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The AKM (Russian: модернизи́рованный Автома́т Кала́шникова, tr. modernizírovannyj Avtomát Kalášnikova, lit. 'Modernised Automatic Kalashnikov Rifle') is a 7.62×39mm assault rifle designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is a common modernised variant of the AK-47 rifle developed in the 1940s.
Introduced into service with the Soviet Army in 1959, the AKM is the prevalent variant of the entire AK series of firearms and it has found widespread use with most member states of the former Warsaw Pact and its African and Asian allies as well as being widely exported and produced in many other countries. The production of these rifles was carried out at both the Tula Arms Plant and Izhmash. It was officially replaced in Soviet frontline service by the AK-74 in the late 1970s, but remains in use worldwide.
In addition to being popular with the American gun market, U.S. gun owners and recreational shooters build semi-automatic versions of the AKM from AK parts kits.

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