Photos AK and its derivatives in action

[santana]

Lucas Botkin from T.Rex Arms and his AKs

 

[santana]

That sight is $hit. Very crude. The glass is awful, and don't get me started on the quality of materials and construction.

Yeah I can heard Lucas in the video telling about the $hitty sight

 

[Kadir93]

Moldovan SF troopers with AKS-74U.

YPG Kurds

Pro Russian separatist in Eastern Ukraine with tuned AKS-74U.

Again pro-Russian separatist bearing plain AKS-74U.

Soviet VDV.

Russian FSO operator, G20 summit, Argentina, November 2018.

Syrian Army

Armenian Army soldiers bearing AKS-74U.

Members of Berkut anti-riot unit prepare to leave their barracks in Kiev February 22, 2014.

Joint field exercise between Ukrainian Army and Marines in the Crimea, Ukraine – January 2011

Kyrgyz Army with their AKS-74U carbines.

Georgian conscripts during 2008 South Ossetian War.

 

[Fish&Chips]

A fellow individual also liked this rifle, ...

That's a huge-ass magazine. Compensation much?

 

[Talvisota]

Georgian conscripts during 2008 South Ossetian War.

Conscripts? nope, those are soldiers from II infantry brigade, and judging from fact one of the soldier has AKS-74U, probably recon unit, a very elite and professional unit, in fact one of the best in army.

Good pictures nevertheless

 

[Talvisota]

East German AKs in Action
Many AK type rifles were produced in East Germany, including copies of original AK - the MPi-K, copies of AKM - MPi-KM, and copies of AK-74 - MPi - AK-74. It is said that those rifles are excellently made and of very high quality, they are not common rifles around the world and can be encountered rather rarely compared to Soviet, Chinese or Romanian AKs. East German rifles can be identified with dark plastic furniture, or mix of plastic and wooden furniture on the handguard, MPi-KM models also had unique dotted plastic stock, only found on even more rare Ethiopian made AKs, folding stock variants had Romanian style "wire" side-folding stocks. East Germany also produced some rare carbine variants of AK-74.

Communist fighter in El-Salvador with MPi-KMS-72, 1980s

East German soldier with MPi-AKS-74N, 1980s.

Turkish military policeman with MPi-K, 1996. Turkey bought large number of East German rifles after German unification

Iraqi soldiers with East German AKMs, 2004 (check out that camo!)

Iraqi policeman with MPi-KMS-72

Iraqi soldier with MPi-KM and PKM. Iraq is also of the common users of East German AKs, security forces commonly used those rifles in 2004-2008 period

MPi-KMS-72 and Type 56-2 captured by IDF in Gaza, 2007.

Djiboutian soldier armed with MPi-KMS-72 (version with side folding stock) rifle, Somalia, 2014.

Syria rebel with two neat rifles - MPi-KM and plum furniture AK-74 (one with optic). MPi-K rarely appears on battlefields of Syria

More of East German AKs used by Syrian rebels - fighters receive those rifles from Turkey

MPi-KM being used in India

Turkish policeman armed with MPi-KMS-72 during operation in Afrin, Syria, 2018

Kurdish fighter with MPi-KM

 

[santana]

East German AKs in Action
Many AK type rifles were produced in East Germany, including copies of original AK - the MPi-K, copies of AKM - MPi-KM, and copies of AK-74 - MPi - AK-74. It is said that those rifles are excellently made and of very high quality, they are not common rifles around the world and can be encountered rather rarely compared to Soviet, Chinese or Romanian AKs. East German rifles can be identified with dark plastic furniture, or mix of plastic and wooden furniture on the handguard, MPi-KM models also had unique dotted plastic stock, only found on even more rare Ethiopian made AKs, folding stock variants had Romanian style "wire" side-folding stocks. East Germany also produced some rare carbine variants of AK-74.

Here you have it

 

[Unknowncommando]

Indian Army infantrymen
Regular Romanian Pm Md 90 on the left
On the right modified with FAB DEFENSE accessories

East German MPI-KMS 72 on the left & Type 56 on the right

 

[Unknowncommando]

Latest addition in Indian AK derivatives collection is the Bulgarian Arsenal AR-M5F41
50,000 ordered by home ministry to replace INSAS of Paramilitary & Police

 

[Unknowncommando]

Some Bulgarian AKs from India

Arsenal AR-M1F41

Arsenal AR-M1F & AR-M1F with M6 UBGL

3 AK clones here
From Left

Bulgarian Arsenal AR-M1 with M6 UBGL
East German MPI KM 72 ( Note that it has an Arsenal magazine )
Romanian PM MD 90 at the extreme right with orange furniture

 

[Unknowncommando]

AK-203 in service with the Russian Spec Ops

 

[Unknowncommando]

During Ind0-Russian Joint exercise INDRA
One of the Indian Marine is carrying AK-103 while Russian counterparts are equipped with AK-74M
Magazine curve suggests the difference between 7.62*39mm & 5.45*39mm cartridges

 

[santana]

Israeli IMI Galil 5.56mm Rifle

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

 

[Talvisota]

Romanian copies of AKM in action around the world
Romanian versions of AKM are called PM md.63 (export name AIM), they are almost identical to AKM but have one big difference which makes them very easy to recognize - wooden grip on the handguard. PM md.65 (export name AIMS) is a version with AKS style under folding stock, later made variants came with wire style folding stock. PM md 86 is Romanian copy of AK-74 and is very rare, can be only found in Georgia and Romania, while AKM copies are on of the most common AK types and can be encountered everywhere around the world.


US soldiers with Romanian AKM rifles during OPFOR training, 1980s

Romanian soldier with PM md.65, Romanian revolution, 1989.

Anti-communist fighter with PM md.65, Romania, 1989

PM md.65 captured by IDF, 2001.

US Marine with captured PM md.63, Kuwait, 1991

US Marines firing captured PM mds, Iraq, 2004

US soldier using captured PM md.63, Iraq, 2007

Afghan policeman armed with late production PM md.65 with wire style side folding stock

Nigerian soldier with PM md.63

A squad of Iraqi policeman with PM md.63 rifles

Azeri soldier firing PM md.65

Burundian soldier in Somali with PM md.63, soldier next to him has rather worn out Bulgarian AKS

Afghan soldier armed with PM md.65, 2011.

Somalian soldier with PM md.63

Kurdish rebel in Syria with PM md.63

 

[Talvisota]

More Romanian AK action'

Georgian soldier firing PM md.65, Abkhazia, 1992. Romanian PM md.63/65/86 were probably first ever foriegn rifles bought by Georgian government, with first contracts tracing down to early independence days in 1991

Georgian soldier with PM md.86, Abkhazia

Child and PM md.86, Abkhazia, 1993

Georgian soldiers with PM md.65 rifles

Worn out PM md.86 in military museum, Sokhumi, Georgia

Georgian soldiers marching with PM md.86 rifles, 1990s

Georgian soldier with PM md.63, 2005.

Saudi soldier with PM md.65

Latvian soldiers with PM md.65

Romanian soldier with PM md.86, you can identify those rifles from 7.62 versions by more straight magazine and AK-74 style muzzle brake

 

[Kadir93]

East German MPi-KMS-72 used by Turkish Land Forces.

Nicaraguan military with East German MPi-KMS-72 rifles

Zimbabwean SF trooper bearing East German MPi-KMS-72.

Syrian rebels with MPi-KM rifles.

Egyptians using the MPi-KM rifles.

Indians with MPi-KMS-72 rifle.

Yemenis using MPi-KMS-72 rifles.

Croatian soldier bearing MPi-KMS-72 assault rifle.

South Sudanese with MPi-KMS-72.

 

[santana]

Estonian Army are using the GALIL also

 

[santana]

Estonia

 

[santana]

Estonian Army

 

[Talvisota]

Georgian soldier with AKM rifle, 2005.