AKM-47

   The Soviets produced the AKM47s (the "M" stands for modern) which were made after the first AK47s which had machined receivers.

  AKM is the Russian term of: Avtomat Kalashnikova Modernizya , which means modernized AK-47, referring to the stamped AKM of 1968, versus the milled AK-47 of 1947.

   Warsaw-Pact AKM's include: Soviet/Russian mfg.,F.E.G. of Hungary (SA-85's, etc.), and Romanian W.U.M.-1's, W.U.M.-2's, S.A.R.1, S.A.R.2, S.A.R. 3's, as well as Maadi AKM's, RML, RPM, and the MISR.

   The Soviets found that stampings were not only more efficient to produce but resulted in longer receiver life and better accuracy than the milled receivers.

   Genuine Chinese red fiber / bakelite furniture. AKM-47s Norinco in 56-2 configuration. Sandblasted and reblued by gunsmith. Some very light pits here and there under the reblue. Hardly noticable. High quality 1989 Preban.