The AKM and AK-47 rifles are sometimes mistaken , the latter being rare to find .
Other AK rifles of similar appearance are frequently misidentified in Western media as AK-47s ; actual AK-47 rifles are relatively rare compared to the AKM.  ? id=2158Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year of World War II ( 1945 ) .
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