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AK-47

The most produced firearm in history. Mikhail Kalashnikov's masterpiece of simplicity and reliability has been carried by soldiers on every continent — now you can fire the legend.

7.62×39
Caliber
30+1
Capacity
1947
Introduced
100M+
Total produced
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Catalog · AK-47AK-47// 7.62×39mm · Šautene
Origin
USSR
Designer
Mikhail Kalashnikov
Action
Long-stroke piston
Caliber
7.62×39mm
Total Built
100+ million
On Flag Of
Mozambique
The Story

The most produced firearm in human history.

Over 100 million AK-pattern rifles have been built across more than 30 countries — making it the most produced firearm in human history. Designed by a wounded tank commander named Mikhail Kalashnikov, the AK-47 was created to be so simple, durable, and reliable that an illiterate conscript could maintain it in the worst battlefield conditions imaginable.

That distinctive heavy thump of the long-stroke piston, the unmistakable silhouette, and the sheer historical weight of firing the same rifle that has appeared in every conflict since 1947. There's no other gun like it.

The AK-47 is so iconic that it appears on the flag of Mozambique and the coat of arms of Zimbabwe and East Timor — the only firearm featured on a national flag.

“I would prefer to have invented a machine that would help farmers — for example, a lawnmower.”

Mikhail Kalashnikov, designer of the AK-47

Kalashnikov's regret.

Kalashnikov said in his later years: "I'm proud of my invention, but I'm sad that it is used by terrorists. I would prefer to have invented a machine that would help farmers — for example, a lawnmower."

The man who designed the world's most reproduced weapon spent his final years in quiet ambivalence. The rifle outlived its context, its ideology, and eventually its creator. It continues to be manufactured today, in variants, across the globe.

Seven decades, every conflict

An unavoidable history.

From a Soviet tank commander's workshop to the flags of nations — no firearm has shaped modern history the way the AK-47 has.

Kalashnikov is wounded

Sergeant Mikhail Kalashnikov is seriously wounded at the Battle of Bryansk. During his recovery, he begins sketching a new rifle — one simple enough for any soldier to use.

1941
1947
The AK-47 is adopted

The Soviet Army officially adopts the Avtomat Kalashnikova, model 1947. Production begins at the Izhmash factory in Izhevsk.

The AKM modernizes

The AKM (Modernized) replaces the original AK-47 in Soviet service — stamped receiver instead of milled, same mechanics, much cheaper to produce at scale.

1956
1960s
Proliferation begins

The Soviet Union licenses (and often simply gifts) AK production to allies: East Germany, Poland, China, Egypt, Yugoslavia, Romania, Hungary, and more. Each country adds its own variants.

On the flag of Mozambique

The AK-47 becomes the only firearm ever featured on a national flag, appearing on Mozambique's national banner — a symbol of liberation from colonial rule.

1983
Now
100 million and counting

Estimates place total AK-pattern production at over 100 million units across 30+ countries. It remains in active service on every continent.

In service · in cinema · in history

In the wild.

Few objects have shaped the modern world the way the AK-47 has. Its silhouette is recognized by more people than almost any other manufactured object on earth.

Symbol
Flag of Mozambique
1983–

The only firearm to ever appear on a national flag — a symbol of liberation from Portuguese colonial rule.

Quote
Kalashnikov's regret
2010s

"I would prefer to have invented a machine that would help farmers — for example, a lawnmower." The most haunting quote in firearms history.

Cinema
Every action film since 1960
Various

If a film has antagonists in a conflict setting, it almost certainly has AK-47s. It is the visual shorthand for armed opposition worldwide.

Service
30+ militaries
1947–

Adopted as the primary service rifle of more than 30 nations, from Cuba to North Korea to former Soviet republics — and dozens in between.

Video Game
Counter-Strike, Call of Duty
2000–

The AK-47 appears in virtually every military shooter ever made — its silhouette is the universal gaming shorthand for power and danger.

Heritage
100 million produced
1947–

Manufactured in Soviet Russia, China, Poland, Romania, Egypt, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Hungary, and dozens more. The most replicated mechanical object of the 20th century.

From our shooters

What people say.

The AK-47 carries 70 years of history in its weight. Here's what our visitors say after firing the world's most recognizable rifle.

★★★★★

“I grew up in a country where you saw these on the news every night. Actually holding one and understanding how it works — the simplicity of it, the weight — was a completely different experience. Important.”

Helena K. · Warsaw
★★★★★

“The recoil is heavier than I expected compared to the 5.56 rifles. You feel every shot. And that sound — unmistakable. Now I understand why it appears on a national flag.”

Arnis V. · Riga
★★★★★

“History made metal. You can feel it. Our instructor knew everything about where each variant was produced and why. Best €4 I spent all trip.”

James T. · Edinburgh
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