PM md. 63

PM md. 63 (Romanian: Pistol Mitralieră model 1963; lit. "model 1963 submachine gun") is the Romanian military designation of Romanian manufactured clones of the Soviet AKM. Produced at the Cugir Arms Factory (today a subsidiary of ROMARM), early Romanian Kalashnikov rifles were almost indistinguishable from Soviet AKMs, but a number of Romanian domestic features were introduced in later production models, making them more and more distinct from Soviet Kalashnikovs.

The Romanian Kalashnikov rifles have been exported to many other countries well beyond Europe. In the United States, Romanian AK rifles are primarily imported by Century International Arms (Century Arms for short), and are best known under their export names AIM and AIMS; while these names were originally applied to specific Romanian AK variants, they came to be applied to export versions of later Romanian AKs, even if they don't officially use these export names.

Romanian Military Models

PM md. 63

PM md. 63 (AIM) - 7.62x39mm

The PM md. 63 is the Romanian clone of the AKM. It is identifiable by its distinctive vertical foregrip integrated into the handguard. In the west, it is better known under the export name of AIM.

Note: As the original PM md. 63 is externally almost indistinguishable from the Soviet AKM, IMFDB currently only identifies later production PM md. 63s with the foregrip handguard.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Mercenary	Lindsey Ginter	Klinge		1996
		mercenaries
Afghan Breakdown		Afghan Mujaheddin		1991
Sun Alley	Michael Klobe	Grenzer Orlowsky		1999
Attack Force		Special Forces soldiers		2006
Kandahar Break		Taliban fighters	AIM	2009
Beasts of No Nation		Child soldiers	AIM	2015

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Tyrant		Abbudinian soldiers	Episode 1	2014
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 4	Alycia Debnam-Carey	Alicia Clark	SAR-1; "Buried" (S4E04)	2018
	Danay Garcia	Luciana Galvez
	Kevin Zegers	Melvin	SAR-1; "Just In Case" (S4E06), "The Wrong Side of Where You Are Now" (S4E07)
	Nito Larioza	Vulture member	SAR-1; "The Wrong Side of Where You Are Now" (S4E07)
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 5	Alexandra Payne	Logan's Crewmember	Romy G AK-47; "Here to Help" (S5E01)	2019
	Derrick Gilbert	Young survivor	Romy G AK-47; "Skidmark" (S5E04)
	Mikala Gibson	Doris	Romy G AK-47; "Channel 4" (S5E09), "You're Still Here" (S5E11)
	Alex Christian	Logan's Crewmember	Romy G AK-47; "You're Still Here" (S5E11)
	Uncredited	Logan's Crewmember	Romy G AK-47; "Leave What You Don't" (S5E13)
	Chris V. Brown	Pioneer Ranger
	Uncredited	Pioneer Ranger
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 6	Samuel French	Ranger Ben	Romy G AK-47; "Welcome to the Club" (S6E02)	2020-2021
	Holly Curran	Janis
	Ron LeBlanc	Pioneer Ranger	Romy G AK-47; "Things Left to Do" (S6E09)
	Uncredited	Valley Town resident
	Daveon James	Doomsday Cultist	Romy G AK-47; "Mother" (S6E14)
	Austin Alexander	Doomsday Cultist	Romy G AK-47; "The Beginning" (S6E16)
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 8	Brandon Herron	Troy's Group Member	Romy G AK-47; "Anton" (S8E07), "Iron Tiger" (S8E08), "Fighting Like You" (S8E11)	2023
	Leamon Justin Enfinger	Gearhead Member	Romy G AK-47; "Keeping Her Alive" (S8E10)
	Uncredited	Gearhead Member
		New PADRE Residents	Romy G AK-47;"The Road Ahead" (S8E12)

Video Games

Title	Appears as	Mods	Notes	Date
Military Conflict: Vietnam				2022

PM md. 65

PM md. 65 (AIMS) with cleaning rod removed - 7.62x39mm

PM md. 65 with cleaning rod - 7.62x39mm

The PM md. 65 is the Romanian clone of the AKMS. As with the md. 63, the rifle features a foregrip integrated into the handguard; in order to accommodate the underfolding stock, however, the foregrip of the PM md. 65 notably slants backwards. The rifle is exported to the west under the export name AIMS.

Note: As the original PM md. 65 is externally almost indistinguishable from the Soviet AKMS, IMFDB currently only identifies later production PM md. 65s with the rearward canted foregrip handguard.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Diplomatic Siege	Adrian Pintea	Goran Mladnov		1998
	Mihai Baranga	Dushan
	Vlad Ivanov	Coscis
	Irina Movila	Petra
	Francisco Reyes	Pascal
		Romanian policemen
Typhoon		Pirates		2005
A Gang Story (Les Lyonnais)		Bank robbers		2011
Ransomed		Lebanese militias		2023

PA md. 86

PA md. 86 (without cleaning rod) - 5.45x39mm

The PA md. 86 (Romanian: Pușca automată Model 1986, lit. "Model 1986 Automatic Rifle"), exported under the name AIMS-74, is the Romanian 5.45×39mm update to the former Romanian service rifle, the PM md. 63. While similar to the Soviet AK-74, it is developed independently from it and is not a direct clone of it, and therefore retained some archaic AKM elements, such as the gas block design. The rifle is still the current standard infantry rifle of Romania.

All military PA md. 86 rifles are fitted with folding stocks patterened after the East German MPi-KMS; PA md. 86/AIMS-74 rifles with fixed stocks (generally nicknamed "AIM-74" in line with nomenclature for Romanian export weapons) are generally custom-built weapons created outside of the Romanian military. The PA md. 86 can be equipped with the AG-40 grenade launcher.

The PA md. 97 is a 5.56mm version of the md. 86 developed in 1997. The PA md. 2000 is a modernized version with synthetic furniture chambered in 5.56mm.

Specifications

(1986 - Present)

• Type: Assault Rifle
• Caliber: 5.45x39mm
• Weight: 8.1 lbs (3.7 kg)
• Length: 37.1 in (94.3 cm) (stock extended), 29.4 in (74.8 cm) (stock folded)
• Barrel Length: 17 in (43.2 cm)
• Feed System: 30-round box magazine
• Fire Mode(s): Semi-Auto/Burst-3/Full-Auto

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Film

Title	Actor	Character	Notation	Date
7 Seconds		gangsters		2005
The Hard Corps		Hoodlum		2006

Video Games

Game Title	Referred as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Vigor				2018

PM md. 90

PM md. 90 - 7.62x39mm

PM md. 90 with 75-round drum magazine - 7.62x39mm

The PM md. 90 is the 7.62mm counterpart to the 5.45mm PA md. 86. It is internally identical to the PM md. 63/65, but features the PA md. 86's side-folding stock instead.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Iron Eagle		Enemy soldier		1986
Ishtar		Gunrunner		1987
Iron Eagle II	Uri Gavriel	Georgi Koshkin	w/ bakelite magazines and Israeli blank-firing adaptor	1988
Lethal Weapon 4	Mel Gibson	Detective Martin Riggs.	w/ AKM type handguard	1998
		Corrupt Chinese General's men
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout	Andrew Bryniarski	Larry Eugene Phillips Jr.	w/ 75-round drum magazine	2003
	Oleg Taktarov	Emil Matasareanu
Lakshya		Indian soldiers and Pakistani irregulars	without foregrips	2004
Attack Force		Special Forces soldiers		2006
Second in Command		Rebels		2006
The Last Sentinel	Katee Sackhoff	The Girl		2007
Street Kings	Jayceon "The Game" Taylor	Grill		2008
Anacondas: Trail of Blood		Police		2009

Video Games

Title	As	Mods	Notes	Date
Call of Duty Online			Potential weapon setup made from in-game weapon attachments for AKM	2013

Export Models

AIMR

First model AIMR with crutch style stock and 20 round magazine - 7.62x39mm. The original Romanian designation for this rifle is the PM md. 80.

AIMR - 7.62x39mm. The original Romanian designation for this rifle is the PM md. 90 cu țeavă scurtă (short barrelled). This differs from the US import version the Draco by its 3 position fire selector, folding stock as standard and darker AKM type palm-swell handguard.

AIMR (JMAC Customs civilian replica) - 5.45x39mm. The original Romanian designation for this rifle is the PA md. 86 cu țeavă scurtă (short barrelled).

AIMR - 5.56x45mm. The original Romanian designation for this rifle is the PA md. 97 cu țeavă scurtă (short barrelled).

Romanian AK Draco Pistol - 7.62x39mm. This is a US import variant of the AIMR and can be identified by its lack of a stock, a plain handguard without palmswell and 2 position selector switch.

Romanian AK Draco Carbine - 7.62x39mm. This is a Draco pistol fitted with a PA md. 86 folding stock to replicate the original AIMR, however it still lacks the palmswell hanguard and 3 position selector switch.

AIMR is the collective export designation for all Romanian AK-based carbines, regardless of caliber. The majority feature the distinctive side folding PA md. 86 stock and a straight AKM type handguard (the exception being the first model PM md. 80 which has a unique folding stock and an AIM style vertical grip handguard), and all have a 12 inch barrel with the front sight mounted directly to the gas block. They are fitted with barrel threads onto which can be fitted either a standard barrel nut, or a unique birdcage flash hider.

A variant of the AIMR with smooth handguards and the stock removed chambered in 7.62x39mm or 5.56x45mm was imported into the US as the "Champion Pistol". Later the designation of "Draco Pistol" was given to 7.62x39mm weapons, with "Champion Pistol" now referring to only 5.56x45mm weapons. Since the 2010s, the 7.62x39mm Draco Pistol has become an iconic weapon in hip-hop culture, exemplified by U.S. rapper Soulja Boy referencing the weapon in multiple songs and even taking the nickname "Big Draco."

Specifications

(1980 - Present)

• Type: Carbine
• Caliber: 7.62x39mm, 5.45x39mm or 5.56x45mm
• Barrel Length: 12 in (30.5 cm)
• Feed System: 30-round box magazine
• Fire Mode(s): Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

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Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Rage	Lorenzo Lamas	FBI Special Agent Nick Travis	PA md. 86 with drum magazine	1997
Commander Hamilton		Russian troops		1998
	Zakia Tahri	Moona
Ronin		Bodyguards	Draco carbine	1998
Diplomatic Siege		Romanian police	PM md. 80	1999
Taxi 2		Yakuza Guard		2000
Amélie (Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain)		Imaginary Mujahedins		2001
District B13 (Banlieue 13)		Taha's henchmen		2004
Sky Fighters (Les chevaliers du ciel)		Terrorists		2005
Home of the Brave		Insurgents	Draco carbine	2006
Secrets of State (Secret défense)	Nicolas Duvauchelle	Pierre as Aziz		2008
Five Brothers (Comme les cinq doigts de la main)	Pierre Abbou	Boban's lieutenant		2010
		Boban's henchmen
Colombiana		Bodyguard	Draco carbine	2010
The Assault (L'Assaut)		Terrorists		2010
Sleepless Night (Nuit Blanche)	Tomer Sisley	Vincent	AIMR 5.56	2011
On the Other Side of the Tracks (De l'autre Côté du Périph)		gang member		2012
Taken 2	Liam Neeson	Bryan Mills	AIMR 5.56	2012
The Lookout (Le Guetteur)	Jérôme Pouly	David	AIMR 5.56	2012
Zombieland: Double Tap	Rosario Dawson	Nevada		2019
	Luke Wilson	Albuquerque
6 Underground		Alimov's guards	w/railed handguard	2019
	Lior Raz	Rovach Alimov

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Alarm für Cobra 11 - Season 35	Paul Grasshoff	Patrick O Connor		2014

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Killing Floor	"AK47"		AIMR; gold-plated version available with DLC	2009
Boundary	"TK47"	heavily customized cosmonaut version, with AKM length barrel option		2023

Anime

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

Draco NAK9

Draco NAK9 - 9x19mm

The Draco NAK9 is a 9mm pistol carbine variant of the Draco made by Century Arms for the US market.

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note/Episode	Date
S.W.A.T.			"1000 Joules" (S2E10), "Rocket Fuel" (S2E20)	2018 - 2018

Mini Draco

Mini Draco - 7.62x39mm

The Mini Draco (imported by Century Arms) is an ultra-short export variant of the Romanian AK featuring a 7.75" barrel.

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Resident Evil: Village	"Dragoon"	w/ Magpul stock, suppressor, foregrip, red dot scope, and laser sight		2021

Micro Draco

Micro Draco - 7.62x39mm

The Micro Draco (imported by Century Arms) is an ultra-short export variation of the Romanian AK; it is even shorter than the Mini Draco, having a 6.25" barrel.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Fast Five	Michael Irby	Zizi	With MP5K-style foregrip and sights	2011
The Fate of the Furious		FSO Agent	With railed foreend	2017
Ambulance		Papi's Cartel Members	With MP5K-style foregrip and sights	2022

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 4	Frank Dillane	Nicholas Clark	Customized; "What's Your Story" (S4E01), "Another Day in the Diamond" (S4E02)	2018

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	"Draco AK"			2016

WASR

WASR-2 - 5.45x39mm

WASR-3 - 5.56x45mm

WASR 10/63 - 7.62x39mm

The Wassenaar Arrangement Semiautomatic Rifles (WASR) are semi-automatic versions of the Romanian PM md. 63 with stamped receivers, intended for the United States market. Although originally constructed from older surplus spare parts for Romanian military AKs, newer WASRs are built from newer parts, some of which are American-made to comply with import restrictions. Although originally constructed with a single stack magazine well to comply with American import restrictions, once the rifles are imported into the United States, distributors cut out the magazine well to allow traditional double stack AK magazines. There are a number of different variants chambered in different calibers; 7.62x39mm (WASR-10), 5.45x39mm (WASR-2), and 5.56x45mm (WASR-3). A WASR can easily be spotted in a film by its distinctive stamped receiver that does not contain the standard AK dimples.

Film

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

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
The Walking Dead - Season 3	Melissa McBride	Carol Peletier	UF w/UTG Pro Universal Quad Rail (SKU: MTU009) handguard; "Seed" (S3E01)	2012-2013
	Lawrence Kao	Tim	"Walk With Me" (S3E03)
	Vincent Ward	Oscar	UF w/UTG Pro Universal Quad Rail (SKU: MTU009) handguard; "When the Dead Come Knocking" (S3E07)
	Dango Nguyen	Woodbury guard	"This Sorrowful Life" (S3E15)
	Gregory Wilborn	Woodbury soldier	"Welcome to the Tombs" (S3E16)
	Luther Thompson Jr.	Woodbury soldier	UF w/UTG Pro Universal Quad Rail (SKU: MTU009) handguard; "Welcome to the Tombs" (S3E16)
The Walking Dead - Season 4	Keith Brooks	Dan	"Alone" (S4E13), "Us" (S4E15)	2014
The Walking Dead - Season 5	Christian Serratos	Rosita Espinosa	"No Sanctuary" (S5E01), "The Distance" (S5E11)	2014-2015
	Danai Gurira	Michonne	"Four Walls and a Roof" (S5E03)
	Jason Douglas	Tobin	"Conquer" (S5E16)
The Walking Dead - Season 7	Unknown	Scavengers member	Scoped; "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16)	2017