AK-47

Réplica em madeira (miniatura)

AK-47, sigla da denominação russa Avtomat Kalashnikova obraztsa 1947 goda ("Arma Automática de Kalashnikov modelo de 1947"), é um fuzil/espingarda de assalto de calibre 7,62 x 39 mm criado em 1947 por Mikhail Kalashnikov e produzido na União Soviética pela indústria estatal IZH.

O fuzil de assalto AK-47 (Avtomat Kalashnikova - 47, fuzil automático Kalashnikov, modelo de 1947) surgiu na União Soviética logo após o fim da Segunda Guerra Mundial inspirado no fuzil de assalto alemão Sturmgewehr 44, sendo o fuzil mais fabricado de todos os tempos.

The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova (Russian: Автомат Калашникова). It is also known as Kalashnikov, AK, or in Russian slang, Kalash.

The original AK-47 was one of the first assault rifles of 2nd generation, after the German StG 44. Even after six decades the model and its variants remain the most widely used and popular assault rifles in the world because of their durability, low production cost, availability, and ease of use. It has been manufactured in many countries and has seen service with armed forces as well as irregular forces worldwide.