The ak 47 a selective fire,first developt in uni soviet by mikhai khalasinikov. The designation ak 47 stands for khalasinikov automatic rifle,1947 rifle model. Design work of ak 47 began the last year of world war 2. After war in 1946 ak 46 was presented for official military trial. Ii the 1947 fixed stock version was introduced into service with select unit of the sovit army. An early developtment of design was AKS 47 which was equippet with an underfolding metal shoulder stock, In 1949 the ak 47 was offically aceppted by the soviet armed force and used by mojority of the member sates of the warsaw pact in cold war the original ak 47 was one the first true assult rifle, Even after the six decades the model and variants remain the most widely used and popular assult rifle in the world because a durability low cost, easy use and more powerfull rifle than product of american rifle example M 16, M 60, Hk 416,the russian rifle famous is very powerful if against the american rifle in many countries in has seen service with regular armed force and irregular armed force,revousionary,and terorist organisation world wide. The ak 47 was basis for developing many others type of individual and crew served fire arms. More ak 47 type rifles have been produced than all other assult rifle combined.
firing the 7.62x39 mm cartridge the ak 47 product significant wounding(including hidroststic shock) when the proctil tumble fragments in tissue but it product relatively minor wounds the projectiles exists before begining to yaw.