Year:
1949
Manufacturing
Izhmash / Kalashnikov - Soviet Union
Overall Length:
869 mm (34.21 in)
Barrel Length:
415 mm (16.34 in)
Weight (Unloaded):
9.48 lb (4.30 kg)
Sights:
Adjustable Iron
Action:
Gas-Operated; Rotating Bolt
Muzzle Velocity:
2,330 feet-per-second (710 meters-per-second)
Rate-of-Fire:
775 rounds-per-minute
Effective Range:
985 ft (300 m; 328 yd)