AK47 Variants by Country

Dozens of countries built their own Kalashnikov.Here is how to tell them apart.

Russia and the USSR

Izhevsk, Tula, Molot

AK-47, AKM, AK-74, RPK, the Saiga sporters and the Vepr.

Russian factories

Bulgaria

Milled and stamped AKs from the Circle 10 arsenal, plus the SLR line.

AK roundup video

Romania

PM md. 63, md. 65, the WASR-10 and the AES-10 RPK.

WASR video

Poland

kbk AK, the Tantal, Onyks and Beryl from Radom.

Beryl video

Hungary

The AMD-65 with folding stock and front grip.

AMD-65 video

Yugoslavia and Serbia

The M70 series and the short M92.

M70 video

China

Type 56, Polytech and Norinco sporters, MAK-90 and MAK-91.

Polytech vs WASR

Finland

The Valmet Rk 62 and M76, known for fine finish.

Valmet

Israel

The Galil and the Golani Sporter clone.

Galil video

Egypt

Maadi AKMs and the ARM sporter.

Maadi parts kit

United States

US receivers and builds on imported kits, from home builders to Arsenal.

Buy vs build

Shotguns and Rimfire

The Saiga 12 shotgun and the GSG .22 LR AK.

Saiga 12 video