Mikhaïl Kalachnikov
AK 47 first model machined receiver
Caliber 7.62x39
The
Russian name is "avtomat Kalashnikova" (автома́т
Кала́шникова).
Translation: "Kalashnikov automatic machine gun."
They
were originally manufactured by Izhmash in Russia, but these rifles and their
variants are now manufactured in many other countries.
