AK-producers-question ?

[konkurs]

Here is list of AK producers.

Some of them are not clear?

Question is did Albania, Morocco, Vietnam and Venezuela produce this rifle?

Also on this page http://kalashnikov.guns.ru/models.html you can find that South Korea produce AK(!!!).

On the other hand on some German page I find info that Bangladesh produce AK ?


Country Variant(s)
Albania
Unknown.Others
Tip C (Type C) Sniper Rifle
Bulgaria
AKK (Type 3 AK-47), AKKS (Type 3 with side-folding buttstock)
AKKMS (AKMS) AKKN-47 (fittings for NPSU night sights)
AK-47M1 (Type 3 with black polymer furniture)
AK-47MA1/AR-M1 (same as -M1, but in 5.56 mm NATO)
AKS-47M1 (AKMS in 5.56 mm NATO), AKS-47MA1 (same as AKS-47M1, but semi-automatic only)
AKS-47S (AK-47M1, short version, with East German folding stock, laser aiming device)
AKS-47UF (short version of -M1, Russian folding stock), AR-SF (same as -47UF, but 5.56 mm NATO)
AKS-93SM6 (similar to -47M1, cannot use grenade launcher)
RKKS, AKT-47 (.22 rimfire training rifle)

China
Type 56 Rifle (not Carbine)

Finland
Rk-62

German Democratic Republic
MPi-K (AK-47), MPi-KS (AKS), MPi-KM (AKM), MPi-KMS72 (AKMS);
Egypt
AK-47, MISR 7.62 (AKM), Maadi

Hungary
AK-63D/E, AKM-63, AMD-65, AMD-65M, AMMSZ, AMP, NGM 5.56

Iraq
Tabuk (M70B1, and M70AB2)

Tabuk sniper rifle (M70B1 with 23.6-inch barrel, optics, different stock)
India
India's Ordnance Factory Board made a clone of the AK-47, known as the AK-7
Iran
KLS (AK-47), KLF (AKS), KLT (AKMS)
Morocco
AK-47, MISR 7.62 (AKM), Maadi

North Korea
Type 58A (Type 3 AK-47), Type 58B (stamped steel folding stock), Type 68A (AKM-47) Type 68B (AKMS)

Pakistan
Reverse engineered by hand and machine in Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal areas
Poland
kbk AK/pmK (AK-47), kbk AKS (AKS), kbk Ak PNG60, kbk AKM (AKM), kbK AKMS), kbk wz. 88 Tantal (AK-74 with special side-folding stock), kbk wz. 96 Beryl

Romania
AI (AK-47), AIS (AKS), AIM, AIMS (AKM, AKMS), AIR

Yugoslavia and Serbia
M64 (AK-47 with longer barrel), M64A (grenade launcher)
M64B (M64 w/ folding stock), M70, M70A, M70B, M77, M21

USA
Civilian versions of the AK-47 are being produced in the US
Vietnam
Chinese Type-56; VPA special forces use AK-74 variant
Venezuela
AK-103 variant produced under license

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AK-47

[Jippo]

Finland
Rk-62

If you are going to list RK as a Kalashnikov, you need to add few other types in addition to RK-62:

http://www.valmetweapons.com/

Then also you should be listing Galil from Israel and Vector from South Africa.

[FROGFOOT-MKDN]

Albania does not produce them, they have Chinese copies.

[gaijinsamurai]

Also, I don't think the South Koreans really produce what would be considered an AK. Are you thinking of the Daewoo K-series?

[alvarhanso]

Zastava (Serbia) also produces M85, M90 and M90A.....all in 5.56mm.

[GazB]

Venezuala has now bought AK-103 rifles and a licence and factory to produce more such rifles. The AK-103 is a 7.62 x 39mm rifle with the synthetic stock of the AK-74M.

In the past I believe the Venezualans used FN FAL type rifles rather than AK series weapons.

[gaijinsamurai]

I think you're right, GazB. A former boss of mine was a cop in Venezuela, and he told me they used FALs.

[1071]

+ Cuba

.........

[haze99]

You left out,
Finnish Rk.95!
DDR 5.45 MpiAK-74N, MpiAKS-74N & MpiAKS-74NK.
Egypt only produced the AKM/AKMS or MISR. Not the AK-47.
The AMD-65M is a misnomer, this is the AMP-69 or AMP. The AMMSZ is the AK-63E (USSR AKMS) the AMM is the AK-63D (USSR AKM)
Iraq made the Al-Quds, a direct copy of the Yugoslav M-72B1 (USSR RPK)
Not aware of India making an AK? They do make the INSAS system though. (Which is based upon the Valmet Rk.62/IMI GALIL.)
First I have heard of Morroco making its own AK? Never heard of such!
Romanian weapons are actually designated Model#. Model-1963 (AKM)
Model-1965 (AKMS) Model-1986 (AKS-74) Romtecknica manufactures a fixed stock '74, though I am unaware of its number and it has not been adopted by the Romanian military.
The Vietnamese military uses PRC and USSR weapons. It has not manufactured its own. You must be thinking of the TUL-1, this is thought to be a depot-level rebuild of AK-47's to RPK's. Though, I have not researched this in awhile.
North Korea fields the 5.45mm Type-98 (USSR AK-74) & Type-98-1 (AKS-74) These have been exported to Zambia and Indonesia!
Yes, have heard of Bangladesh producing the AK (PRC tooling?) though, I have never seen any photos of them.
And have seen a few books that show an AKM, that is said to have been made by Cuba. Though have seen no actual weapons nor when a factory was built?

[edi213009]

Albania does not produce them, they have Chinese copies.

Wrong statement.Production began in 1974 with Norinco licence.Been produced till 1994.Site State arsenal factory-Gramsh

[FROGFOOT-MKDN]

Thanks for the correction edi213009, always glad to learn something new.

[REMOV]

Here is list of AK producers (...)

Poland
kbk AK/pmK (AK-47), kbk AKS (AKS), kbk Ak PNG60, kbk AKM (AKM), kbK AKMS), kbk wz. 88 Tantal (AK-74 with special side-folding stock), kbk wz. 96 Beryl

7,62 mm kbk AK (old name pmK) assault rifle
7,62 mm kbk AKS (old name also pmK) assault rifle
7,62 mm kbkg wz.1960 (there is not such name as Ak PNG60!) assault rifle/rifle-grenade launcher
7,62 mm kbkg wz.1960/72 assault rifle/rifle-grenade launcher
7,62 mm kbk AKM/AKMS assault rifle
5,45 mm kbk wz.1988 Tantal assault rifle (has nothing in common with Soviet AK-74, it was based on AKM (there was also 7,62 mm kbk wz.1980 version with fire selector). Tantal has the fire selector located on the left side of the receiver - single fire, 3-rd burst, auto fire, the typical AK-lever located on the right side is only a safety)
5,45 mm subkbk wz.1989 Onyks carbine
5,56 mm kbk wz.1996 Beryl assault rifle
5,56 mm subkbk wz.1996 Mini Beryl carbine

[konkurs]

Wrong statement.Production began in 1974 with Norinco licence.Been produced till 1994.Site State arsenal factory-Gramsh

UM GRAMSH/Armament

State Owned Enterprise. Project work initiated in 1962, production under the license of Chinese began in 1966 with the “Simonov” type rifle 7.62 mm caliber. In 1974, the production of AK 47 machine gun was initiated.

UM GRAMSH renders manufacturing services for defense industry with its extensive precise machining, welding, heat treatment and surface plating capabilities. The Company’s quality system has been certified with GOST.

http://www.mod.gov.al/index.php?crd=0,0,0,0,0,1,Lng2

[REMOV]

In 1974, the production of AK 47 machine gun was initiated

It was 7,62 mm Model 56 assault rifle (Automatik model 56 kaliber 7,62 mm), a licenced copy of the Chinese 7,62 mm type 56 assault rifle.

[NJB]

Do you have any pics of the 7.62mm kbk wz.1980 ? did this version have a fixed stock or was it a side folder?

thanks