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==Chinese Type 56== | ==Chinese Type 56== | ||
One of the most commonly seen AK variants in Television and the movies are the Chinese Type 56 series of guns (7.62x39mm). They are also seen a lot impersonating Russian weapons in many films, being that the Russians never sold a Civilian AK model to 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 84s (.223 version) or Type 56s (mostly marked AKS-47 to appeal to the civilian market). The variation with the underfolding spike bayonet, known a the "pig sticker" is the most seen rifle in movies relating to the Vietnam War, and is correct for NVA throughout most of the conflict. | [[Image:ChineseType56.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Chinese Type 56 AK variant with underfolding Bayonet - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
One of the most commonly seen AK variants in Television and the movies are the Chinese Type 56 series of guns (7.62x39mm). They are also seen a lot impersonating Russian weapons in many films, being that the Russians never sold a Civilian AK model to 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 84s (.223 version) or Type 56s (mostly marked AKS-47 to appeal to the civilian market). The variation with the underfolding spike bayonet, known a the "pig sticker" is the most seen rifle in movies relating to the Vietnam War, and is correct for NVA throughout most of the conflict. | |||
==Chinese Type 56-1== | ==Chinese Type 56-1== | ||
Revision as of 21:33, 20 June 2008
The AK-47 and variants are used by the following actors in the following movies, television series, anime, and video games:
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 are actually derivatives of the AKM, which features a stamped receiver and many improvements. Please check carefully to make sure that the rifle in question is an AK-47 and not an AKM. When in doubt, it is probably safer to assume AKM, since the old AK-47 has not been in production for many, many years and is no longer as common in the real world - or Hollywood's rental armories - as its successor.
AK-47
Film
- Numerous N.V.A. and V.C. soldiers and fighters in Platoon
- Numerous characters including Nicolas Cage as Yuri Orlov in Lord of War
- Crackhead in Hot Fuzz
- Colombian terrorists in Toy Soldiers
- N.V.A. soldiers in We Were Soldiers
- R.U.F. rebels, and Leonardo DiCaprio as Danny Archer in Blood Diamond
- Hijackers,Terrorists in Delta Force
- Việt Cộng fighters in Apocalypse Now
- Việt Cộng fighters in Jarhead (footage taken from Apocalypse Now)
- Việt Cộng fighters in A Better Tomorrow III
- Russian soldiers in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- Nomads in Flight of the Phoenix
- Waise Lee as Little Wing in Bullet in the Head
- P.L.O.Terrorists, Ugandan Army soldiers, Israeli Commando in Raid On Entebbe
- Soviet soldiers in Rocky IV
Television
- Somali militiamen in Seven Days (episode "The Fire Last Time")
Anime
Video Games
- The World Is Not Enough (as the "Soviet KA-57")
AKS-47
AKS-47 is the accepted nomenclature for an AK series of rifle with a underfolding stock. The side folding stocks are more associated with AKM variants (like the Romanian or East German Side folding stocks) or the Civilian AK rifles (like the Norinco Side folding AKS-47 civilian rifle of the late 1980s). The name "AKS-47" also refers to the Chinese Type 56 copies of the AK-47 (whether milled or stamped receiver variations) with the hooded front sight.
Film
- Danny Trejo as Trejo in Heat (Chinese Type 56-1)
- Isla Los Organos guards and North Korean soldiers in Die Another Day (Chinese Type 56-1)
- R.U.F. rebels, government soldiers, and Leonardo DiCaprio as Danny Archer in Blood Diamond (Chinese Type 56-1)
- Somali militiamen in Black Hawk Down (Chinese Type 56-1)
Television
- One of Deke Quinlan's men, Leo Fitzpatrick as "Mr. Mouse", and Adam Cantor as Rocko in The Kill Point (Chinese Type 56-1)
AKS-47U
Film
- Claire Danes as Katherine Brewster and Nick Stahl as John Connor in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
- Sammi Rotibi as André Baptiste Jr. in Lord of War (gold-plated save for wooden parts)
AKM
Film
- Soviet soldiers and the "Wolverines" in Red Dawn
- A terrorist in The Siege
- Reynaldo A. Gallegos as Tito Vargas in Bad Boys II
- Crimson Jihad terrorists and Arnold Schwarzenegger as Harry Tasker in True Lies
- Tommy Lee Jones in The Park is Mine (with two magazines taped together 'jungle style', loaded with blanks and live rounds)
- Serbian soldiers and Owen Wilson as Lt. Chris Burnett in Behind Enemy Lines
- Guerrillas in Predator
- Libyan terrorists in Back to the Future
- Afghan Mujahideen in The Beast of War
- Cuban Army soliders in Bad Boys II
- Colombian drug cartel henchmen in XXX
- Clint Eastwood and various Cuban Soldiers in Heartbreak Ridge
- Mel Gibson as Detective Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon 4
- Crimson Jihad terrorists in True Lies
- IRA terrorists in Patriot Games
- A cartel member in A Man Apart
- Escobedo's men in Clear and Present Danger
- Nigerian rebels in Tears of the Sun
- Lycans in Underworld
- Jong Soo Park as Tran Chan Dinh in The Park is Mine
- Iraqi soldiers, Shiite refugees, and the main protagonists of Three Kings
- Bank robbers and gang members in S.W.A.T. (including two fitted with high-capacity drum magazines)
Television
- Abu Fayed's men in 24
- Iraqi insurgents and soldiers in Over There
- Rebels in a parallel universe in Doctor Who
- Terrorists in The Unit
- Carl Ciarfalio as Hank Connors in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (episode "Leapin' Lizards")
Video Games
AKMS
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.
Film
- U.S. Navy SEALs in Navy SEALs
- Soviet soldiers in The Beast of War
- Colombian terrorists in Toy Soldiers
- A bank robber in S.W.A.T.
Television
- Kiefer Sutherland as Agent Jack Bauer in 24
- Derek Thompson as Billy Downes in Harry's Game (Chinese Type 56-1)
AKMSU
Film
- Haitian gang members in Bad Boys II
- A Cartel member in A Man Apart
- Philip Kwok as Mad Dog in Hard Boiled
- Bodyguards in Ronin
Television
Chinese Type 56
One of the most commonly seen AK variants in Television and the movies are the Chinese Type 56 series of guns (7.62x39mm). They are also seen a lot impersonating Russian weapons in many films, being that the Russians never sold a Civilian AK model to 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 84s (.223 version) or Type 56s (mostly marked AKS-47 to appeal to the civilian market). The variation with the underfolding spike bayonet, known a the "pig sticker" is the most seen rifle in movies relating to the Vietnam War, and is correct for NVA throughout most of the conflict.
Chinese Type 56-1
In the Chinese military nomenclature, the Type 56-1 is the underfolding variant. Though most imported guns were not marked 56-1, it is an international standard of nomenclature for the Chinese underfolder AKs developed between the mid 1950s and the late 1970s.