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The AKM (Russian: Автомат Калашникова Модернизированный; Avtomat Kalashnikova Modernizirovanniy) or "Kalashnikov automatic rifle modernized" is a 7.62 mm assault rifle designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is an upgraded version of the 7.62 mm AK-47 rifle. Developed in the early 1950s and introduced into service with the Red Army in 1959, it is the most ubiquitous variant of the entire AK series of firearms and it has found widespread use with most member states of former Warsaw Pact and its many African and Asian allies. Production of AKM was carried out at both the Tula Arsenal and Izhevsk Mechanical Works.
[AIMS] The AIM is a Romanian-produced version of the Soviet-Designed AKM assault rifle. It is used by the military as the standard service rifle with the addition of a side-folding stock variant. This rifle is chambered in 7.62x39 calibers. The acronym is a translation from the Russian AKM. |
