Reply With QuoteMore photos you can find hereOriginally Posted by Zane Zackerly
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...=96008&page=37
because in the contact of seawater, AK proves to be be more reliable than M4 or other guns, partly because of its simplicity and its robustness.
More photos you can find here
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...=96008&page=37
Iraq
Afghan
An Afghan soldier on a tank that has been KaBoomed
Afghan teens
Karo warrior
A bodyguard in Baghdad snapped these photos.
The second one he describes as "My Best Friend."
Czech
Dabbahu militia
Ethiopian Mursi tribe
(Even stoneage peoples recognize the reliability of the Kalashnikov).
GI's with AK's
Sri Lanka
even if the Czech vz borrows some visual characteristics of the AK, this rifle is not considered as being a part of the family of ak, it is thus a completely different weapon.
latest Beryl:
Yeap, it seems to be standard practice in the Hellenic Armed Forces as well.
Hellenic Air Force 31st Special Operations Squadron (31MEE):
credit: GREEK-AIRBORNE, Chris450 and "Peripolos" magazine
Interesting.. this is the first time that I see Ak's used by Greek forces.. But I know that in the Turkish forces, this weapon is widely more spread, especially by the police it seems.Yeap, it seems to be standard practice in the Hellenic Armed Forces as well.
Hellenic Air Force 31st Special Operations Squadron (31MEE):
credit: GREEK-AIRBORNE, Chris450 and "Peripolos" magazine
Greek Special Forces to be precise. I have read that appart from the Air Foce 31st MEE, our Navy UDTs and Army Special Parachutists train on them too.
Yes, but it's still cool and a lot like a Kalashnikov. I posted it because it's also a popular rifle among American AK enthusiasts.
even if the Czech vz borrows some visual characteristics of the AK, this rifle is not considered as being a part of the family of ak, it is thus a completely different weapon.
Even though the mechanism is quite different from the AK, American gun collectors consider it "AK inspired", and so I think it belongs in this thread.
Good old Yugo m-70
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Afghans
GI fires AK in Afghanistan
Afghans training
Afghan with Romanian PSL
Marksmanship training in Tblisi, Georgia
From Flickr
A GI poses with a Kurd's AK.
He claims the Kurd was insistent on removing the mag first.
The GI jokes the Kurd thought he wanted to shoot him.
Iraq
Al Rasheed Camp
Iraqi National Police
Iraqi Police
Iraqi soldiers
A US Marine fires an AK in Tblisi, Georgia
Moroccans and GI's train
Moro fighter
Romanians
From Flicker
A GI and a Serb pose with each other's weapons
Cuban soldier
Last edited by Zane Zackerly; 03-05-2008 at 06:24 PM.
Straight from the Romanian military website.. one of my favorite arctic field picts. That watch of his is pretty classy.
Awesome thread guys keep the pics coming.
FARC use AK/AKM pics , please !
And draw AK gun in flag teams :Iran's IRGC , Afganistan Rebel Army , and Philippines NPA (New People Army).
Last edited by jackie yu; 03-06-2008 at 05:07 AM.
Thats a mountain hunter.
BTW the wooden handgrip is caracteristical for Romanian build AKM's or PM Mod. 68 or like in that picture AIMS-74 (PM Mod.86)
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