Photos AK and its derivatives in action

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PRC Type 56-1

Turkish female police candidate tries Type 56-1 7.62mm assault rifle during weapons familiarization course, August 2023.

 

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Compliments Stimpy75

Nigerian AF Airman with with a tricked out, Bulgarian AR-M7T rifle.

 

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Compliments Camelpasha

New Syrian Army Soldier with Egyptian AKMS

 

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Indian NSG with modified Hungarian AK-63D

 

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Soviet AK-47 Type III

Mongolian trooper seen aiming his AK-47 7.62mm assault rifle during a joint-exercise with Russians held in 2026.

 

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East German MPi-KMS-72

Indian troopers most of armed with MPi-KMS-72 7.62mm assault rifles hiking in high altitude during the Kargil War 1999.

 

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East German MPi-KMS-72

American contractor handling improved MPi-KMS-72 7.62mm assault rifle attached with EOTech holographic sight on the gas block.

 

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PRC Type 56-1

Ukrainian servicewomen, one bearing Type 56-1 7.62mm assault rifle.

 

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Bulgarian AR-M7F

Members of Panamanian Public Forces during joint-exercise with Americans in Meteti, Panama, November 2025.

 

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Romanian Model-1963 (AKM)

Army Reserve Capt. Tyler Davis, 377th Theater Sustainment Command, fires an AKM rifle during a rifle marksmanship event August 4, 2026 near Bucharest, Romania. Reserve Airmen and Soldiers compete against 13 nations during the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers Military Competition (CIOR MILCOMP) a three-day team competition consisting of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations, held this year in Romania. (U.S. Army photo by Calvin Reimold)

 

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Soviet AKMSL

Soviet Spetsnaz troopers one handling AKMSL 7.62mm assault rifle during Soviet-Afghan War.

 

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Compliments Volk01

Romanian Model-1965 (AKMS)

Soldiers of the 341st Infantry Battalion “Constanța” and Special Forces personnel, shoulder to shoulder in the trenches!

 

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Romanian Romarm AKM

Ukrainian National Guard troopers train with Romarm AKM 7.62mm assault rifles, summer 2026.

 

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Indian Forces with Bulgarian AR-M1, Romanian PM MD 90, Indo-Russian AK-203 & Russian AKMS

 

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PRC Type 56-2

Turkish riot policeman handling Type 56-2 7.62mm assault rifle in the motorpool, 2010s.

 

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Kalashnikov AK-104 Carbine in Thailand

 

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Russian AK-74M

Hellenic Force of Cyprus soldier handling Cypriot issue AK-74M 5.45mm assault rifle.