AK-47

The AK-47 (officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova or simply the AK) is an assault rifle that was developed by Mikhali Kalashnikov. It was the standard issued rifle of the Soviet Union from the early-1950s to the mid-1970s.
The AK is among one of the most iconic firearms of the 20th century, and has seen widespread use throughout the world.
== History ==
== Design ==
== Variants ==
=== AKS ===
=== AKM ===
=== AKMSU ===
== Users ==
== Appearances ==
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Variants 	Appears As 	Notes 	Release Date
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 	 	 	Enemies Only 	1998
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear 	 	 	Enemies Only 	1999
Counter-Strike 	 	CV-47 	 	2000
Hitman: Codename 47 	 	 	 	2000
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 	 	 	Enemies Only 	2001
TimeSplitters 2 	 	Soviet S47 	Launcher 	2002
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield 	 	 	 	2003
Battlefield: Vietnam 	Type 56 	 	 	2004
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero 	 	CV-47 	 	2004
Half-Life 2 	 	 	Cut Weapon 	2004
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 	 	 	 	2004
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 	Type 56 	 	Enemies Only 	2005
Battlefield 2 	 	 	Used by Chinese forces 	2005
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 	 	Type I 	75-round drum 	2006
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent 	 	 	Enemies Only 	2006
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 	 	 	 	2006
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2	AKM 	 	 	2007
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 	 	 	 	2007
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune 	AKM 	 	 	2007
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 	 	 	 	2008
Far Cry 2 	 	 	Jams overtime · Gold-plated version available	2008
Killing Floor 	AIMR 	AK47 	 	2009
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 	 	 	 	2009
Left 4 Dead 2 	AKM 	 	40-Round Magazine 	2009
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 	 	 	Vietnam Expansion 	2010
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction 	 	 	 	2010
Call of Duty: Black Ops 	 	 	Gold-plated version available 	2010
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception 	AKM · AKS 	AK-47 · KAL-7 	 	2011
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier 	AKM 	 	DLC 	2012
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 	AKMN 	AK-47 	Reuses model from Left 4 Dead 2 	2012
Call of Duty: Black Ops II 	 	 	Campaign and MOTD Only 	2012
Tomb Raider 	 	Assault Rifle 	 	2013
Payday 2 	AKM · AKMSU	AK.762 · Krinkov	 	2013
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist 	 	 	 	2013
Insurgency 	AKM 	AKM 	 	2014
Watch Dogs 	AKM 	 	 	2014
Far Cry 4 	AKM 	 	 	2014
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare 	 	 	Added in 2015 Update 	2014
Battlefield: Hardline 	AKM 	 	 	2015
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 	AKM · AKMS 	SVG-67 · SVG-67U	Alternative Version 	2015
Tom Clancy's The Division 	AKM 	Classic AK-47 	 	2016
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End 	 	 	 	2016
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare 	 	Volk 	Heavy modified to shoot laser blasts 	2016
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands 	 	 	 	2017
Far Cry 5 	 	 	 	2018
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 	 	 	Unusable 	2018
Far Cry: New Dawn 	 	 	 	2019
Tom Clancy's The Division 2 	AKM 	 	 	2019
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint 	 	 	 	2019
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 	 	 	 	2019
Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War 	 	 	 	2020
Far Cry 6 	 	 	 	2021
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II 	 	 	 	2022
XDefiant 	AKM 	 	Dust cover removed 	2024
==See Also==
Category:Assault Rifles
Category:Weapons of the Soviet Union
Category:AK-Style Weapons