especially in Iraq
View attachment 212507

Chinese or other non-Soviet AKs. The Vietnamese soldier for sure has Type 56. Vented gas tube is a sure giveaway.

 

[ao_sepia]

Turkish Gendarmerie units with Galil-MAR...

Again Gendarmerie units with Ak-47/Ak-m

-DENO-,21/6/2012 17:10
from mp.net in 'AK's around the world'

 

[ao_sepia]

Interesting.

To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.

Accept third party cookies

razorback 7.62x51,15/7/2012 17:30
from mp.net in 'AK's around the world'

 

[ao_sepia]

some pictures from pakistan -- I hope these are all AKs or pak/chinese versions of the AKs

ps:i think all pics from ssg unit

ANTIBODY , 26/8/2012 2:49
from mp.net in 'AK's around the world'

 

[Talvisota]

YPG fighter with AKMS

Afghan policeman with modified AKM

Libyan rebel with AKM, 2011

Iraqi soldier with East German MPi KMS (AKMS copy)

Chadian soldier with AKM

Djiboutian soldier with AKM, Somali mission

 

[Kadir93]

Burkinabe UN peacekeeper bearing a Soviet AKM.

Soldiers of the Puntland Army during a inter-border security operation. Most of them are armed with AKM 7.62mm assault rifles, some with rail handguards vertical grips and flashlights. Two seen with PKM 7.62mm machine guns. The front one bears a Remington M24 SWS.

Turkish Gendarmerie commando trooper with Bulgarian AR 7.62mm assault rifle fitted with a grenade launcher.

Afghan soldiers who bearing the AKM 7.62mm assault rifle standing in front of T-55 tank.

Ukrainian SF bearing a Soviet AKMS 7.62mm assault rifle before 2014.

Turkish Air Force CSAR SF troopers bearing East German MPi-KMS-72 7.62mm assault rifles

Iraqi Army trooper bearing Bulgarian AR 7.62mm assault rifle around 2005

 

[Kadir93]

Kosovar Police.

Cuban female soldiers bearing Cuban made AKM clones.

Iranian Kurdish fighters, all bearing the AKM pattern rifles.

Armenian SF troopers with Soviet RPK-74 and AKMs.

Peruvian female soldiers bearing Soviet AKM 7.62mm assault rifle.

Russian police officers bearing Soviet AKMS 7.62mm assault rifles

 

[DENO]

Turkish Police cadets training with AK47/AKM variants

Turkish Police officer with a heavily modified AKM

Turkish Villiage Guards

 

[santana]

Turkish Gendarmerie units with Galil-MAR...

-DENO-,21/6/2012 17:10
from mp.net in 'AK's around the world'

Does the Galil is Consider a Derivative from the AK???

 

[berkut76]

Does the Galil is Consider a Derivative from the AK???

Technically a cousin or something. Based on Finnish Valmet Rk 62, though.

 

[santana]

Technically a cousin or something. Based on Finnish Valmet Rk 62, though.

Ok since a have huge amount of pictures of the Galil I will try to post some of them !!!

 

[Talvisota]

Ok since a have huge amount of pictures of the Galil I will try to post some of them !!!

Galils are welcome since they are Israeli cousin of Rk62, which is in return weird but cool Finish cousin of AKM


US Marine with captured East German MPi-KMS, 2004, Afghanistan.

Afghan National Army soldier with Egyptian made Maadi AKM, those rifles were supplied from Egypt to Afghan Mujahedeen in 1980s, Maadi AKMs can be easily identified with very specifical "shovel" style folding stock

Another Afghan soldier with Egyptian AKM

Egyptian Special Forces with Maadi AKMs, 1980s

A very sad photo - Child soldier in EPR (communist rebels), El Salvador with Soviet AKM, 1990

Afghan National Army soldier with Soviet AKM

Heydar Aliyev, son of Ilham Aliyev, current President of Azerbaijan, with East German MPi-KMS-72

Iranian special forces fighter with AKMS

Kurdish fighter with AKM

Kurdish fighter with AKMS

Touareg rebel in Mali with worny AKMS

Polish UN soldier with AKMS rifle fitted with 6H4 bayonet, Golan Heights, Syria.

Kurdish fighter during combat with ISIS, armed with AKMS, 2016

 

[Talvisota]

Russian special forces member armed with AKM and ASVK anti-materiel rifle

Ukrainian soldier armed with AKMS, exercise «Saber Junction-2018»

Ukrainian national guardsmen with AKM

 

[Talvisota]

Technically a cousin or something. Based on Finnish Valmet Rk 62, though.

Berkut I have a question for you - What's the situation with AK-74/AKM rifles in the Ukrainian army? i see that army mostly uses AK-74, so AKMs are used by National Guard and volunteer groups? or do they use mix between 74s and AKMs? I see alot of Ukrainian army units using AKMs during training, do they use them during cobat?

 

[Talvisota]

AKM featured in conflict - War in Ukraine

Ukrainian territorial defense unit with modded AKM rifles and civilians, June 2014

Ukrainian soldier in city of Slaviansk, With upgraded AKM, July 9, 2014

AKM with GP-25

Ukrainian fighter (on right) with AKM fitted with AR-15 style stock, July 2014

Ukrainian soldier with AKM

Ukrainian soldier near Ilovaisk with AKM rifle

Ukrainian soldiers armed with AKMs defending Ilovaisk from Russian attack, 21 August 2014

Sleeping with AKM and RGD-5, Ilovaisk

Territorial Defence Unit in Slaviansk with AKMs

Ukrianian soldier with AKMN, fitted with NSPU night sight

Ukrainian fighter with AKMS, August 2014

Ukrainian battalion "Sich" fighter with AKM, September 2014

Separatists forces with mix of AK-74 and AKM rifles

Furniture of AK damaged by a fragment from VOG grenade (launched from GP-25)

Pro-Russian rebel with AKM

Separatist with AKM

 

[berkut76]

Berkut I have a question for you - What's the situation with AK-74/AKM rifles in the Ukrainian army? i see that army mostly uses AK-74, so AKMs are used by National Guard and volunteer groups? or do they use mix between 74s and AKMs? I see alot of Ukrainian army units using AKMs during training, do they use them during cobat?

Much like during Afghan war, Chechen wars, AKMs are preferred over AK-74s by the guys who expect to do a lot of shooting. heck, even my "Alfa" guys were swapping 74s for AKMs when they were going "into the woods" as they termed it. The issue at hand is that Ukraine sold most of its good quality AKMs after the break-up of the USSR on regular, grey, and black markets. AKM in good condition without a worn out barrel is a hot commodity in the Ukrainian military. Also, the advantage of AKM is that aftermarket parts for upgrades and tuning are far more easily available than those for 5.45mm AK-74 variety.

 

[Talvisota]

Much like during Afghan war, Chechen wars, AKMs are preferred over AK-74s by the guys who expect to do a lot of shooting. heck, even my "Alfa" guys were swapping 74s for AKMs when they were going "into the woods" as they termed it. The issue at hand is that Ukraine sold most of its good quality AKMs after the break-up of the USSR on regular, grey, and black markets. AKM in good condition without a worn out barrel is a hot commodity in the Ukrainian military. Also, the advantage of AKM is that aftermarket parts for upgrades and tuning are far more easily available than those for 5.45mm AK-74 variety.

I personally never understood why people prefer 7.62 AKs over 5.45, i have a lot of experience with both types and i must say for me 74 is better in any aspect most of them. About sold of AKMs, yes, Georgia bought tens of thousands of AKMs from Ukraine in 2000s i personally had to serve with one of those AKMs (you could easily tell which AKMs were from Ukraine and which ones were left over from Soviet time since Ukrainian AKMs were in much better condition, literally new rifles).

 

[berkut76]

I personally never understood why people prefer 7.62 AKs over 5.45, i have a lot of experience with both types and i must say for me 74 is better in any aspect most of them. About sold of AKMs, yes, Georgia bought tens of thousands of AKMs from Ukraine in 2000s i personally had to serve with one of those AKMs (you could easily tell which AKMs were from Ukraine and which ones were left over from Soviet time since Ukrainian AKMs were in much better condition, literally new rifles).

From what have been told to me by the guys from several units, if you get into firefight in a densely wooded area and CQB in urban setting, AKMs are better and deadlier when you literally can't see your opponent and simply has to saturate an area with lead. That being said, "my" Alfa unit got SiGs a few months back, and they are not looking forward to going back to any kind of AK