NOTE: Please keep in mind that while "AK-47" is often a catch-all term for 7.62x39mm Kalashnikov rifles, most so-called "AK-47s" in movies - particularly American movies - are actually either Egyptian Maadi ARM copies of the highly improved AKM, or variants of the Chinese Norinco Type 56. Please check carefully to make sure that the rifle in question is a true AK-47 and not an AKM or a Chinese Type 56. When in doubt, it is probably safer to assume AKM or Type 56.

The AK-47 is used by the following actors in the following movies:

Soviet/Russian Versions

AK-47

Type I AK-47, hybrid stamped/milled receiver with prototype slab sided magazine - 7.62x39mm

Type II AK-47 (note stock mounting bracket) with prototype slab sided magazine - 7.62x39mm

Type II AK-47 - 7.62x39mm

Type III AK-47 with prototype slab sided magazine - 7.62x39mm

Final Production version of the Type III AK-47 with cleaning rod removed and laminated stock - 7.62x39mm

Poly Technologies AK-47 - 7.62x39mm. This is the commercial clone of the original Type III AK-47 and is the most used in American films and shows when showing the milled receiver AK-47

Authentic AK-47 built from US Receiver. This is an Actual Screen used AK-47 from the film We Were Soldiers (built by Cinema Weaponry) - 7.62x39mm

It is noteworthy that the U.S. government had a ban on all weapons imported from Warsaw Pact nations during the Cold War years (1947-1989). Communist nations which were not part of the Warsaw pact, such as Yugoslavia and Mainland China, were allowed to negotiate trade agreements with the U.S., thus the influx of Chinese AK type rifles and Yugo AKs (Zastava). The Maadi ARMs (the US version of the MISR) were allowed because Egypt was never a Communist country nor a member of the Warsaw Pact. But, as a result of this, virtually no U.S. movie has a real original AK-47 prior to a certain date. The exceptions are, custom build ups after the mid 1990s when original AK-47 rifle kits were available (as was done on "We Were Soldiers", using original blueprints and US made milled receivers), and movies filmed overseas where foreign movie armorers had no such restrictions. This is particularly true for films made in Israel and some parts of Europe. This is not the case now, with the current crop of films made outside the U.S., mostly in the newly democratic Eastern European nations (Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Czech Republic, etc.) However, Russia has firmly blocked the export of their old AK-47 surplus guns outside of the country, having distributed most of them to client nations and guerillas throughout the world in the previous five decades. So the AK-47 one 'thinks' one sees may very well be a Poly Technologies Legend series AK (from China) or another AK Variant.

Specifications

(1947 - Present)

Type: Assault Rifle

Caliber: 7.62×39mm

Weight: 11.5 lbs (5.2 kg)

Length: 34.3 in (87 cm)

Barrel length: 16.4 in (41.6 cm)

Feed System: 10, 20, 30, 40, 75 or 100-round box/drum magazine

Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The AK-47 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Red State	Jennifer Schwalbach Smith	Esther	continuity error	2011
X-Men: First Class		Soviet soldiers		2011
Vengeance	Suet Lam	Fat Lok	Polytech Legend model	2009
Rescue Dawn	Christian Bale	Deiter Dengler		2007
Hitman		African Rebels and Russian Alfa commandos		2007
Blood Diamond	Leonardo DiCaprio	Danny Archer		2006
Blood Diamond		RUF rebels		2006
Catch a Fire		ANC fighters		2006
Lord of War	Nicolas Cage	Yuri Orlov	Type III model	2005
The Mechanik		thugs		2005
Sahara (2005)		Touraeg fighter		2005
Nemesis 2: Nebula	Sue Price	Alex Sinclair		2005
Breaking News		Criminals	Possibly Polytech Legend model	2004
Tears of the Sun		Cameroonian border guard		2003
K-19: The Widowmaker		Soviet sailors		2002
We Were Soldiers		Viet Cong and NVA soldiers	Built by armorer Mike Papac	2002
Sniper 2				2002
Behind Enemy Lines		Serbian soldier		2001
Armstrong		Russian Soldiers		1998
Godzilla (1998)		Ukrainian Soldiers		1998
Crime Story (1993)		Robber		1993
A Better Tomorrow III		Viet Cong fighters		1990
The Beast of War		Afghan Mujaheddin		1988
Rambo III		Afghan Mujaheddin		1988
Iron Eagle II		Enemy Soldiers		1988
Fatal Beauty		Criminal Henchmen		1987
Death Before Dishonor	Brian Keith	Colonel Halloran		1987
The Living Daylights	Art Malik	Kamran Shah		1987
Iron Eagle		Enemy Soldiers		1986
The Delta Force		Terrorists		1985
Rocky IV		Soviet Soldiers		1985
Octopussy		East German border guards and Soviet Soldiers		1983
The Year of Living Dangerously		Indonesian officer		1982
Apocalypse Now		Viet Cong fighters and Kurtz's men		1979
The Odd Angry Shot		Viet Cong fighters		1979
The Fury		Terrorists		1978
The Fury	Kirk Douglas	Pete Sandza		1978
At War as at War (Na Voyne kak na Voyne)		German soldiers	Probably represented as Sturmgewehr 44s	1968
The Adventures of Werner Holt (Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt)		Soviet soldiers		1965
Escape from East Berlin		East German (NVA) border guards		1962
Maksim Perepelitsa		Soviet Soldiers		1955

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
State Border: Film 8, The		Russian Border guards	Some modified to resemble AK-74	1988
Citizen X		Red Army soldiers		1995
Ultimate Force	Sean Gilder	Mick Sweeney	Replica, switches to Zastava M70 for firing scenes	2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force	Damian O'Hare	Sean Weir	Replica, switches to Zastava M70 for firing scenes	2002 - 2006
Guns	Shawn Doyle	Det. Merriweather		2008
Charlie's Angels			on photo	2011

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
New Dominion Tank Police	Tank Police Squad and criminals		1993
Gunsmith Cats		Seen in gun store	1995-1996
Trigun	Descarte's henchman	Futurisic version of AKMS	1996-1997
Noir	Islamic revolutionaries & USSR soldiers	Seen in flashback	2001
Black Lagoon	Balalaika's men and other factions		2006
When They Cry	Shion		2006-2009
Batman: Gotham Knight		Seen in flashback	2008
Rideback	BMA terrorist		2009
Eden of the East		Seen in Takizawa's closet	2009
Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky	Terrorists		2010

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Fallout Tactics			fires 7.62x51mm rounds	2001
50 Cent: Bulletproof				2005
Army Of Two		Available w/ Beta-C magazine		2008
Black				2006
Grand Theft Auto 3				2001
Grand Theft Auto IV	Assault Rifle			2008
Soldier of Fortune: Payback		w/ variety of accessories		2007
Operation Flashpoint		Available with GP-30 grenade launcher		2001
24: The Game	AZ7 Soviet			2006
Blacksite: Area 51			Non-player weapon	2007
Scarface: The World is Yours		Can be upgraded with a Remington 870 shotgun attachment		2007
Kill.Switch				2004
Counter Strike: Source	CV-47			2004
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare				2007
Shellshock Nam '67				2004
Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad				2003
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Combined Assault				2006
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Confrontation		w/ variety of accessories		2008
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories				2006
No One Lives Forever 2 : A Spy In HARM's Way				2002
Contract J.A.C.K.				2002
Metal Gear Solid:Portable Ops				2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms				2007
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2		w/ variety of accessories		2008
Rainbow Six: Vegas (PSP)	AK47			2007
Rainbow Six: Vegas		With optional ACOG, red dot sight, laser pointer, and silencer	Inaccurately modeled with AK-74 magazine	2006
Insurgency				2007
Counter-Strike Online	CV-47	w/ long magazine mode in Zombie 2 mode, Zombie 3 mode and Zombie Unite Mode CV-47 Dragon		2007
Battlefield 2		Available w/GP-25 grenade launcher		2005
Red Alert: A Path Beyond				2007
America's Army		w/ Type 56 bayonet lug		2002
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater				2004
Söldner: Secret Wars			2004
Silent Storm: Sentinels				2003
Far Cry 2				2008
Modern Warfare 2		w/ AR-15 buttstock; able to attach GP25 grenade launcher, Masterkey underbarrel shotgun, suppressor, red dot sight, EOtech holographic sight, Trijicon ACOG, thermal sight and/or extended magazine		2009
Combat Arms				2008
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction	Assault Rifle			2005
Vietcong 2				2005
Perfect Dark	KF-7 special			2000
Mercenaries 2: World In Flames	Assault Rifle			2008
Saints Row	K6 Krukov			2006
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter		Type I	w/ 75-round drum (X360 only)	2006
Zombie Panic Source				2007
Saints Row 2	K6 Krukov			2008
Goldeneye 007	KF-7 soviet			1997
Project Reality		With optional GP-25 grenade launcher and bayonet		2005
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War			Seen in cutscenes with cloth-wrapped handguard, non-playable	2006
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow	AK-47 (7.62mm)	none	none	2004
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men			Cannot be used by player	2007
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3				2008
X-Men Origins: Wolverine		w/ wooden fore-grip	unusable	2009
Rogue Warrior				2009
Goldeneye 007		w/ optional Kobra red dot sight		2010
Singularity			used by Soviet guards in 1955	2010
Splinter Cell: Conviction		w/ various upgrades		2010
Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam				2010
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light	AR-06			2010
Army of Two: The 40th Day	AK-47	Can be fitted with a variety of stocks, barrels, magazines, scopes, suppressors/muzzle brakes		2010
Battlefield Play4Free				2011
Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops	AK-101	Type I w/ railed top cover	fires 5.56mm rounds	2011
Uncharted 3				2011
Karma Online				2011
NCIS: The Video Game			trailer only	2011
Project Reality: Vietnam		With optional bayonet		2012
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action	AK 47		fires 5.45x39mm rounds	2012
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action	AKM	w/ side-folding skeleton stock, polymer handguard, and custom pistol grip		2012
Max Payne 3	AK 47			2012
Splinter Cell: Blacklist				2013

Animation

Title	Character	Note	Date
Boondocks, The	Mrs. Van Heusen	.	2005-

AKS-47

Type I AKS-47 - 7.62x39mm

Type III AKS-47 with stock folded - 7.62x39mm

Basically the same as the AK-47, but the rear-trunion is altered with a swiveling mechanism to allow for the under-folding stock.

Specifications

( - )

Type: Assault Rifle

Caliber: 5.45x39mm

Weight: 6.5 lbs (3 kg)

Length: 37 in (94 cm) (stock extended), 27.6 in (70 cm) (stock folded)

Barrel length: 16.3 in (41.5 cm)

Feed System: 30-round box mag

Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The AKS-47 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Nokas	Tov Sletta	David Toska	With AKM style muzzle brake	2010
Mesrine: Public Enemy Number 1	Vincent Cassel	Mesrine		2008
Gomorrah	Ciro Petrone	Ciro		2008
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil		Navy SEALs	Modified with AK-74 style muzzle brake, gas block and bayonet lug	2006
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil		North Korean soldiers	Modified with AK-74 style muzzle brake, gas block and bayonet lug	2006
The Mechanik	Dolph Lundgren	Nick Cherenko	shortened	2005
The Mechanik		various thugs	shortened	2005
Breaking News		Criminal gang	Poly Tech AKS-47 side-folder copy	2004
Lakshya		Indian Army soldiers		2004
Bumer		Militsioners		2003
The Italian Job	Edward Norton	Steve		2003
No Man's Land	Branko Duric	Ciki	w/ two magazines taped together	2001
No Man's Land	Mustafa Nadarevic	Old Serbian soldier	Fitted with orange bakelite magazine	2001
Avalon		Players/Characters		2001
Darkman II: The Return of Durant		Gangbangers	w/ AKM-style muzzle brakes	1995
Hot Shots! Part Deux		Iraqi soldiers		1993
Navy SEALs		Navy SEALs		1990
Navy SEALs		Lebanese terrorists		1990
Toy Soldiers		Colombian terrorists		1990
The Beast of War	Jason Patric	Konstantin Koverchenko		1988
The Beast of War	Stephen Baldwin	Golikov		1988
The Beast of War	Don Harvey	Kaminski		1988
The Beast of War		Soviet tank crew members		1988
Iron Eagle II		Enemy soldiers		1988
Rambo III		Soviet soldiers		1988
Bad Taste		Aliens		1987
Iron Eagle		Enemy soldiers		1986
Solo Voyage		Soviet Marines		1985
The Lark (Zhavoronok)	Valentins Skulme	Frenchman		1964

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Air Date
The Kill Point	Adam Cantor	Rocko	2007
The Kill Point	Frank Grillo	Albert "Mr. Pig" Roman	2007
24: Redemption	Keifer Sutherland	Jack Bauer	2008
Brigada		Tajik mafia	2002

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Release Date
007: The World Is Not Enough	Soviet KA-57		2000
Timesplitters 2	Soviet SV7	w/ an M203 grenade launcher	2002
Conflict: Vietnam	AK-47		2004
Project Reality		With optional bayonet	2005

AKM

AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake - 7.62x39mm

Maadi ARM - most of the AKMs seen in movies during the 1980s were imported ARMs that were legally converted to full auto fire. This image is of an actual movie gun. The laminated buttstock was replaced with a hardwood one when the original stock was broken during a stunt. This example is also loaded with a 30-round bakelite plastic magazine - 7.62x39mm

The improved version of the AK-47, featuring a number of refinements such as a stamped receiver (as opposed to the milled receiver of the original AK-47), a slant compensator on the tip of the barrel (to reduce recoil), an improved gas tube (without vents), and use of lighter materials to reduce weight and simplify construction.

Most of the AKMs seen in Hollywood movies are actually Egyptian Maadi MISR copies, which were sold in the U.S. as the ARM in the 1980s - such weapons were first procured by Stembridge Gun Rentals for Red Dawn and subsequently re-used in numerous other motion pictures. The Maadi is almost identical to the original Soviet-built AKM, save for the markings, and is nearly impossible to tell apart.

Specifications

(1959 - Present)

Type: Assault Rifle

Caliber: 7.62x39mm

Weight: 7.9 lbs (3.6 kg)

Length: 34.6 in (88 cm)

Barrel length: 16.3 in (41.5 cm)

Feed System: 10, 20, 30, 40 round box magazines, 75-round drum magazine

Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The AKM and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
August. Eighth		Russian and Georgian soldiers and Russian scouts	With and without GP-25 grenade launchers	2012
Home (Dom)	Kirill Poluhin	Starshiy		2011
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol		Assassins	Customized with quad rail systems and foregrips	2011
Assassination Games		Bucharest police		2011
Assassination Games		henchmen		2011
Assassination Games	Scott Adkins	Roland Flint		2011
Assassination Games	Jean-Claude Van Damme	Vincent Brazil		2011
The Debt		East German border guards		2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon		Iranian soldiers		2011
Kandahar		Taliban fighters		2010
The Losers		Cartel gunmen		2010
Machete		Rebels	With transparent magazines	2010
The Expendables		Somali pirates and General Zayas' soldiers		2010
Hooked 2. Next Level (Na Igre 2. Novyy Uroven)		Contrabandists	Also can be seen in the Counter Strike style game footage	2010
X-Men Origins: Wolverine		African soldiers		2009
Hooked (Na Igre)			can be seen in the Counter Strike style game footage	2009
Rambo		Burmese Junta soldiers		2008
An American Carol		Taliban		2008
An American Carol		Cuban Soldiers		2008
An American Carol	Thomas Rosales Jr.	Cuban Soldier		2008
The Hurt Locker		Iraqi insurgents		2008
Body of Lies		Terrorists		2008
Pineapple Express	Seth Rogen	Dale		2008
Shake Hands with the Devil		Rwandan soldiers		2007
The Kingdom		Saudi terrorists		2007
Transformers		Qatari village militiaman		2007
Redacted		Iraqi insurgents		2006
Children of Men		Refugees		2006
Catch a Fire		ANC guerrillas		2006
Lord of War	Nicolas Cage	Yuri Orlov		2005
Hotel Rwanda		Rwandan National Army soldiers		2004
Bad Boys II	Reynaldo A. Gallegos	Tito Vargas		2003
Bad Boys II		Cuban soldiers		2003
S.W.A.T.		Bank robbers	drum magazines	2003
S.W.A.T.		gang members		2003
Tears of the Sun		Nigerian rebels		2003
Underworld		Lycans		2003
War (Voyna)	Ruslan		with two magazines taped "jungle-style"	2002
Die Another Day		Cuban guards		2002
Collateral Damage	Jsu Garcia	Roman		2002
Behind Enemy Lines	Owen Wilson	LT Chris Burnett		2001
Behind Enemy Lines		Serbian soldiers		2001
Equilibrium		Resistance member		2001
xXx	Martin Hub	Ivan Podrov	w/ AK-74 muzzle brake and M203 grenade launcher	2001
xXx		Colombian cartel soldiers		2001
Militia		ATF agents and militiamen		2000
Joint Security Area		NKPA soldiers		2000
Analyze This		Hitmen		1999
Virus				1999
Three Kings		Iraqi soldiers and Shiite refugees		1999
Lethal Weapon 4	Mel Gibson	Det. Martin Riggs		1998
The Replacement Killers		Thug		1998
The Siege		Terrorists		1998
Air Force One		Russian prison guards		1997
The Postman		Holnist soldiers		1997
Escape from L.A.		Gang members		1996
Eraser		Russian mobsters		1996
Clear and Present Danger		Escobedo's men		1994
Hot Shots! Part Deux		Iraqi soldiers		1994
True Lies	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Harry Tasker		1994
True Lies		Crimson Jihad terrorists		1994
Hard Boiled		Johnny Wong's thugs		1992
Patriot Games		IRA terrorists		1992
Terminator 2: Judgment Day				1992
Delta Force 2		Ramon Cota's men		1990
Rambo III	Sylvester Stallone	John Rambo	w/ M203 grenade launcher and Galil stock	1988
Rambo III	Richard Crenna	Col. Trautman		1988
Rambo III	Randy Raney	Sgt. Kourov	w/ M203 grenade launcher and Galil stock	1988
Rambo III		Mujaheddin and Russian soldiers		1988
Bulletproof	Gary Busey	Frank McBain		1988
Bulletproof	Darlanne Fluegel	Captain Devon Shepard		1988
Bulletproof	Ramón Franco	Camilo		1988
Bulletproof	L.Q. Jones	CSM O'Rourke		1988
Bulletproof		henchmen		1988
Extreme Prejudice	Matt Mulhern	SSgt. Declan Patrick Coker		1987
Extreme Prejudice		Mexican cartel gunmen		1987
Dragnet		P.A.G.A.N henchmen		1987
Predator		Guerrillas		1987
Robocop		Sal's men		1987
Heartbreak Ridge	Clint Eastwood	GySGT Tom Highway		1986
Heartbreak Ridge		Cuban soldiers		1986
The Park is Mine	Tommy Lee Jones	Mitch Garnett	w/ two magazines "jungle taped"	1986
Back to the Future	Richard L. Duran	Libyan terrorist in Van		1985
Commando		Arius' soldiers		1985
Rambo: First Blood Part II		NVA Soldiers and Russian Spetnaz Commandos		1984
Rambo: First Blood Part II	Julia Nickson-Soul	Co Bao		1984
Rambo: First Blood Part II	George Cheung	Capt. Tay		1984
Rambo: First Blood Part II	Sylvester Stallone	John Rambo		1984
Red Dawn		Soviet soldiers		1984
Red Dawn	Jennifer Grey	Toni Mason		1984
Red Dawn	C. Thomas Howell	Robert Teasdale		1984
Red Dawn	Charlie Sheen	Matt Eckert		1984
Red Dawn	Patrick Swayze	Jed Eckert		1984
Parade of the Planets (Parad planet)	Sergey Nikonenko	Afonin		1984
Parade of the Planets (Parad planet)	Sergey Shakurov	Sultan		1984
Parade of the Planets (Parad planet)	Aleksandr Pashutin	Spirkin		1984
Parade of the Planets (Parad planet)	Pyotr Zaychenko	Pukhov		1984
Parade of the Planets (Parad planet)	Aleksei Zharkov	Slonov		1984
The Grach Brothers (Grachi)	Vitali Shapovalov	Leonid Osadchiy		1982
In the Zone of Special Attention (V zone osobogo vnimaniya)		Soviet Army soldiers		1977

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Falling Skies	Noah Wyle	Tom Mason		2011
Charlie's Angels	Rachael Taylor	Abby		2011
Charlie's Angels		Guards		2011
24		Henchmen		2001 - 2010
24		Terrorists		2001 - 2010
The Unit	Dennis Haysbert	CSM Jonas Blane	"Johnny B. Good", With Surefire Universal Weaponlight and silencer	2006 - 2009
The Unit	Max Martini	MSgt. Mack Gerhardt	"Johnny B. Good", With Surefire Universal weaponlight and silencer	2006 - 2009
The Unit	Scott Foley	Sgt. Bob Brown	"Johnny B. Good", With Surefire Universal weaponlight and silencer	2006 - 2009
The Unit	Michael Irby	Sgt. Charles Grey	"Johnny B. Good", With Surefire Universal weaponlight and silencer	2006 - 2009
The Unit	Michael Irby	Sgt. Charles Grey	"Two Coins"	2006 - 2009
The Unit		Soldiers		2006 - 2009
The Unit		Terrorists		2006 - 2009
My Name is Earl		various characters	in various episodes	2005 - 2009
Ultimate Force	Ross Kemp	SSgt. Henry "Henno" Garvie	"Dead is Forever"	2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force	Conor Mullen	Omega	"What in the Name of God", With telescopic sight	2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force	Luke De Woolfson	Michael	"What in the Name of God", With telescopic sight	2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force	Louis Decosta Johnson	Cpl. Dave Woolston	"Never Go Back"	2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force	Saskia Butler	Luanne Du Preez	"Never Go Back"	2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force	Con O'Neil	Lavelle	"Weapons of Choice"	2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force		Various criminals and terrorists	With and without telescopic sights	2002 - 2006
Purgatory (Chistilishche)		various characters	With GP-25 grenade launchers	1998
The X-Files		Soldiers	"The Sixth Extinction"	1993 - 2002
The A-Team	George Peppard	Col. John "Hannibal" Smith		1983 - 1987
The A-Team		NVA soldiers	"The Sound of Thunder"	1983 - 1987
CSI: NY		Terrorists	"Snow Day"	2004 -
Criminal Minds		Cultists	"Minimal Loss"	2005 -
Tour of Duty	Steven Caffrey	Lt. Myron Goldman		1987 - 1989
State Border: Film 6, The		Russian and Polish Border guards	Can be seen in documentary footage	1987

Anime

Title	Character	Date
Spriggan	Turkish soldier	1994
Full Metal Panic!		2002
Flag	Militia fighters	2006
Canaan	Canaan	2009

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Ghost Recon	AK47	without muzzle break		2001
Combat Arms	AK-47			2004
Half-Life 2	AR-1		Cut Weapon	2004
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory			not usable	2005
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops				2006
Counter-Strike Online	AKM		With Metal and Gold finishes	2007
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2				2007
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune				2007
7.62 High Calibre	AKM		w/ various attachments	2008
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames				2008
ArmA II				2009
Left 4 Dead 2	AK-47	w/ flashlight by zip ties and optional laser sight	w/ 40-round Tapco polymer magazine	2009
Medal of Honor	AK-47	w/ various attachments	w/o slant muzzle brake	2010
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days	Kaliningrad 47	The metal parts are a pink-ish purple, while the wood is lighter, almost faded.		2010
NCIS: The Video Game			seen on posters	2011
War Inc. Battlezone	AKM	w/ various attachments		2011
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	AK-47			2012
Splinter Cell: Blacklist	AK-47	synthetic furniture, RIS handguard		2013

AKMS

AKMS, stamped steel receiver w/ slant muzzle brake and under-folding stock - 7.62x39mm

Custom AKMS with shortened barrel, as seen in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Pineapple Express, Rambo, and Taken - 7.62x39mm

Basically the same as the AKM, but the rear-trunion is altered with a swiveling mechanism to allow for the under-folding stock. The AKMS nomenclature also indicates that the rifle is not a milled receiver variant and has the AKM style of gas block, top cover, barrel assembly, front sight, and appropriate forearm furniture.

Specifications

(1959 - Present)

Type: Assault Rifle

Caliber: 7.62x39mm

Weight: 8.4 lbs (3.8 kg)

Length: 34.6 in (88 cm) (stock extended), 25.8 in (65.5 cm) (stock folded)

Barrel length: 16.3 in (41.5 cm)

Feed System: 10, 20, 30, 40 round box magazines, 75-round drum magazine

Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The AKM and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Bablo		Ukrainian Berkut officers		2011
Home (Dom)	Konstantin Adaev	Tocka	with AK-74 style muzzle brake and POSP 4x24B sniper scope	2011
Tomorrow, When the War Began		Australian resistance		2010
The Alien Girl		Hitmen		2010
The Town	Jeremy Renner	James 'Jem' Coughlin	w/ shortened barrel	2010
The Expendables		General Zaya's soldiers	Normal and shortened barrel models	2010
Lebanon		Palestinian Terrorists	Normal and shortened barrel models	2009
The Hurt Locker	Ralph Fiennes	Private Military Contractor Leader	Customized with RIS foregrip	2009
The Hurt Locker		British Private Military Contractors	Customized with RIS foregrips and C-More sights	2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine		African soldiers		2009
Crank: High Voltage		Thugs		2009
Taken		Human trafficker	w/ shortened barrel	2009
The Ghost (Domovoy)		Russian OMON officers		2008
Pineapple Express	James Franco	Saul	w/ shortened barrel	2008
Largo Winch		Brazilian Police		2008
Rambo (2008)	Supakorn Kitsuwon	Myint	w/ shortened barrel	2008
Rambo (2008)	Tim Kang	En-Joo		2008
Rambo (2008)		Burmese Junta soldiers	Hungarian SA-85M variant	2008
Tropic Thunder		Flaming Dragon guerrillas		2008
Get Smart		Guards		2008
The Spirit	Louis Lombardi	Phobos		2008
War, Inc.		Tamerlane Private Military Contractors		2008
Zone Of The Dead		Security Guard		2008
We Own the Night	Alex Veadov	Vadim Nezhinski		2007
The Kingdom	Jamie Foxx	FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury	w/ RIS and foregrip	2007
The Kingdom		Saudi terrorists	w/ RIS and foregrip	2007
Breach			Seen in the trunk of Robert Hanssen's (Chris Cooper) car	2007
Waist Deep		thugs		2006
Lord of War		Russian hitmen		2005
Hotel Rwanda		Rwandan National Army soldiers		2004
S.W.A.T.		Bank robber		2003
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	Claire Danes	Katherine Brewster	w/ shortened barrel and dual-mag clamp	2003
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	Nick Stahl	John Connor	w/ shortened barrel and dual-mag clamp	2003
Bumer		Militsioners		2003
Hulk		South American guerrilla		2002
Die Another Day		Isla Los Organos clinic guards		2002
Equilibrium		Resistance fighters		2002
War (Voyna)	Aleksey Chadov	Ivan Ermakov		2002
War (Voyna)		Chechen rebel		2002
Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment, The	Sergey Garmash	Militia (police) captain Koshaev		1999
Air Force One		General Radek's men	w/ shortened barrels and custom folding stocks	1997
Executive Decision		Terrorists		1996
Face/Off		Thug		1996
True Lies	Art Malik	Salim Abu Aziz		1994
Hot Shots! Part Deux		Iraqi soldiers		1993
Afghan Breakdown	Michele Placido	Major Bandura	with 75-round RPK drum magazine	1990
Afghan Breakdown	Soviet paratroopers		w/ plastic magazines	1990
Toy Soldiers		Colombian terrorists		1990
Navy SEALs		U.S Navy SEALs		1990
Rambo 3	Sylvester Stallone	John Rambo		1988
Rambo 3		Mujaheddin		1988
Rambo 3		Soviet Spetznaz soldiers	w/AK-74 style muzzle brakes	1988
The Living Daylights		Mujaheddin		1987
The Living Daylights		Czech soldiers		1987
Search and neutralize (Nayti i obezvredit)		Militia sergeant		1982
Hit Back (Otvetnyy khod)	Boris Galkin	Captain Tarassov		1981
Hit Back (Otvetnyy khod)	Mihai Volontir	Warrant Officer Volentir		1981
Hit Back (Otvetnyy khod)	Vadim Spiridonov	Captain Shvetz		1981
Hit Back (Otvetnyy khod)	Yelena Glebova	Sergeant Zinovieva		1981
Officers (Ofitsery)		Soviet paratroopers		1971

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
24	William Devane	Secretary of Defense Heller		2001 - 2010
24	Kiefer Sutherland	Agent Jack Bauer		2001 - 2010
24		Terrorists		2001 - 2010
24		Henchmen		2001 - 2010
Ultimate Force	Tony Curran	Sgt. Pete Twamley		2002 - 2006
Brigada		Special Forces soldiers		2002 -
Red Cap				2003 - 2004
CSI:NY	Clifton Collins Jr.	Raymond Harris	"Life Sentence" (S07E21)	2004 - Present
CSI:NY	Carmine Giovinazzo	Detective Danny Messer	"Life Sentence" (S07E21)	2004 - Present
Stormgate	Vyacheslav Razbegaev	Shah		2006
Stormgate		Russian Army Spetsnaz	with sound suppressor	2006
Stormgate		Chechen terrorists	With GP-25 grenade launcher	2006
The Unit	Scott Foley	Sgt. Bob Brown	"Extreme Rendition", With custom shortened barrel	2006 - 2009

Anime

Title	Character	Notation	Release Date
New Dominion Tank Police			1993
Flag	Ru-Pou's followers	with shortened barrels	2009

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Notation	Release Date
True Lies (VG)		archive footage from the film True Lies	1994
7.62 High Calibre	"AKMC"	w/ various attachments	2008
ArmA II			2009
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action	"AKSU-74"	w/ shortened barrel and side-folding stock	2012

AKMSU

AKMSU Krinkov - 7.62x39mm. This is a blank adapted full auto transferable AKM (7.62x39mm) pistol that was converted into a Krinkov via parts kit. Guns just like this one have been used in Tropic Thunder, Three Kings, and numerous other movies and TV shows.

AKMSU with RIS handguard - 7.62x39mm

Chopped and shortened version of the AKM, made to resemble the AKS-74U except that it is still a 7.62x39mm gun. The AKMSU was never manufactured by the Soviet Union; however, many other countries, including Yugoslavia, built their own versions.

Most of the so-called "AKMSU" carbines seen in Hollywood movies, such as Three Kings, Tropic Thunder, Bad Boys II, etc. are actually full-size AK variants that have been converted with Krinkov parts kits; many feature side-folding AKS-74U-style stocks. The picture to the right is an actual movie gun that is almost identical to those that have appeared in many films and TV shows.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Hard Boiled	Philip Kwok	Mad Dog		1992
Ronin		Bodyguards		1998
Three Kings		Iraqi Republican Guard officer		1999
Training Day		Russian mafia hitmen		2001
Ali G Indahouse		Gang member		2002
xXx	Radek Tomecka	Ivan Pedgrag		2002
xXx		Czech Police		2002
Bad Boys II		Haitian gang members and Cuban special forces		2003
Battle Royale II: Requiem	Saki Sakurai	Wild Seven		2003
A Man Apart		Cartel soldier	w/ Bulgarian "waffle"-style plastic magazine	2003
Tears of the Sun		Nigerian militia fighter		2003
Mission: Impossible III		Davian's mercernaries		2006
The Kingdom		Terrorists		2007
Tropic Thunder	Brandon Soo Hoo	Tran		2008
Tropic Thunder		Flaming Dragon members		2008
The Dark Knight		One of Scarecrow's men		2008
Terminator Salvation		Human survivor		2009
The Town	Jeremy Renner	James 'Jem' Coughlin	With RIS handguard	2010
The Expendables		General Garza's soldiers		2010
The Expendables	Gary Daniels	The Brit		2010
Killer Elite		Guard		2011
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol		Russian agents	KCI quad rail handguard	2011
Contraband	Diego Luna	Gonzalo	KCI quad rail handguard	2011
Fast Five	Michael Irby	Zizi	With MP5K-style foregrip and sights	2011

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
CSI: Miami		Gang Hitman		2002 -
CSI: Miami		Russian Mobsters	"Seeing Red"	2002 -
CSI: NY	Emilio Rivera	Little Stevie	"Point of No Return" (S05E18)	2004 - Present
Criminal Minds	Luke Perry	Benjamin Cyrus	"Minimal Loss"	2005 -
Criminal Minds		Polygamist cult members	"Minimal Loss"	2005 -
The Unit				2006 - 2009
Hawaii Five-0	Alex O'Loughlin	Steve McGarrett	RIS handguard	2011

Video Games

Title	Appears as	Mods	Date
Söldner: Secret Wars	AKS-74U		2004
Medal of Honor	AKS-74U	single-player only	2010
Terrorist Takedown 2: US Navy Seals	AKS-74		2008
Code of Honor 3: Desperate Measures'	AKS-74U		2009
Uncharted 3	KAL 7		2011
SAS Secure Tomorrow			2008
Armed Forces Corps	AKS-74U	NONE	2009
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier	AKS-74U	w/ various accessories	2012
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky			2008

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Full Metal Panic!		2002

AK-101

AK-101 - 5.56x45mm

Modern Russian AK rifle full size.

Specifications

(1994 - Present)

Type: Assault Rifle

Caliber: 5.56×45mm NATO

Weight: 7.9 lbs (3.6 kg)

Length: 37.1 in (94.3 cm) (stock extended), 27.6 in (70 cm) (stock folded)

Barrel length: 16.3 in (41.5 cm)

Feed System: 30-round box magazine

Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The AK-101 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Splinter Cell: Double Agent			used by hostile NPC's	2006
Battlefield 2		two magazines taped together "jungle style", with and without GP-30 grenade launcher		2005
Hitman: Contracts	"AK74"			2004
7.62 High Calibre			w/ various attachments	2008

AK-102

AK-102 carbine - 5.56x45mm

The AK-102 is a modern day AK that is the carbine version of the AK-101

Specifications

(1990s - Present)

Type: Carbine

Caliber: 5.56×45mm NATO

Weight: 6.6 lbs (3 kg)

Length: 32.4 in (82.4 cm) (stock extended), 23.1 in (58.6 cm) (stock folded)

Barrel length: 12.4 in (31.4 cm)

Feed System: 30-round box magazine

Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The AK-102 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots		Can be fitted with a GP-30 Grenade Launcher		2008
7.62 High Calibre			w/ various attachments	2008

AK-103

AK-103 - 7.62x39mm

Modern Russian AK rifle full size.

Specifications

(1994 - Present)

Type: Assault Rifle

Caliber: 7.62×39mm

Weight: 7.5 lbs (3.4 kg)

Length: 37.1 in (94.3 cm) (stock extended), 27.6 in (70 cm) (stock folded)

Barrel length: 16.3 in (41.5 cm)

Feed System: 30-round box magazine

Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The AK-103 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Date
War, Inc.		Tamerlane personnel	2008
War, Inc.	John Cusack	Hauser	2008
Hooked		Muslim terrorists	2009
Hooked	Nodar Siradze	Yan	2009
Hooked 2. Next Level	Marina Petrenko	Rita	2010
Hooked 2. Next Level	Evgeniy Kharlanov	Komar	2010
Hooked 2. Next Level	Aleksey Bardukov	Max	2010

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Top Shot - Season 3				2011

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
The Punisher	7.62mm Assault Rifle	Available w/ red dot sight, upgradeable to 75-round drum magazine		2005
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames		Black electrical tape on the stock.		2008
Hitman: Codename 47				2000
Urban Terror				2000
America's Army		w/ GP-30 grenade launcher		2002
Secret Service	KMF 03			2008
7.62 High Calibre			w/ various attachments	2008
Freedom Fighters	Assault Rifle		Mocked-up to look futuristic	2003
MAG				2010
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3				2010
Breach	AK-103	w/ RIS handguard and top cover	fires 5.56x45mm rounds	2011
Spec Ops: The Line	AK-47	wooden furniture	incorrect burst mode	2012
Far Cry 3		with side mounted accessory rail and wooden AK-74 furniture		2012

AK-104

AK-104 carbine - 7.62x39mm

Modern Russian AK rifle carbine.

Specifications

( - Present)

Type: Carbine

Caliber: 7.62x39mm

Weight: 6.6 lbs (3 kg)

Length: 32.4 in (82.4 cm)

Barrel length: 12.4 in (31.4 cm)

Feed System: 30-round magazine

Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The AK-104 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Men of War				1994

Video Game

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
Dead Island			2011

AK-108

Modern full-size AK rifle borrowing operating mechanics from the AEK-971.

AK-108 - 5.56x45mm

Other Versions

Norinco Type 56

Norinco Type 56, early model with milled receiver - 7.62x39mm

Norinco Type 56 (fixed stock variant) with under-folding bayonet ("pig sticker") which was standard on PLA-issue Type 56s - 7.62x39mm

Norinco Type 56 (Imported into the U.S. as the Norinco AKS-47 or AKS-47 Sporter) - 7.62x39mm. Rather than having the underfolder pig sticker Bayonet assembly, this has the standard Bayonet lug underneath the gas block as the AKM and later variants.

Norinco Type 56-1 (under-folding stock variant) - 7.62x39mm

Norinco Type 56-2 (side-folding stock variant) - 7.62x39mm

Norinco Type 56 (Imported AKS-47 into the U.S.) with Chinese 75 Round Drum Magazine - 7.62x39mm

The Chinese Type 56 assault rifle (manufactured by China North Industries Corporation, or Norinco) is by far the most commonly-seen AK derivative in Hollywood productions, both film and television. They are frequently seen impersonating Russian weapons in many films, since the Russians never sold a civilian AK model in the U.S. (or Europe) during the latter half of the 20th century. Most of the movie prop rental houses in Hollywood had dozens if not hundreds of Chinese AKs - mostly the Type 56s (7.62x39mm version) or the similar Type 84s (5.56x45mm version). These were usually semi-automatic civilian versions (commonly designated "AK47S" or "AKS47" by the importers), in many cases converted to full-auto by Class III manufacturers.

There are three main variants of the Type 56 - the standard Type 56, which has a fixed stock, the Type 56-1, which has an under-folding stock, and the Type 56-2, which has a side-folding stock. Most fixed-stock Type 56 rifles have an under-folding spike bayonet, known as the "pig sticker"; this rifle is often seen in movies about the Vietnam War, and is correct for NVA throughout most of the conflict. Quite a few of the Type 56s seen in movies also have AKM-style slant compensators fitted; this was a common feature on semi-auto Type 56s exported to the U.S., but NOT the full-auto military model.

The easiest way to tell when an AK-type rifle seen in a movie or TV show is a Chinese Type 56 is by looking at the front sight; Chinese AKs have a distinctive full-circle ("hooded") front sight that no other AKs (including those made in Russia) have.

Film

Actor	Character	Title	Note	Date
	Mozambique guard	Johnny English Reborn	Type 56-1	2011
	Fighters	Killer Elite	early variant with milled receiver	2011
.	.	The Guard		2011
Nicholas Braun	Billy-Ray	Red State	Type 56 - made to look like AKM	2011
Melissa Leo	Sara
James Parks	Mordechai
Jennifer Schwalbach Smith	Esther
	Believers		Type 56-1 - made to look like AKMS
	Taliban fighters	Kandahar	with and without under-folding bayonets	2010
Matt Damon	Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller	Green Zone	Type 56-1	2010
	Iraqi gunmen	Green Zone	Type 56-1	2010
	North Korean soldiers	Salt		2010
	thugs	Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright		2010
Byron Lawson	Mao	A Dangerous Man	Type 56-2 (folded stock), continuity errors: stock (un-)folded in same scene and mirror images	2009
Jesse Hutch	Sergey
Steven Seagal	Shane
Vitaly Kravchenko	Vlad
	Russian thugs
	Terrorists	31 North 62 East	Type 56-1	2009
	Taliban fighters	The Kite Runner	Type 56-1 and Type 56-1	2008
	Soviet soldiers	The Kite Runner	Type 56-1 and Type 56-1	2008
	Iraqi insurgents	Body of Lies	Type 56-1	2008
	Soviet soldiers	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Type 56 and Type 56-1	2008
		No Country for Old Men	Type 56 and Type 56-1, seen with dead drug dealers	2007
	Crackhead	Hot Fuzz	Type 56-1	2007
Falah Falyeh	Ahmad	Battle for Haditha	Type 56-1	2007
Oliver Bytrus	Jafar
	Iraqi Army soldiers
	Iraqi civilians
Kagiso Kuypers	Dia Vandy	Blood Diamond	Type 56-1	2006
	R.U.F. rebels
	Sierra Leone Army soldiers
Weston Cage	Mechanic	Lord of War	Type 56-1, with AKM receiver cover	2005
	Soviet soldiers
	Afghan Mujahideen
			Seen on wall, with nickel finish, AKM muzzle brake, ivory furniture, and AIMS handguard
	R.U.F. rebels		Type 56-1
Matthew McConaughey	Dirk Pitt	Sahara	Type 56-1	2005
	Malian Soldiers	Sahara	Type 56-1	2005
	Black September terrorists	Munich	Type 56-1	2005
	PLO gunmen
	Israeli commandos
	Chinese soldiers	Batman Begins	Type 56-1	2005
	Tajikistani terrorists	Stealth	Type 56-1, with lengthened barrel	2005
	Thugs	A Bittersweet Life	Type 56-1	2005
	Pirates	Typhoon	Type 56-1	2005
	Guard	District B13	Type 56, with & without AKM muzzle brake	2004
	Tutsi rebel	Hotel Rwanda		2004
	Militia fighters	Tears of the Sun	Type 56 and Type 56-1	2003
	Cameroon border guards
	Refugees		Type 56, with & without pig-sticker bayonet
	North Korean soldiers	Die Another Day	Type 56-1	2002
	North Korean commando	Die Another Day	Type 56-1, made to look like AKS-74	2002
	Somali militiamen	Black Hawk Down	Type 56 and Type 56-1, with & without pig-sticker bayonets	2001
	Rebel soldiers	Air Force One	Type 56-1	1997
Brad Pitt	Frankie Maguire	The Devil's Own	Type 56-1	1997
	Iraqi soldiers	Courage Under Fire	Type 56 and Type 56-1	1996
Danny Trejo	Trejo	Heat	Type 56-1, with AKM muzzle brake	1995
	N.V.A. soldiers	Dead Presidents		1995
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	Vinh Moc	Soldier Boyz		1995
Jacqueline Obradors	Vasquez	Soldier Boyz	With pig-sticker bayonet	1995
Demetrius Navarro	Lopez	Soldier Boyz		1995
	Vinh Moc's soldiers	Soldier Boyz	With & without pig-sticker bayonets	1995
	A criminal	Soldier Boyz	Type 56-1	1995
Pierce Brosnan	James Bond	GoldenEye	Type 56-1, made to look like AKS-74	1995
Sean Bean	Alec Trevelyan
Famke Janssen	Xenia Onatopp
	Russian soldiers		Made to look like AK-74 and AKS-74
	Janus soldiers		Made to look like AK-74 and AKS-74
Lori Petty	Pvt. Christine Jones	In the Army Now	Type 56, with AKM muzzle brake	1994
	Libyan Army soldiers		Type 56, with AKM muzzle brake
	Libyan Army soldier		Type 56-1, made to look like AK-74
	Colombian cartel gunmen	Clear and Present Danger	Type 56-1	1994
	Robber	Crime Story (1993)	with AKM muzzle brake	1993
Ed Adams	Dirt	Beyond the Law	Type 56-1, with AKM muzzle brake	1992
.	Guards	Rapid Fire	.	1992
	Johnny Wong's thugs	Hard Boiled	Type 56-1	1992
Baldwin C. Sykes	Monster	Boyz N The Hood	Type 56-1	1991
Waise Lee	Little Wing	Bullet in the Head		1990
Tony Leung	Ah Bee
Jacky Cheung	Fai
	N.V.A. soldiers
	Viet-Cong guerrillas
Miguel Ferrer	Amador	Revenge	Type 56-1	1990
	Soviet Naval Infantryman	The Hunt for Red October		1990
Thomas Rosales Jr.	Chet	RoboCop 2	Type 56, with AK-74 muzzle brake	1990
	Nuke cartel thugs	RoboCop 2	Type 56, 56-1, & Type 56-2, with & without bakelite magazines and AK-74 muzzle brakes	1990
	Ramon Cota's men	Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection	Type 56, with pig-sticker bayonet	1990
	Afghan Mujaheddin	Afghan Breakdown	Type 56, with pig-sticker bayonet	1990
Nicholas Kadi	Ben Shaheedis	Navy SEALs		1990
Danny Lee	Inspector Li Ying	The Killer	Type 56-1	1989
	Villain	UHF		1989
	NVA soldiers	Born on the Fourth of July	Type 56 with pig-sticker bayonet	1989
	Viet Cong guerrillas	Casualties of War	Type 56-1	1989
Liem Whatley	Ho	The Iron Triangle	Type 56, with pig-sticker bayonet	1989
	Viet-Cong	The Iron Triangle	Type 56, with pig-sticker bayonet	1989
Sasson Gabai	Mousa	Rambo III	Type 56-1	1988
	Afghan Mujahideen	Rambo III	Type 56 and Type 56-1	1988
	Wing Kong gang members	Big Trouble in Little China	Type 56, with AKM muzzle brakes	1986
Charlie Sheen	Pvt. Chris Taylor	Platoon	With pig-sticker bayonet	1986
Tom Berenger	SSgt. Robert Barnes
	N.V.A. soldiers
	Viet-Cong
	Viet Cong guerrillas	Coordinates of Death (Koordinaty smerti)	With pig-sticker bayonets	1985
Jong Soo Park	Tran Chan Dinh	The Park is Mine	Type 56-1	1985
	Rebels	Commando Leopard		1985
	General Khan's soldiers	Code Name: Wild Geese		1984
	Indonesian soldiers	The Year of Living Dangerously	Type 56, with and without pig-sticker bayonets	1982
	N.V.A. soldiers	Apocalypse Now		1979
	Viet-Cong
	Kurtz's men		With & without jungle-taped magazines
	French colonialists		With & without pig-sticker bayonets

Television

Actor	Character	Show Title / Episode	Note	Air Date
Derek Thompson	Billy Downes	Harry's Game	Type 56-1	1982
	Various	The A-Team		1983 - 1988
	Vit Cng	Tour of Duty		1987 - 1989
	NVA soldiers	Tour of Duty		1987 - 1989
	Various	Seven Days	Type 56 and Type 56-1	1998 - 2001
Ross Kemp	SSgt. Henry 'Henno' Garvie	Ultimate Force	Type 56-1	2002 - 2006
Jamie Draven	Cpl. Jamie Dow
Tony Curran	Sgt. Pete Twamley
Miles Anderson	Col. Aidan Dempsey
Louis Decosta Johnson	Cpl. Dave Woolston
Heather Peace	Tpr. Becca Gallagher
Conor Mullen	Omega
	Various terrorists and soldiers
Victor Browne	Tyler Reed	Tremors: The Series / "Shriek & Destroy"		2003
Leo Fitzpatrick	"Mr. Mouse"	The Kill Point	Type 56-1, with AKM slant compensator	2007
Adam Cantor	Rocko	The Kill Point	Type 56-1, with AKM slant compensator	2007
Frank Grillo	Albert "Mr. Pig" Roman	The Kill Point	Type 56-1, with AKM slant compensator	2007
	One of Deke Quinlan's men	The Kill Point	Type 56-1, with AKM slant compensator	2007
	Various rebels and mercenaries	Sea Patrol		2007 - 2010
		Sanctuary		2007 -
	North Korean border guards	Chaos / "Song of the North"	With AKM slant compensator	2011 -
Noah Wyle	Tom Mason	Falling Skies	Type 56-1	2011 -
Extras	Resistance fighters	Falling Skies	Type 56	2011 -

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Delta Force: Xtreme 2	"AK47"			2009
7.62 High Calibre	"Type 56"		w/ various attachments	2008
Tomb Raider: Underworld			not usable	2008
Battlefield: Vietnam	"AK-47"	w/ underfolding "pig sticker" bayonet		2004
Conflict: Vietnam	"Chicom Type-56"			2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	"AK47"			2004
Project IGI 2: Covert Strike	"AK-47"			2003
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne	"Kalashnikov"			2003
Project IGI: I'm Going In	"AK-47"			2000
Global Operations	"AK-47"			2000
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain	"China Type 56"			2004
Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror	"AK47"			2002
Jurassic Park: Trespasser	"Kalashnikov"			1998

Norinco Type 84S

Norinco Type 84S - 5.56x45mm

Norinco Type 84S Underfolder Model - 5.56x45mm

Norinco Type 84S "Target" Rifle - 5.56x45mm. Basically a standard Norinco Type 84S with a slightly longer barrel. This variant was ready for market just as the 1989 US import ban was implemented, so it is mostly seen in Canada. It has an 18.5" barrel and was very rarely seen in the U.S. Gun market.

Norinco Type 84S Match Rifle - 5.56x45mm. Norinco was stuck sitting on a pile of 21" RPK barrels chambered for 5.56mm when the door slammed shut on U.S. imports in 1989. Norinco saved money by mating their 21" long RPK-style barrels to their stockpile of 84S Folding Stock receiver bodies and thus exported the Type 84S Match to countries such as Canada and Australia. Canada would suffer their own import ban on 'frightening looking guns' in 1995. Australian gun owners would suffer such a fate in 1997.

The Type 84 rifle is nearly identical to the Chinese Type 56 (seen above), but it is chambered in 5.56x45mm /.223 Remington. It is often seen impersonating the AK-74 in movies and TV shows (particularly Stargate: SG1, where it is carried by Russian SG teams).

The Type 84 was imported and sold with an AK birdcage flash hider and had a deep polished factory blue. Several other variants of the 84S Rifle (that are mostly unfamiliar to American Gun Owners) were victims of the 1989 Import Ban that barred most new 'assault rifles' from entering the United States. These rifles were thus mostly exported to Canada and Australia, and as a result, appeared in television shows or movies that were filmed in those countries. Listed here are two of the variants seen in Canadian or Australian television (the Target and the Match versions). If it were not for Canadian or Australian movie armorers, most of us in the U.S. would never have known these variants existed.

Film

Character	Title	Note	Date
Stylish Secret Agent	Zombieland	.	2009
Hungarian police officers	Underworld: Evolution	.	2006
Ukrainian soldiers	The Sum of All Fears	Fitted with custom muzzle brakes and folding stocks to pass for AKS-74	2003
.	Reindeer Games	Seen in the weapons storage compartment of Gabriel's (Gary Sinise) truck	2000
Iraqi soldiers	Bravo Two Zero	.	1999
Mobsters	Hollow Point	w/ Type 56-style bayonets	1996

Television

Actor	Character	Show Title / Episode	Note	Air Date
.	Russian soldiers and other characters	The X-Files, Ep. "Terma", "Patient X"	.	1993-2002
.	Russian soldiers	Sliders	.	1995-2000
—	—	Millennium, Ep. "Gehenna")	Found in cult warehouse	1996-1999
.	Various military personnel and terrorists	Seven Days, Ep. "Peackeepers", "The Fire Last Time"	.	1998-2001
.	A bounty hunter and Cherokee nationalists	Harsh Realm (Ep. 2 "Leviathan", Ep. 8 "Cincinnati")	.	1999
.	Seth's followers	Stargate: SG1 (Season 3, Episode 2)	.	1999 - 2000
James Gandolfini	Tony	The Sopranos, Ep. "Two Tonys" (5.01)	.	1999-2007
Max Casella	Benny Fazio	The Sopranos, Ep. "Two Tonys" (5.01)	.	1999-2007
Carl Capotorto	Little Paulie Germani	The Sopranos, Ep. "Two Tonys" (5.01)	.	1999-2007
Ryan Robbins	Charlie Connor	Battlestar Galactica, Season 3, "Exodus"	.	2004-2009
.	Resistance fighters	Battlestar Galactica, Season 2, "Lay Down Your Burdens"	.	2004-2009
Fenar Mohammed-Ali	As'ad	Chris Ryan's Strike Back, Ep. 1, 2	.	2010
.	Iraqi insurgents	Chris Ryan's Strike Back, Ep. 1, 2	.	2010

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG	Dejima refugee sniper	Type 84S Target with scope	2004-2005

Norinco MAK-90

Norinco MAK-90 - 7.62x39mm

Civilian "post-ban" version of Norinco Type 56, with 'thumbhole' stock and semi-auto only fire mode.

Specifications

( - )

Type: Assault Rifle

Caliber: 7.62x39mm

Weight: 8.3 lbs (3.7 kg)

Length: 35.1 in (89.2 cm)

Barrel length: 16.3 in (41.5 cm)

Feed System: 30-round box magazine

Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

The Norinco MAK-90 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Soldier		Arcadia 234 inhabitant	With 10-round magazine	1998
Carnosaur 3: Primal Species		Terrorist		1996

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow		PSO-1 Scope and Dragunov stock	Used by Hostile NPCs only	2004

Zastava M70

Zastava M70B1 fixed stock rifle - 7.62x39mm

Zastava M70AB2 folding stock rifle - 7.62x39mm

Zastava M70AB2 folding stock rifle - 7.62x39mm (non-standard pistol grip). The military version of the M70AB2 underfolder rifle has a black plastic pistol grip as seen in the image above. However all of the Zastava M70AB2 rifles imported in the U.S. by Mitchell Arms had the wooden pistol grip seen in this photo. So a wooden pistol grip is indicative of a 'Mitchell Arms' rifle.

The Zastava M70 was the Yugoslavian variant of the Russian AK-47 (later AKM), however, it utilized a strengthened lower receiver, more akin to the RPK than the AK-47/AKM. It also has other design variations which make it immediately recognizable from its Russian cousin. Some of the variants also have finned barrels to aid in heat dispersion. It was made by Zavodi Crvena Zastava (Red Banner Plant), now Zastava Oružje / Zastava Arms in a Yugoslavian (now Serbian) city of Kragujevac. It was most widely used and seen in the Wars in the 1990s of the former Yugoslavian republics - Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro (Slovenia and Macedonia were not a major combatants in the fighting). Yugoslavia also sold them to many countries such as Iraq (which produced a licensed copy known as the Tabuk, which lacked the grenade-launching sight) and Kuwait.

The Zastava M70 was produced in the following variants:

M70 - milled receiver, fixed stock
M70A – milled receiver, underfolding stock
M70A1 – milled receiver, underfolding stock, mount for night or optical sights
M70B1 – stamped receiver, fixed stock
M70AB2 – stamped receiver, underfolding stock
M70B1N – stamped receiver, fixed stock, mount for night or optical sights
M70AB2N – stamped receiver, underfolding stock, mount for night or optical sights

Variants M70B, M70AB and M70AB1 also exist, but they are rare and their specifications are unclear.

Specifications

(1970 - Present)

Type: Carbine

Caliber: 7.62×39mm

Weight: 8.2 lbs (3.7 kg)

Length: 0 in (0 cm) (stock extended), 0 in (0 cm) (stock folded)

Barrel length: 16.3 in (41.5 cm)

Feed System: 30-round box magazine

Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The Zastava M80 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Coriolanus	Gerard Butler	Tullus Aufidius	M70AB2 version	2011
The Guard	Don Cheadle	F.B.I. Special Agent Everett	M70B1	2011
Fast Five		Gunmen	M70AB2 version	2011
The A-Team		Iraqi guards	M70AB2 version	2010
District 13: Ultimatum		Thugs	M70AB2 & M70B1 versions	2009
A Dangerous Man	Jesse Hutch	Sergey	M70AB1 version	2009
Watchmen		Viet Cong fighter		2009
The Brothers Bloom		Czech soldiers		2009
Punisher: War Zone		Russian mobsters	M70B1 and M70AB2 versions	2009
Shake Hands with the Devil		Rwandan soldiers and RPF rebels	M70AB2 version	2007
Stealth		North Korean soldiers	M70AB2 version, with taped on flashlight	2005
Behind Enemy Lines		Serbian soldiers		2001
No Man's Land		Serbian and Bosnian forces		2001
Savior		Serbian and Bosnian forces		1998
The Peacemaker		Terrorists, Russian soldiers and UN peacekeepers		1997
Pretty Village, Pretty Flame		Serbian soldiers	M70B1 and M70AB2 versions	1996

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Ultimate Force	Ross Kemp	Sgt. Henno Garvie	"Something to Do with Justice", M70B1	2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force		Serbian rebels	"Something to Do with Justice", M70B1	2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force	Damian O'Hare	Sean Weir	"The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie", M70B1	2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force		Chechen rebels & Russian soldiers	"Weapon of Choice", M70B1	2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force		Al-Qaeda terrorists	"Deadlier Than the Male", M70AB2	2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force		SAS, Chechen rebels & Russian soldiers	"Weapon of Choice", M70AB2	2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force		Al-Qaeda terrorists	"Dividing Line", M70AB2	2002 - 2006
Bugs			"Schrodingers Bomb"	1995 - 1999
Stargate SG-1		Russian SG team	"Icon"	1997 - 2007
Stargate SG-1	Victor Favrin	Chalo	"Evolution",	1997 - 2007
Stargate SG-1	Frank Roman	Rafael	"Evolution", M70AB2	1997 - 2007
Stargate SG-1		Honduran rebels	"Evolution"	1997 - 2007
24: Redemption		Child soldier	M70AB2	2008
Ultimate Weapons			"Close Quarter Battle", M70AB2	2009 - 2011
Nikita		Bank robbers and Chilean rebels	M70AB2	2010 - Present
Covert Affairs		A Taliban Terrorist	"Half a World Away" (S2E7)	2011

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
24: The Game	Z85			2006
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain	Stava M70 B1			2004

Zastava M85

Zastava M85 - 5.56x45mm

The Zastava M85 is a compact carbine manufactured by the Yugoslavian Zastava company, similar to the AKMSU mentioned above, although with an underfolding stock instead of a side-folder, a three-holed handguard and is chambered for 5.56x45mm.

Specifications

( - )

Type: Carbine

Caliber: 5.56x45mm

Weight: 7.7 lbs (3.5 kg)

Length: 31.5 in (80 cm), 21.3 in (54 cm) (stock folded)

Barrel length: 10 in (25.4 cm)

Feed System: 30-round box magazine

Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The Zastava M85 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
36th Precinct		Robber		2004

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days				2010

Zastava M92

Zastava M92 - 7.62x39mm

Very similar to the Zastava M85 but chambers 7.62x39mm instead of 5.56x45mm. Note the curved magazine.

Specifications

( - )

Type: Carbine

Caliber: 7.62x39mm

Weight: 7.7 lbs (3.5 kg)

Length: 31.5 in (80 cm), 21.3 in (54 cm) (stock folded)

Barrel length: 10 in (25.4 cm)

Feed System: 30-round box magazine

Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The Zastava M92 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
America's Army			Seen in crates with other AK-series weapons, non-playable	2002

AIM/AIMS

AIM - 7.62x39mm

PM.md.65 with cleaning rod removed - 7.62x39mm. An early version of the AIMS with an underfolding stock and inward curved grip.

AIMS - 7.62x39mm

AIMS with 75-round drum magazine - 7.62x39mm

The Romanian clones of the AKM and AKMS, identifiable by the vertical foregrip integrated into the handguard. The folding-stock version of the AIM, known as the AIMS, originally had a conventional under-folding stock and the grip curving inwards at a convex angle. This was eventually replaced by a version which had a side-folding stock (copied from the East German MPi-KMS), as shown here.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Kandahar		Taliban fighters	AIM with a shortened barrel	2010
Street Kings	Jayceon "The Game" Taylor	Grill	AIMS	2008
Typhoon		Pirates	Older model AIMS with underfolding stock	2005
	Tahas' Henchmen	District B13	PM md. 90 Krinkov	2004
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout	Andrew Bryniarski	Larry Eugene Phillips Jr.	AIMS, w/ 75-round drum magazine	2003
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout	Oleg Taktarov	Emil Matasareanu	AIMS, w/ 75-round drum magazine	2003
Iron Eagle II	Uri Gavriel	Georgi Koshkin	AIMS, w/ bakelite magazines and Israeli blank-firing adaptor	1988
Iron Eagle		Enemy soldier	AIMS, with Israeli blank-firing adaptor	1986
Lethal Weapon 4		Corrupt Chinese General's men	AIMS, w/ AKM type handguard	1998
Lethal Weapon 4	Mel Gibson	Detective Martin Riggs	AIMS, w/ AKM type handguard	1998

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Situation Critical				2007-2008

MPi-KM/MPi-KMS-72

East German MPi-KM-72 with fixed stock - 7.62x39mm. This was the transitional MPi-KM-72 that still used the wooden lower hand grip from the MPi-KM. These were common from 1965-1972. The Side folding stock was not widely distributed until 1973.

East German MPi-KM-72 with plastic stock - 7.62x39mm

East German MPi-KMS-72 with sling and side-folding stock - 7.62x39mm

The MPi-KM/MPi-KMS-72 are East German license-manufactured versions of the AKM/AKMS. Early versions of the rifles had wooden furniture, but later models have distinctive stippled brown buttstocks and pistol grips. The MPi-KMS also has a side folding single strut "coat hanger" stock, a feature which is shared with the Romanian AIMS rifle. After the German reunification, all variants of the MPi were removed from service, with most rifles being sold as surplus to the militaries of such countries as Finland and Turkey.

Note: The chance of seeing a 100% original East German MPi-K series of rifle in a movie or television show is extremely unlikely. Most of the "East German" AKs that are seen in visual media are regular AKMs using East German Parts kits.

Film

Title	Character	Date
The Hurt Locker	Iraqi police officer	2008
Battle for Haditha	Iraqi Army soldiers	2007
Lord of War	Afghan mujaheddin	2005
Hotel Rwanda	Rwandan soldiers	2004
Extreme Ops	Thug	2002

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Date
GSG-9		Terrorist	Folding Stock	2008

AMD-65

Hungarian AMD-65 - 7.62x39mm

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Hungarian AMD-63 - 7.62x39mm

Hungarian AMMS - 7.62x39mm

Specifications

(1965 - )

Type: Assault Rifle

Caliber: 7.62x39mm

Weight: 7.1 lbs (3.2 kg)

Length: 33.3 in (84.7 cm) (stock extended), 24.6 in (62.4 cm) (stock folded)

Barrel length: 12.5 in (31.7 cm)

Feed System: 30-round box magazine

Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The AMD-65 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Fast Five		Zizi's gunmen		2011
Underworld			Mounted on armory rack	2003
I Spy (2002)		Gunder's men		2002
In China They Eat Dogs		A gangster		1999
Death Wish V: The Face of Death	Chuck Shamata	Sal Paconi		1994
Red Scorpion	Dolph Lundgren	Nikolai Rachenko		1989
Rambo III	Richard Crenna	Colonel Trautman		1988
Rambo III	Sylvester Stallone	John Rambo		1988
Rambo III		Soviet tank crew		1988

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
The Professionals		Quinn	"A Man Called Quinn" , PSO-1 scope	1983

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Notation	Release Date
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater		Used by Ocelot Unit, unobtainable	2004
Alliance of Valiant Arms			2007
Medal of Honor		AMD-63	2010
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker	"ADM63"		2010
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker	"ADM65"		2010

FEG NGM-81

Hungarian FEG NGM-81 with original PKM style flash hider - 5.56x45mm

The Hungarian FEG NGM-81 was a domestic rifle based on the indigenous Hungarian AK74, but built for export. For that reason, it was chambered in 5.56x45mm, though some 5.45x39mm variants exist. The Rifle was built between 1981-1990. The original rifles were only offered with a fixed butt and a wooden fore-end, made in the same Hungarian Blonde wood as the SA-85M export rifle. The folding stock version of this rifle was called the NGV-81. Due to Cold War prohibitions against Combloc weapons within the U.S. (except those exempted by treaty), the vast majority of the export NGM-81 rifles went to Europe and Africa. Most versions omit the large PKM style flash hider, opting instead for the standard AK-47 style muzzle nut. The FEG NGM rifle was noteworthy in that it kept the AK-47/Type 56 style of gas block system, with the gas relief holes in the gas tube, not the gas block (as is the case with the AKM and later style rifles). The Gas block itself and the front sight is the AKM style in shape and the rifle takes a Hungarian stamped metal 5.56mm magazine similar but not identical to the Wieger style AK magazine.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Casino Royale		Nambutu Embassy Guards		2006
Sahara	Steve Zahn	Al Giordino		2005
Sahara	Matthew McConaughey	Dirk Pitt		2005
Hotel Rwanda		Rwandan Army soldiers		2004
Hotel Rwanda		Rwandan Army soldier	fitted with Krinkov conversion	2004

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Ultimate Force		Various soldiers and terrorist		2006

Romanian WASR

A US imported Romanian WASR-2 - 5.45x39mm

A US imported Romanian WASR-3 - 5.56x45mm

A Romanian AK clone modified to accept single stack magazines for American import. Chambered in 7.62x39mm (WASR-10), 5.45x39mm (WASR-2), and 5.56x45mm (WASR-3). Most variants had their magazine wells adapted to take standard high capacity magazines, by the distributors.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Derailed		Terrorists		2002
24: Redemption		Sangalan Rebels		2008

Bulgarian Arsenal AR

Arsenal AR - 7.62x39mm

Arsenal AR-F - 7.62x39mm

Arsenal AR-1F - 7.62x39mm

Arsenal AR-SF - 5.56x45mm NATO

Arsenal AR-M1 - 5.56x45mm NATO

Arsenal AR-M1F - 7.62x39mm

Arsenal AR-M4SF - 5.56x45mm NATO

The Arsenal AR is the name given to the Bulgarian manufactured AK clone (Built by the Bulgaria gunmaker ARSENAL JSCo.). These modern day copies of the AK-47 have milled receivers and are chambered in 7.62x39mm and 5.56x45mm in various configurations. As time goes on, Arsenal JSCo. builds more variants for export as civilian, military and law enforcement models.

Specifications

( - Present)

Type: Assault Rifle

Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO, 7.62x39mm

Feed System: 30-round box magazine

Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The Bulgarian Arsenal AR and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
36th Precinct		Robber	w/wood furniture	2004
District B13		Henchman	5.56x45mm AR-SF model with AKS-74U flash hider and handguard	2006
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil	North Korean Soldiers		7.62x39mm AR model mocked-up to resemble Norinco Type 56	2006
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil		Navy SEALs and North Korean Soldiers	7.62x39mm AR-F model mocked-up to resemble Norinco Type 56-1	2006
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil	Nicholas Gonzalez	Lieutenant Robert James	7.62x39mm AR-M1F model fitted with AKS-74U muzzle brake	2006
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil	Matt Bushell	Master Chief Petty Officer Neil 'Spaz' Callaghan	7.62x39mm AR-M1F model fitted with AKS-74U muzzle brake	2006
Hitman		Russian Alfa Commandos	7.62x39mm AR and AR-F models	2007
Transporter 3		Ukranian Special Security Forces	7.62x39mm AR model	2008
Day of the Dead	Nick Cannon	Salazar	7.62x39mm AR model with custom muzzle brake and thumbhole stock	2008
Day of the Dead	AnnaLynne McCord	Nina		2008
Day of the Dead		US Army soldiers	7.62x39mm model mocked up as M16A2	2008
Day of the Dead	Jean-Claude Van Damme	Himself		2008
JCVD		5.56x45mm NATO variant		2008
Universal Soldier: Regeneration		US Army soldiers	7.62x39mm model mocked-up as M16A2	2009
Universal Soldier: Regeneration	Mike Pyle	Capt. Kevin Burke	7.62x39mm model mocked-up as M16A2	2009
Universal Soldier: Regeneration	Jean-Claude Van Damme	Luc Deveraux	7.62x39mm model mocked-up as M16A2	2009
Universal Soldier: Regeneration	Andrei Arlovski	NGU	7.62x39mm AR model with bipod and ACOG scope	2009
Universal Soldier: Regeneration	Aki Avni	Colonel Petrov	7.62x39mm AR model	2009
The Tournament	Bashar Rahal	Asa Sadi	Mocked-up as M16A2	2009
The Tournament		Assassin	7.62x39mm AR-F model	2009
The Devil's Double		Iraqi boy	SAR-M1 with wood furniture	2011

Television

Show Title	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei	Various criminals	5.56x45mm AR-M1 model fitted with AK-47 front sight and furniture	1996 -
Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei	Various criminals	5.56x45mm AR-SF model fitted with AKS-74U handguard	1996 -
Strike Back: Project Dawn	Terrorist	5.56x45mm AR-M4SF model	1996 - 2011

Video Games

Title	Appears as	Mods	Notes	Release Date
F.E.A.R. 3		w/ R.I.S., fore-grip, reflex scope and skeletal butt-stock	Unusable, 7.62x39mm AR model	2011

Romanian AK Draco Carbine

Romanian AK Draco Carbine with AIMS folding stock - 7.62x39mm

Romanian AK Draco Pistol - 7.62x39mm. This is the domestic pistol that is sold in the U.S.

PM.md.90. Non-export carbine upon which the AK Draco is based. Main differences are different furniture and 3-position selector switch - 7.62x39mm

Specifications

( - )

Type: Carbine

Caliber: 7.62x39mm

Weight: 0 lbs (0 kg)

Length: 0 in (0 cm)

Barrel length: 0 in (0 cm)

Feed System: 30-round box magazine

Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The AK Draco Carbine and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Character	Note	Date
Ronin	Bodyguards		1998
Taxi 2	Yakuza Guard	AIMS-style wire-frame folding stock	2000
Home of the Brave	Insurgents	AIMS-style wire-frame folding stock	2006
The Assault (L'Assault)	Terrorists		2010

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Killing Floor	"AK47"		AIMS-style side-folding stock	2009

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Flag	Ru-Pou's followers		2006

AKU-94

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AK variant in AKU-94 bullpup kit - 7.62x39mm

The AKU-94 is a bullpup conversion kit (built and originally sold as a kit by K-VAR) for the AK type rifle, Both the European style AKs (like the Romanian AKs or Egyptian Maadis) and the Chinese style of AK rifle (Type 56) can fit into the kit. In the Mid-2000s, KVAR stopped making and selling the AKU-94 conversion kit. All remaining kits were purchased by Century Arms International, and subsequently used to 'spruce up' AK rifles with a futuristic bullpup look. Currently various imported AK rifles (mostly WASRs) with kit installed, is sold by Century Arms International. This bullpup configuration retains the standard barrel length but the design makes the AK rifle more compact making it more suitable for close quarters battle.

Specifications

( - )

Type: Assault Rifle

Caliber: 7.62x39mm

Weight: 0 lbs (0 kg)

Length: 0 in (0 cm)

Barrel length: 0 in (0 cm)

Feed System: 30-round box mag

Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The AKU-94 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Town	Slaine	Albert 'Gloansy' MacGloan	red dot sight	2010
The Interceptor (Zapreshchyonnaya Realnost)		Kurylo's special forces soldier		2009
Soldier	Kurt Russell	Sgt. Todd	Dressed up as futuristic weapon, with Surefire universal weaponlight and C-More red dot sight	1998
Soldier		Soldiers	Dressed up as futuristic weapons with Surefire Universal weaponlight and C-More red dot sight	1998

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Star Trek: Voyager	Robert Beltran	Chakotay	"Nemesis", Dressed up as alien weapons	1997
Star Trek: Voyager		Kradin soldiers	"Nemesis", Dressed up as alien weapons	1997
The X Files			"First Person Shooter" , ACOG scope	2000

Firing Replicas of the AK-47

Bollywood Replica AK-47

Commonly seen in Bollywood productions due to Indian firearms restrictions, these replica AK-47s are designed to fire blank ammunition and are most likely custom fabricated by Indian armorers. Virtually all "AK-47s" seen in Bollywood movies (excepting films made with the help of the Indian military) will be such blank-firing replicas.

AK-47 replica, commonly seen in Bollywood productions. Photo from Ekta Enterprises.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Date
Shootout at Lokhandwala		Criminals and Mumbai Police	2007
Tango Charlie	Ajay Devgan	Havildar Mohammed Ali	2004
LOC Kargil		Pakistani Soldiers	2003

Non-Firing Replicas of the AK-47

Hudson AK-47

The most common of all movie AK-47s in scenes where a real firearm was not used, is the all metal Japanese "Hudson AK-47". Hudson, a replica gun company like Model Gun Corp. (MGC) made many metal replicas in the 1970s and 1980s.

Hudson AK-47, a Japanese Replica firearm based on the original Type III AK-47, seen here with AKS-style underfolding stock

AK Pattern Firearms (Gallery)
Soviet/Russian	Assault Rifles	AK-12 • AK-47 • AK-74 • AK-101 • AK-103 • AK-107 • AK-108 • AKM • AKMS
	Carbines	AK-9 • AK-102 • AK-104 • AK-105 • AKS-74U • OTs-14 Groza • Saiga 9 • Saiga MK-03
	Submachine Guns	Gepard PDW • PP-19 Bizon • PP-19-01 Vityaz
	Shotguns	Saiga 12 • Saiga 20 • Saiga .410 • Vepr-12
	Sporting Rifles	Saiga 308 • Molot Vepr
	Machine Guns	RPK • RPK-74 • RPK-16
Bulgarian	Assault Rifles	Arsenal AR • Arsenal AR-F • Arsenal AR-M1 • Arsenal AR-M1F • Arsenal SAR-M1
Bulgarian	Carbines	Arsenal AR-SF • Arsenal AR-M4SF
Chinese	Assault Rifles	MAK-90 • Type 56 • Type 56-1 • Type 56-2 • Type 84S • Type 84S Underfolder
	Carbines	Type 56C
	Sniper Rifles	Type 84S Target • Type 84S Match
East German	Assault Rifles	MPi-KM-72 • MPi-KMS-72
Hungarian	Assault Rifles	AKM-63 • FÉG NGM-81
Hungarian	Carbines	AMD-65
Israeli	Assault Rifles	AK-Alfa
Polish	Assault Rifles	wz. 88 Tantal • wz. 96 Beryl
Polish	Carbines	wz. 89 Onyks • wz. 96 Mini-Beryl
Romanian	Assault Rifles	AIM • AIM-74 • AIMS • AIMS-74 • WASR
Romanian	Carbines	AIMR
Yugoslavian	Assault Rifles	Zastava M70B1 • Zastava M70AB2
	Carbines	Zastava M85 • Zastava M92
	Machine Guns	Zastava M72B1
Custom	Carbines	AKMSU

AK Derivatives (Gallery)
Chinese	Rifles	Type 86S
Finnish	Assault Rifles	Valmet M62 • Valmet M71 • Valmet M76 • Valmet M82 • Valmet M95
Finnish	Machine Guns	Valmet M78
Indian	Assault Rifles	INSAS
Israeli	Assault Rifles	Galil AR
	Carbines	Galil ACE 21 • Galil MAR • Galil SAR
	Machine Guns	Galil ARM
	Sniper Rifles	Galil Sniper Rifle • SR-99
Romanian	Sniper Rifles	PSL Sniper Rifle
South African	Assault Rifles	Vektor CR-21 • Vektor R4
South African	Carbines	Vektor R5 • Vektor R6
Ukrainian	Assault Rifles	Vepr • Malyuk
Yugoslavian	Sniper Rifles	Zastava M76

Firearms Visually Resembling the AK (Gallery)
Soviet/Russian	Assault Rifles	AEK-971 • AEK-972 • AEK-973 • AN-94 • AS Val • SR-3 Vikhr
Soviet/Russian	Sniper Rifles	SVD Dragunov • SVDS • VSS Vintorez
Chinese	Assault Rifles	QBZ-03 • Type 81 • Type 81-1
Chinese	Sniper Rifles	NDM-86
Czechoslovakian	Assault Rifles	Sa vz. 58 P • Sa vz. 58 V • Sa vz. 58 Compact