The Official Soviet AKM Manual
Subtitle: Operating Instructions for the 7.62mm Modernized Kalashnikov Rifle (AKM and AKMS)
By: Translated by James F. Gebhardt
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Paladin Press
Published: January 1, 1999
Place of publication: Boulder, Colorado
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 106
ISBN-13: 9781581600100
Copyright date: 1999
Subjects: Ordnance, weapons technology; Reference works; Weapons & equipment; Military Science; History - Military / War; Reference; Military; Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe); Personal & Practical Guides; Military - Weapons; History / Military / Weapons; Handbooks, manuals, etc; AK-47 rifle
Other titles: The Official Soviet AKM Manual
First sentence: 1. The 7.62mm modernized Kalashnikov rifle (Figure 1) is an individual weapon intended for distraction of enemy personnel.
Description: This official military manual, available in English for the first time, was originally published by the Soviet Ministry of Defence. The 7.62mm AKM assault rifle and its folding-stock twin, the AKMS, were based on the popular AK-47 design. This illustrated manual covers the history, function, maintenance, assembly and disassembly, confirmation of zero, penetration characteristics of various cartridges, trajectory and dispersion patterns, accessories and more.
Notes: James F. Gebhardt is a retired U.S. Army officer who served as an enlisted infantryman (1966-69), armor officer (1974-83) and Soviet foreign area officer (1984-91). Gebhardt performed military duty in the Soviet Union and has escorted numerous Soviet scientific, military and diplomatic personnel on U.S. military installations in the United States.