AMD-65 Assault Rifle (1967)
The Hungarian AMD-65 assault rifle featured changes to the basic AK-47 design that made it useful to vehicle crews and the like.
As the AMD-65's design goal was to supply vehicle crews with a sturdy, portable and reliable weapon, the base AKM-63 was used as a starting point. With this, the weapon would receive the ease-of-maintenance and reliability inherent in the Kalashnikov line of firearms. Furthermore, the design would retain the basic gas-operated, rotating bolt firing action and utilize the ubiquitous Soviet 7.62x39mm cartridge firing from a curved detachable box magazine. The major differences in the new design would be a shorter barrel and a collapsing, single-strut stock - both features that would make for a more compact and lighter automatic weapon design. Additionally, a distinct double-slotted muzzle brake would be added for improved recoil as would a plastic forward pistol grip. Vehicle crews could now field the firepower of an assault rifle from the relatively safe confines of their vehicles - firing through protected ports at nearby enemies.
Thusly, the AMD-65 retained much of the qualities of the original AK-47 assault rifle family including the distinct outward appearance. The cocking handing was held at the right side of the receiver with the gas cylinder projecting above the barrel assembly. The folding stock was hinged at a single point and folded over the side of the receiver. The forward stock was fitted under the gas cylinder/barrel area along a lengthened lower receiver. The weapon was fed via a 30-round detachable box magazine and fired at a rate of 750 rounds per minute.
The AMD-65 was utilized by the Hungarian Army from 1967 into 2006. The AMD-65 - like the AKM-63 - were both replaced in frontline service by the newer and cheaper AK-63, a Hungarian development in line with the Soviet AKM. Other operators included many budget-conscious customers such as Afghanistan, Cuba, Georgia, Honduras, Hungary, Laos, Palestine, Panama, Somalia, Yemen and Vietnam. The United States-based contracting firm - Blackwater - is thought to have used the AMD-65 in their actions. Civilian versions were/are also imported as non-firing kits. The AMD-65 has also proven popular with guerilla and terrorist movement fronts for its sheer reliability and use of the widely-available Soviet-era cartridge. AMD-65s have been issued to Afghan national forces in number. Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
AMD-65
Assault Rifle
Country of Origin: Hungary
Manufacturer: FEG - Hungary
Initial Year of Service: 1967
Overall Length: 847mm (33.35in)
Barrel Length: 317.00mm (12.48in)
Weight (Empty): 7.08lbs (3.21kg)
Cartridge: 7.62x39mm Soviet
Action: Gas-Operated; Rotating Bolt
Feed: 30-round detachable box magazine
Rate-of-Fire: 750 rounds per minute
Sights: Iron from and rear
Variants:
AMD-65 - Base Series Designation
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