<P> The AK - 47 , AK , or as it is officially known ( Russian : Автома́т Кала́шникова , tr . Avtomát Kaláshnikova , lit . Kalashnikov 's Automatic Rifle ) , also known as the Kalashnikov , is a gas - operated , 7.62 × 39mm assault rifle , developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov . It is the originating firearm of the Kalashnikov rifle ( or `` AK '' ) family . </P>
<P> The AK - 47 , AK , or as it is officially known ( Russian : Автома́т Кала́шникова , tr . Avtomát Kaláshnikova , lit . Kalashnikov 's Automatic Rifle ) , also known as the Kalashnikov , is a gas - operated , 7.62 × 39mm assault rifle , developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov . It is the originating firearm of the Kalashnikov rifle ( or `` AK '' ) family . </P>
what is the full meaning of ak 47
what is the full meaning of ak 47
Kalashnikov 's Automatic Rifle
Kalashnikov 's Automatic Rifle