Finland Red, Egypt White

Overall length eight hundred and seventy millimetres

Length of barrel four hundred and fifteen millimetres

Length of sighting line three-hundred and seventy-eight millimetres

Weight of magazine empty point-four-two kilograms

Weight of magazine loaded point-nine-two kilograms

Overall weight with loaded magazine four-point-eight kilograms

Chamber Pressure forty thousand, five hundred and fifty pounds per square inch

The seven-point-six-two millimetre Kalashnikov rifle

Fires seven-point-two-six-six-two millimetre rounds, M one-ninety

Muzzle velocity seven hundred and ten metres per second

Two thousand, three hundred and eighty feet per second

Specified rate of fire; six hundred rounds per minute

(Six hundred rounds per minute)

Service ammunition is divided into full cartridges

And special purpose cartridges

Full ammunition is used to destroy personnel

Special ammunition, depending upon its construction

Is designed for target identification and correction of fire

Ignition of fuel and highly flammable objects

Or destroying lightly armoured targets

Tracer cartridges are used for target identification

Fire adjustment, signal purposes and destroying personnel

(Destroying personnel)

Tracer bullets can ignite

The path of the bullet is indicated, by a red flame

Eight B incendiary cartridges are used to ignite fuel

Gasoline and for destroying targets protected by thick armour plate

The standard cartridge used by the AK-47 is the M-43

Bullet weight one-two-two grains, powder weight 25 grains

Standard markings, fool model PS, no colour

Tracer model T-four-five, green tip

Eight B I model BZ, black and red tip

Incendiary model T, type Z, red tip

Special cartridges, plastic, blank with metal case

Finland red, Germany black, Egypt white

Short range cartridges, full, round nose, lacquered steel case, white tip

Tracer, round nose, lacquered steel case, white and dark green tip

There are three basic models of the AK

AK-47; machined receiver, no bayonet lug

Polished hold and bolt cabinet

Sighted up to eight hundred metres

AK-M; stamped receiver, bayonet lug

Plug lined bolt, beaver tailed fore-grip

Range up to a thousand metres

RP-K; squad LMD, longer barrel

Equipped with seventy-five round drum magazine

Forty round box magazine

Or may use a standard thirty round magazine

Despite a specification of six-hundred rounds per minute

Extensive experience of all models, proves the full-automatic

Rate to be approximately eight-hundred rounds per minute

(Destroy personnel)