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AK-47
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 - 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.
Specifications
Type: Assault Rifle
Caliber: 7.62x39mm
Capacity: 30, 40 round box magazines, and 75 round drum magazine.
Fire Modes: Safe/Full-Auto/Semi
AK-47
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 AK47 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, 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 guerrillas throughout the world in the previous five decades. So the AK47 one 'thinks' one sees may very well be a Poly Technologies Legend series AK (from China) or another AK Variant.
Film
- N.V.A. soldiers in We Were Soldiers
- VC in The Odd Angry Shot
- R.U.F. rebels, and Leonardo DiCaprio as Danny Archer in Blood Diamond
- Hijackers,Terrorists in The Delta Force
- Việt Cộng fighters in Apocalypse Now
- NVA Border Guards in Escape from East Berlin
- Terrorists fighters in Jarhead (footage taken from Apocalypse Now)
- Việt Cộng fighters in A Better Tomorrow III
- 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
- A Cameroon border guard in Tears of the Sun
- Serbian soldier Behind Enemy Lines
- African militia in Hitman
- ANC fighters in Catch a Fire
- Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) in Lord of War
- Ukrainian soldiers in Godzilla (1998)
- Soviet border guards in Octopussy
- Afghan Mujahideen in The Beast of War
- Enemy soldiers in Iron Eagle
- Enemy soldiers in Iron Eagle II
- Afgan Mujahideen and Soviet and Czech soldiers in The Living Daylights
- Sue Price as Alex Sinclair in Nemesis 2: Nebula and Nemesis III: Prey Harder
- Mujahideen in Rambo III
- Soviet soldier in Rambo: First Blood Part 2
Television
- Somali militiamen in Seven Days (episode "The Fire Last Time")
- Tour of Duty
- Iraqi insurgents in Over There
- Weaponology
Anime
- Islamic revolutionaries in an unidentified desert state and USSR soldiers seen in flashback in Noir
Video Games
AKS-47
Film
- Navy Seals and North Korean soldiers in Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
- Colombian terrorists in Toy Soldiers
- A Bittersweet Life
- Edward Norton as Steve in The Italian Job
- Indian Army soldiers in Lakshya
- Soviet tank crews in The Beast of War
- Nomads in Flight of the Phoenix
- Soviet soldiers in Rambo III
- 24: Redemption
- Gangbangers in Darkman II: The Return of Durant (One fitted with an AKM style muzzle breaks)
- Enemy soldiers in Iron Eagle
- Enemy soldiers in Iron Eagle II
- Terrorist and Navy SEALs in Navy SEALs
- Aliens in Bad Taste
- Iraqi soldiers in Hot Shots! Part Deux
- Italian Job, The (2003)
- Old Serbian soldier in No Man's Land (Fitted with an orange bakelite magazine)
- Arrested Development
- Soviet Marines in Solo Voyage
Television
- Adam Cantor as Rocko and Frank Grillo as Albert "Mr. Pig" Roman in The Kill Point
- Weaponology
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timesplitters 2 | Soviet SV7 | w/ an M203 grenade launcher | 2002 |
AKM
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.
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 as Mitch Garnett 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
- 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
- IRA terrorists in Patriot Games
- A cartel member in A Man Apart
- Used by Wild Seven in Battle Royale II: Requiem
- Escobedo's men in Clear and Present Danger
- Nigerian militia fighters and refugees in Tears of the Sun
- Lycans in Underworld
- 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)
- Rwandan Army soldiers in Hotel Rwanda
- Sal's men in RoboCop
- Arius' men in Commando
- Vietnamese and Russian troops in Rambo: First Blood Part II
- Mujahideen, RamboSylvester Stallone,Richard Crenna as Colonel Trautman, and the Russians in Rambo 3
- Sgt. Kourov (Randy Raney) and Rambo Sylvester Stallone in Rambo 3 [fitted with a M203 and Galil style stock]
- Gang members in Escape from LA
- A resistance member in Equilibrium
- Russians in Eraser
- Johnny Wong's thugs in Hard Boiled
- Guards in Air Force One
- Burmese Junta Soldiers in Rambo (2008)
- Thug in The Replacement Killers
- Charlie Wilson's War
- Ramon Cota's men in Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
- Iraqi Soldiers in Hot Shots! Part Deux
- A Village Milita Member in Transformers
Television
- Abu Fayed's men in 24
- some U.S. guards in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
- Iraqi insurgents and soldiers in Over There
- Rebels in a parallel universe in Doctor Who
- Terrorists and Special Forces soldiers in The Unit (the latter fitted with tactical flashlights and silencers)
- Carl Ciarfalio as Hank Connors in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (episode "Leapin' Lizards")
- Drug dealers in CSI: NY (episode: "Snow Day")
- Several Variants used by a cult in Criminal Minds.
- Found in cult warehouse in Millennium (episode Gehenna)
- Weaponology
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
- Claire Danes as Katherine Brewster and Nick Stahl as John Connor in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (with shortened barrel and dual-mag clamp)
- Salim Abu Aziz Art Malik in True Lies ((with shortened barrel)
- U.S. Navy SEALs in Navy SEALs
- Pineapple Express ((with shortened barrel)
- A Mexican terrorist in Hulk
- A slaver in Taken ((with shortened barrel)
- Colombian terrorists in Toy Soldiers
- Burmese Junta soldiers in Rambo (2008)
- A bank robber in S.W.A.T.
- Myint Supakorn Kitsuwon in Rambo (2008) (with shortened barrel)
- Rwandan Army soldiers in Hotel Rwanda
- War, Inc.
- Resistance fighters in Equilibrium
- Iraqi Soldiers in Hot Shots! Part Deux
- Mujahideen,RamboSylvester Stallone and the Russians in Rambo 3
- Soviet Spetsnaz in Rambo 3 (fitted with AK-74 style muzzle breaks to look like AKS-74s)
- Mujahideen warriors and Soviet and Czech soldiers in The Living Daylights
- Private military contractors in The Hurt Locker (customized with RAS, foregrips and C-More red dot sights)
- General Radek's men in Air Force One ((with shortened barrel and side-folding stocks)
Television
- Kiefer Sutherland as Agent Jack Bauer in 24
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncharted: Drake's Fortune | 2007 | |||
| Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops | 2006 | |||
| Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 | 2007 | |||
| Combat Arms | AK-47 | 2004 | ||
| Half-Life 2 | AR-1 | Cut Weapon | 2004 | |
| ArmA II | 2009 | |||
| Left 4 Dead: 2 | 2009 |
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date
AIM/AIMSThe 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. TelevisionFilm
AKMSUChopped and shortened AKMS underfolder, made to resemble the AKS-74U except that it is still a 7.62x39mm gun. NOTE: The AKMSU was never manufactured by the Soviet Union, infact the pictures of one available are from a Pakistani made gun. This one model featured an under-folding stock and a thumbhole grip under the barrel. Most of the so-called "AKMSU" carbines seen in Hollywood movies, such as A Man Apart and Bad Boys II, are actually full-size AK variants that have been converted with Krinkov parts kits; many feature side-folding AKS-74U-style stocks that the real Pakistani made model didn't have. Film
Television
Video Games
Norinco Type 56The Chinese Type 56 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
Television
Video Games
Norinco Type 84SThe Type 84 rifle is nearly identical to the Chinese Type 56 (seen above), but it is chambered in 5.56x45mm. 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
Television
Zastava M70The 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 it's 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:
The Zastava M70 was seen in the following: Film
Television
Video Games
AMD-65Film
Television
AK-101Modern Russian AK rifle full size. 5.56x45mm Video Games
AK-102Modern Russian AK rifle carbine. 5.56x45mm Video Games
AK-103Modern Russian AK rifle full size. 7.62x39mm. MoviesVideo Games
AK-104Modern Russian AK rifle carbine. 7.62x39mm. Film
AK-108Modern full-size AK rifle borrowing operating mechanics from the AEK-971.
WASR-3A Romanian AK clone in 5.56x45mm. Film
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