AKM

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shooting
gptkbp:action gas-operated, rotating bolt
gptkbp:barrelLength 415 mm
gptkbp:cartridge 7.62×39mm
gptkbp:civilianVersions available in some countries
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Mikhail_Kalashnikov
gptkbp:enteredService 1959
1959–present
gptkbp:exportedTo many countries worldwide
gptkbp:fireModes semi-automatic
fully automatic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label AKM
gptkbp:length 880 mm
gptkbp:magazine detachable box magazine
gptkbp:magazineCapacity 30 rounds
gptkbp:material stamped steel receiver
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:bayonet_mount
lighter than AK-47
muzzle compensator
simplified production
gptkbp:notableUser military forces, paramilitaries, insurgents
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:AK-47
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Izhmash
gptkb:Tula_Arms_Plant
various licensed and unlicensed manufacturers
gptkbp:rateOfFire 600 rounds/min
gptkbp:stockExchange fixed wooden or folding metal
gptkbp:successor gptkb:AK-74
gptkbp:touristAttraction iron sights
gptkbp:type select-fire rifle
side rail for optics (on some models)
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Soviet_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Warsaw_Pact_countries
various other countries
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Soviet–Afghan_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
numerous other conflicts
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:AKM_Type_I_and_II_bayonets
gptkbp:weight 3.1 kg (unloaded)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CISAC
gptkb:AK-47_rifle
gptkb:Kalashnikov_rifles
gptkb:AK-103_assault_rifle
gptkb:AK-103_rifle
gptkb:Asahi_Kasei_Microdevices
gptkb:AK-47
gptkb:AK-74
gptkb:Kalashnikov_rifle
gptkb:AK-74_rifle
gptkb:Mikhail_Kalashnikov
gptkb:Team_Envy
gptkb:Soviet_Border_Troops
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6