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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

(1949-present)

Type: Assault Rifle

Caliber: 7.62x39mm

Capacity: 10, 30, 40-round box magazines, 75-round drum magazine.

Fire Modes: Safe/Full-Auto/Semi (600 RPM)

AK-47

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Type I AK-47, hybrid stamped/milled receiver with prototype slab sided magazine - 7.62x39mm
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Type II AK-47 (note stock mounting bracket) with prototype slab sided magazine - 7.62x39mm
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Type II AK-47 - 7.62x39mm
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Type III AK-47 with prototype slab sided magazine - 7.62x39mm
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Final Production version of the Type III AK-47 with cleaning rod removed and laminated stock - 7.62x39mm
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Poly Technologies AK-47 - 7.62x39mm. This is the commercial clone of the original Type III AK-47 and is the most used in American films and shows when showing the milled receiver AK-47
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Authentic AK-47 built from US Receiver. This is an Actual Screen used AK-47 from the film We Were Soldiers (built by Cinema Weaponry) - 7.62x39mm

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 AK-47 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, Poland, 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 guerillas throughout the world in the previous five decades. So the AK-47 one 'thinks' one sees may very well be a Poly Technologies Legend series AK (from China) or another AK Variant.


Film

Actor Character Title Note Date
Jennifer Schwalbach Smith Esther Red State continuity error 2011
Soviet soldiers X-Men: First Class 2011
Suet Lam Fat Lok Vengeance Polytech Legend model 2009
Christian Bale Deiter Dengler Rescue Dawn 2007
African Rebels and Russian Alfa commandos Hitman 2007
Leonardo DiCaprio Danny Archer Blood Diamond 2006
RUF rebels Blood Diamond 2006
ANC fighters Catch a Fire 2006
Nicolas Cage Yuri Orlov Lord of War Type III model 2005
thugs The Mechanik 2005
Touraeg fighter Sahara (2005) 2005
Sue Price Alex Sinclair Nemesis 2: Nebula 2005
Criminals Breaking News Possibly Polytech Legend model 2004
Cameroonian border guard Tears of the Sun 2003
Soviet sailors K-19: The Widowmaker 2002
Viet Cong and NVA soldiers We Were Soldiers Built by armorer Mike Papac 2002
Sniper 2 2002
Serbian soldier Behind Enemy Lines 2001
Russian Soldiers Armstrong 1998
Ukrainian Soldiers Godzilla (1998) 1998
Robber Crime Story (1993) 1993
Viet Cong fighters A Better Tomorrow III 1990
Afghan Mujaheddin The Beast of War 1988
Afghan Mujaheddin Rambo III 1988
Enemy Soldiers Iron Eagle II 1988
Criminal Henchmen Fatal Beauty 1987
Brian Keith Colonel Halloran Death Before Dishonor 1987
Art Malik Kamran Shah The Living Daylights 1987
Enemy Soldiers Iron Eagle 1986
Terrorists The Delta Force 1985
Soviet Soldiers Rocky IV 1985
East German border guards and Soviet Soldiers Octopussy 1983
Indonesian officer The Year of Living Dangerously 1982
Viet Cong fighters and Kurtz's men Apocalypse Now 1979
Viet Cong fighters The Odd Angry Shot 1979
Terrorists The Fury . 1978
Kirk Douglas Pete Sandza The Fury . 1978
German soldiers At War as at War (Na Voyne kak na Voyne) Probably represented as Sturmgewehr 44s 1968
East German (NVA) border guards Escape from East Berlin 1962
Soviet Soldiers Maksim Perepelitsa . 1955

Television

Actor Character Title Note Date
Russian Border guards State Border: Film 8, The Some modified to resemble AK-74 1988
. Red Army soldiers Citizen X . 1995
Sean Gilder Mick Sweeney Ultimate Force Replica, switches to Zastava M70 for firing scenes 2002 - 2006
Damian O'Hare Sean Weir
Shawn Doyle Det. Merriweather Guns . 2008
Charlie's Angels on photo 2011

Anime

  • Islamic revolutionaries in an unidentified desert state and USSR soldiers seen in flashback in Noir

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Fallout Tactics fires 7.62x51mm rounds 2001
50 Cent: Bulletproof 2005
Army Of Two Available w/ Beta-C magazine 2008
Black 2006
Grand Theft Auto 3 2001
Grand Theft Auto IV Assault Rifle 2008
Soldier of Fortune: Payback w/ variety of accessories 2007
Operation Flashpoint Available with GP-30 grenade launcher 2001
24: The Game AZ7 Soviet 2006
Blacksite: Area 51 Non-player weapon 2007
Scarface: The World is Yours Can be upgraded with a Remington 870 shotgun attachment 2007
Kill.Switch 2004
Counter Strike: Source CV-47 2004
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2007
Shellshock Nam '67 2004
Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad 2003
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Combined Assault 2006
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Confrontation w/ variety of accessories 2008
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories 2006
No One Lives Forever 2 : A Spy In HARM's Way 2002
Contract J.A.C.K. 2002
Metal Gear Solid:Portable Ops 2006
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 w/ variety of accessories 2008
Rainbow Six: Vegas (PSP) AK47 2007
Rainbow Six: Vegas With optional ACOG, red dot sight, laser pointer, and silencer Inaccurately modeled with AK-74 magazine 2006
Insurgency 2007
Counter-Strike Online CV-47 w/ long magazine mode in Zombie 2 mode, Zombie 3 mode and Zombie Unite Mode
CV-47 Dragon		 2007
Battlefield 2 Available w/GP-25 grenade launcher 2005
Red Alert: A Path Beyond 2007
America's Army w/ Type 56 bayonet lug 2002
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 2004
Silent Storm: Sentinels 2003
Far Cry 2 2008
Modern Warfare 2 w/ AR-15 buttstock; able to attach GP25 grenade launcher, Masterkey underbarrel shotgun, suppressor, red dot sight, EOtech holographic sight, Trijicon ACOG, thermal sight and/or extended magazine 2009
Combat Arms 2008
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction Assault Rifle 2005
Perfect Dark KF-7 special 2000
Mercenaries 2: World In Flames Assault Rifle 2008
Saints Row K6 Krukov 2006
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Type I w/ 75-round drum (X360 only) 2006
Zombie Panic Source 2007
Saints Row 2 K6 Krukov 2008
Goldeneye 007 KF-7 soviet 1997
Project Reality With optional GP-25 grenade launcher and bayonet 2005
Project Reality: Vietnam TBA
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War Seen in cutscenes with cloth-wrapped handguard, non-playable 2006
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow AK-47 (7.62mm) none none 2004
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men Cannot be used by player 2007
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 2008
X-Men Origins: Wolverine w/ wooden fore-grip unusable 2009
Goldeneye 007 w/ optional Kobra red dot sight 2010
Singularity used by Soviet guards in 1955 2010
Splinter Cell: Conviction w/ various upgrades 2010
Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam 2010
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light AR-06 2010
Army of Two: The 40th Day AK-47 Can be fitted with a variety of stocks, barrels, magazines, scopes, suppressors/muzzle brakes 2010
Battlefield Play4Free 2011
Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops AK-101 Type I w/ railed to cover fires 5.56mm rounds 2011
Uncharted 3 2011
NCIS: The Video Game trailer only 2011
vietcong 2 2005

Animation

AKS-47

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Type I AKS-47 - 7.62x39mm
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Type III AKS-47 with stock folded - 7.62x39mm

Basically the same as the AK-47, but the rear-trunion is altered with a swiveling mechanism to allow for the under-folding stock.

Film

Actor Character Title Note Date
Tov Sletta David Toska Nokas With AKM style muzzle brake 2010
Vincent Cassel Mesrine Mesrine: Public Enemy Number 1 2008
Ciro Petrone Ciro Gomorrah 2008
Navy SEALs Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil Modified with AK-74 style muzzle brake, gas block and bayonet lug 2006
North Korean soldiers Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil Modified with AK-74 style muzzle brake, gas block and bayonet lug 2006
Dolph Lundgren Nick Cherenko The Mechanik shortened 2005
various thugs The Mechanik shortened 2005
Criminal gang Breaking News Poly Tech AKS-47 side-folder copy 2004
Indian Army soldiers Lakshya 2004
Militsioners Bumer 2003
Edward Norton Steve The Italian Job 2003
Branko Duric Ciki No Man's Land w/ two magazines taped together 2001
Mustafa Nadarevic Old Serbian soldier No Man's Land Fitted with orange bakelite magazine 2001
Players/Characters Avalon . 2001
Gangbangers Darkman II: The Return of Durant w/ AKM-style muzzle brakes 1995
Iraqi soldiers Hot Shots! Part Deux 1993
Navy SEALs Navy SEALs 1990
Lebanese terrorists Navy SEALs 1990
Colombian terrorists Toy Soldiers 1990
Jason Patric Konstantin Koverchenko The Beast of War 1988
Stephen Baldwin Golikov The Beast of War 1988
Don Harvey Kaminski The Beast of War 1988
Soviet tank crew members The Beast of War 1988
Enemy soldiers Iron Eagle II 1988
Soviet soldiers Rambo III 1988
Aliens Bad Taste 1987
Enemy soldiers Iron Eagle 1986
Soviet Marines Solo Voyage 1985
Valentins Skulme Frenchman The Lark (Zhavoronok) 1964

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
The Kill Point Adam Cantor Rocko 2007
The Kill Point Frank Grillo Albert "Mr. Pig" Roman 2007
24: Redemption Keifer Sutherland Jack Bauer 2008
Brigada Tajik mafia 2002

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
007: The World Is Not Enough Soviet KA-57 2000
Timesplitters 2 Soviet SV7 w/ an M203 grenade launcher 2002
Project Reality With optional bayonet 2005

AKM

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AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake - 7.62x39mm
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Maadi ARM - most of the AKMs seen in movies during the 1980s were imported ARMs that were legally converted to full auto fire. This image is of an actual movie gun. The laminated buttstock was replaced with a hardwood one when the original stock was broken during a stunt. This example is also loaded with a 30-round bakelite plastic magazine - 7.62x39mm

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

Title Actor Character Note Date
Home (Dom) Kirill Poluhin Starshiy 2011
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Assassins Customized with quad rail systems and foregrips 2011
The Debt East German border guards 2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Iranian soldiers 2011
Kandahar Taliban fighters 2010
The Losers Cartel gunmen 2010
Machete Rebels With transparent magazines 2010
The Expendables Somali pirates and General Zayas' soldiers 2010
X-Men Origins: Wolverine African soldiers 2009
Rambo Burmese Junta soldiers 2008
An American Carol Taliban 2008
An American Carol Cuban Soldiers 2008
An American Carol Thomas Rosales Jr. Cuban Soldier 2008
The Hurt Locker Iraqi insurgents 2008
Body of Lies Terrorists 2008
Pineapple Express Seth Rogen Dale 2008
Shake Hands with the Devil Rwandan soldiers 2007
The Kingdom Saudi terrorists 2007
Transformers Qatari village militiaman 2007
Redacted Iraqi insurgents 2006
Children of Men Refugees 2006
Catch a Fire ANC guerrillas 2006
Lord of War Nicolas Cage Yuri Orlov 2005
Hotel Rwanda Rwandan National Army soldiers 2004
Bad Boys II Reynaldo A. Gallegos Tito Vargas 2003
Bad Boys II Cuban soldiers 2003
S.W.A.T. Bank robbers drum magazines 2003
S.W.A.T. gang members 2003
Tears of the Sun Nigerian rebels 2003
Underworld Lycans 2003
War (Voyna) Ruslan with two magazines taped "jungle-style" 2002
Die Another Day Cuban guards 2002
Collateral Damage Jsu Garcia Roman 2002
Behind Enemy Lines Owen Wilson LT Chris Burnett 2001
Behind Enemy Lines Serbian soldiers 2001
Equilibrium Resistance member 2001
xXx Martin Hub Ivan Podrov w/ AK-74 muzzle brake and M203 grenade launcher 2001
xXx Colombian cartel soldiers 2001
Militia ATF agents and militiamen 2000
Joint Security Area NKPA soldiers 2000
Analyze This Hitmen 1999
Virus 1999
Three Kings Iraqi soldiers and Shiite refugees 1999
Lethal Weapon 4 Mel Gibson Det. Martin Riggs 1998
The Replacement Killers Thug 1998
The Siege Terrorists 1998
Air Force One Russian prison guards 1997
The Postman Holnist soldiers 1997
Escape from L.A. Gang members 1996
Eraser Russian mobsters 1996
Clear and Present Danger Escobedo's men 1994
Hot Shots! Part Deux Iraqi soldiers 1994
True Lies Arnold Schwarzenegger Harry Tasker 1994
True Lies Crimson Jihad terrorists 1994
Hard Boiled Johnny Wong's thugs 1992
Patriot Games IRA terrorists 1992
Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1992
Delta Force 2 Ramon Cota's men 1990
Rambo III Sylvester Stallone John Rambo w/ M203 grenade launcher and Galil stock 1988
Rambo III Richard Crenna Col. Trautman 1988
Rambo III Randy Raney Sgt. Kourov w/ M203 grenade launcher and Galil stock 1988
Rambo III Mujaheddin and Russian soldiers 1988
Extreme Prejudice Matt Mulhern SSgt. Declan Patrick Coker 1987
Extreme Prejudice Mexican cartel gunmen 1987
Dragnet P.A.G.A.N henchmen 1987
Predator Guerrillas 1987
Robocop Sal's men 1987
Heartbreak Ridge Clint Eastwood GySGT Tom Highway 1986
Heartbreak Ridge Cuban soldiers 1986
The Park is Mine Tommy Lee Jones Mitch Garnett w/ two magazines "jungle taped" 1986
Back to the Future Richard L. Duran Libyan terrorist in Van 1985
Commando Arius' soldiers 1985
Rambo: First Blood Part II NVA Soldiers and Russian Spetnaz Commandos 1984
Rambo: First Blood Part II Julia Nickson-Soul Co Bao 1984
Rambo: First Blood Part II George Cheung Capt. Tay 1984
Rambo: First Blood Part II Sylvester Stallone John Rambo 1984
Red Dawn Soviet soldiers 1984
Red Dawn Jennifer Grey Toni Mason 1984
Red Dawn C. Thomas Howell Robert Teasdale 1984
Red Dawn Charlie Sheen Matt Eckert 1984
Red Dawn Patrick Swayze Jed Eckert 1984
Parade of the Planets (Parad planet) Sergey Nikonenko Afonin 1984
Parade of the Planets (Parad planet) Sergey Shakurov Sultan 1984
Parade of the Planets (Parad planet) Aleksandr Pashutin Spirkin 1984
Parade of the Planets (Parad planet) Pyotr Zaychenko Pukhov 1984
Parade of the Planets (Parad planet) Aleksei Zharkov Slonov 1984
The Grach Brothers (Grachi) Vitali Shapovalov Leonid Osadchiy 1982
In the Zone of Special Attention (V zone osobogo vnimaniya) Soviet Army soldiers 1977

Television

Actor Character Show Title / Episode Note Air Date
Noah Wyle Tom Mason Falling Skies 2011
Rachael Taylor Abby Charlie's Angels 2011
Guards Charlie's Angels 2011
Henchmen 24 2001 - 2010
Terrorists 24 2001 - 2010
Dennis Haysbert CSM Jonas Blane The Unit / "Johnny B. Good" With Surefire Universal Weaponlight and silencer 2006 - 2009
Max Martini MSgt. Mack Gerhardt The Unit / "Johnny B. Good" With Surefire Universal weaponlight and silencer 2006 - 2009
Scott Foley Sgt. Bob Brown The Unit / "Johnny B. Good" With Surefire Universal weaponlight and silencer 2006 - 2009
Michael Irby Sgt. Charles Grey The Unit / "Johnny B. Good" With Surefire Universal weaponlight and silencer 2006 - 2009
Michael Irby Sgt. Charles Grey The Unit / "Two Coins" 2006 - 2009
Soldiers The Unit 2006 - 2009
Terrorists The Unit 2006 - 2009
various characters My Name is Earl in various episodes 2005 - 2009
Ross Kemp SSgt. Henry "Henno" Garvie Ultimate Force / "Dead is Forever" 2002 - 2006
Conor Mullen Omega Ultimate Force / "What in the Name of God" With telescopic sight 2002 - 2006
Luke De Woolfson Michael Ultimate Force / "What in the Name of God" With telescopic sight 2002 - 2006
Louis Decosta Johnson Cpl. Dave Woolston Ultimate Force / "Never Go Back" 2002 - 2006
Saskia Butler Luanne Du Preez Ultimate Force / "Never Go Back" 2002 - 2006
Con O'Neil Lavelle Ultimate Force / "Weapons of Choice" 2002 - 2006
Various criminals and terrorists Ultimate Force With and without telescopic sights 2002 - 2006
various characters Purgatory (Chistilishche) With GP-25 grenade launchers 1998
Soldiers The X-Files / "The Sixth Extinction" 1993 - 2002
George Peppard Col. John "Hannibal" Smith The A-Team 1983 - 1987
NVA soldiers The A-Team / "The Sound of Thunder" 1983 - 1987
Terrorists CSI: NY / "Snow Day" 2004 - ????
Cultists Criminal Minds / "Minimal Loss" 2005 - ????
Steven Caffrey Lt. Myron Goldman Tour of Duty 1987 - 1989
State Border: Film 6, The Russian and Polish Border guards Can be seen in documentary footage 1987

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Flag Militia fighters 2006
Spriggan Turkish soldier 1994
Full Metal Panic! 2002
Canaan Canaan 2009

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Ghost Recon AK47 without muzzle break 2001
Combat Arms AK-47 2004
Half-Life 2 AR-1 Cut Weapon 2004
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory not usable 2005
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops 2006
Counter-Strike Online AKM With Metal and Gold finishes 2007
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 2007
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune 2007
7.62 High Calibre AKM w/ various attachments 2008
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames 2008
ArmA II 2009
Left 4 Dead 2 AK-47 w/ flashlight by zip ties and optional laser sight w/ 40-round Tapco polymer magazine 2009
Medal of Honor (2010)Medal of Honor AK-47 w/ various attachments w/o slant muzzle brake 2010
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Kaliningrad 47 The metal parts are a pink-ish purple, while the wood is lighter, almost faded. 2010
NCIS: The Video Game seen on posters 2011
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive AK-47 2012

AKMS

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AKMS, stamped steel receiver w/ slant muzzle brake and under-folding stock - 7.62x39mm
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Custom AKMS with shortened barrel, as seen in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Pineapple Express, Rambo, and Taken - 7.62x39mm

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

Actor Character Title Note Date
Ukrainian SWAT officers Bablo 2011
Konstantin Adaev Tocka Home (Dom) with AK-74 style muzzle brake and POSP 4x24B sniper scope 2011
. Australian resistance Tomorrow, When the War Began . 2010
Hitmen The Alien Girl 2010
Jeremy Renner James 'Jem' Coughlin The Town w/ shortened barrel 2010
. General Zaya's soldiers The Expendables Normal and shortened barrel models 2010
. Palestinian Terrorists Lebanon Normal and shortened barrel models 2009
Ralph Fiennes Private Military Contractor Leader The Hurt Locker Customized with RIS foregrip 2009
. British Private Military Contractors The Hurt Locker Customized with RIS foregrips and C-More sights 2009
. African soldiers X-Men Origins: Wolverine . 2009
. Thugs Crank: High Voltage . 2009
. Human trafficker Taken w/ shortened barrel 2009
James Franco Saul Pineapple Express w/ shortened barrel 2008
Supakorn Kitsuwon Myint Rambo (2008) w/ shortened barrel 2008
Tim Kang En-Joo Rambo (2008) . 2008
. Burmese Junta soldiers Rambo (2008) Hungarian SA-85M variant 2008
. Flaming Dragon guerrillas Tropic Thunder . 2008
. Guards Get Smart . 2008
Louis Lombardi Phobos The Spirit . 2008
. Tamerlane Private Military Contractors War, Inc. . 2008
. Security Guard Zone Of The Dead . 2008
Alex Veadov Vadim Nezhinski We Own the Night . 2007
Jamie Foxx FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury The Kingdom w/ RIS and foregrip 2007
. Saudi terrorists The Kingdom w/ RIS and foregrip 2007
. . Breach Seen in the trunk of Robert Hanssen's (Chris Cooper) car 2007
. thugs Waist Deep 2006
. Russian hitmen Lord of War . 2005
. Rwandan National Army soldiers Hotel Rwanda 2004
. Bank robber S.W.A.T. . 2003
Claire Danes Katherine Brewster Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines w/ shortened barrel and dual-mag clamp 2003
Nick Stahl John Connor Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines w/ shortened barrel and dual-mag clamp 2003
. Militsioners Bumer . 2003
. South American guerrilla Hulk . 2002
. Isla Los Organos clinic guards Die Another Day . 2002
. Resistance fighters Equilibrium . 2002
Aleksey Chadov Ivan Ermakov War (Voyna) 2002
Chechen rebel War (Voyna) 2002
Sergey Garmash Militia (police) captain Koshaev Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment, The 1999
. General Radek's men Air Force One w/ shortened barrels and custom folding stocks 1997
. Terrorists Executive Decision . 1996
. Thug Face/Off . 1996
Art Malik Salim Abu Aziz True Lies . 1994
. Iraqi soldiers Hot Shots! Part Deux . 1993
Michele Placido Major Bandura Afghan Breakdown with 75-round RPK drum magazine 1990
Soviet paratroopers Afghan Breakdown w/ plastic magazines 1990
. Colombian terrorists Toy Soldiers . 1990
. U.S Navy SEALs Navy SEALs . 1990
Sylvester Stallone John Rambo Rambo 3 . 1988
Mujaheddin Rambo 3 . 1988
. Soviet Spetznaz soldiers Rambo 3 w/AK-74 style muzzle brakes 1988
. Mujaheddin The Living Daylights . 1987
. Czech soldiers The Living Daylights . 1987
Militia sergeant Search and neutralize (Nayti i obezvredit) 1982
Boris Galkin Captain Tarassov Hit Back (Otvetnyy khod) 1981
Mihai Volontir Warrant Officer Volentir Hit Back (Otvetnyy khod) 1981
Vadim Spiridonov Captain Shvetz Hit Back (Otvetnyy khod) 1981
Yelena Glebova Sergeant Zinovieva Hit Back (Otvetnyy khod) 1981
Soviet paratroopers Officers (Ofitsery) 1971

Television

Actor Character Show Title / Episode Note Air Date
William Devane Secretary of Defense Heller 24 . 2001 - 2010
Kiefer Sutherland Agent Jack Bauer 24 . 2001 - 2010
. Terrorists 24 . 2001 - 2010
. Henchmen 24 . 2001 - 2010
Tony Curran Sgt. Pete Twamley Ultimate Force . 2002 - 2006
. Special Forces soldiers Brigada . 2002 - ????
Red Cap 2003 - 2004
Clifton Collins Jr. Raymond Harris CSI:NY "Life Sentence" (S07E21) 2004-Present
Carmine Giovinazzo Detective Danny Messer CSI:NY "Life Sentence" (S07E21) 2004-Present
Vyacheslav Razbegaev Shah Stormgate 2006
Russian SPETZNAZ Stormgate with sound suppressor 2006
Chechen terrorists Stormgate With GP-25 grenade launcher 2006
Scott Foley Sgt. Bob Brown The Unit / "Extreme Rendition" With custom shortened barrel 2006 - 2009

Anime

Title Character Notation Release Date
New Dominion Tank Police 1993
Flag Ru-Pou's followers with shortened barrels 2009

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
True Lies (VG) archive footage from the film True Lies 1994
7.62 High Calibre "AKMC" w/ various attachments 2008
ArmA II 2009

AKMSU

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AKMSU Krinkov - 7.62x39mm. This is a blank adapted full auto transferable AKM (7.62x39mm) pistol that was converted into a Krinkov via parts kit. Guns just like this one have been used in Tropic Thunder, Three Kings, and numerous other movies and TV shows.

Chopped and shortened version of the AKM, made to resemble the AKS-74U except that it is still a 7.62x39mm gun. The AKMSU was never manufactured by the Soviet Union; however, many other countries, including Yugoslavia, built their own versions.

Most of the so-called "AKMSU" carbines seen in Hollywood movies, such as Three Kings, Tropic Thunder, Bad Boys II, etc. are actually full-size AK variants that have been converted with Krinkov parts kits; many feature side-folding AKS-74U-style stocks. The picture to the right is an actual movie gun that is almost identical to those that have appeared in many films and TV shows.


Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Guards RIS handguard 2011
Fast Five Michael Irby Zizi With MP5K-style foregrip and sights 2011
The Town Jeremy Renner James 'Jem' Coughlin With RIS handguard 2010
The Expendables General Garza's soldiers 2010
The Expendables Gary Daniels The Brit 2010
Terminator Salvation Human survivor 2009
Tropic Thunder Brandon Soo Hoo Tran 2008
Tropic Thunder Flaming Dragon members 2008
The Dark Knight One of Scarecrow's men 2008
The Kingdom Terrorists 2007
Mission: Impossible III Davian's mercernaries 2006
Bad Boys II Haitian gang members and Cuban special forces 2003
Battle Royale II: Requiem Saki Sakurai Wild Seven 2003
A Man Apart Cartel soldier w/ Bulgarian "waffle"-style plastic magazine 2003
Tears of the Sun Nigerian militia fighter 2003
xXx Radek Tomecka Ivan Pedgrag 2002
xXx Czech Police 2002
Training Day Russian mafia hitmen 2001
Three Kings Iraqi Republican Guard officer 1999
Ronin Bodyguards 1998
Hard Boiled Philip Kwok Mad Dog 1992
Ali G Indahouse Gang member 2002

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
Hawaii Five-0 Alex O'Loughlin Steve McGarrett RIS handguard 2011
CSI: Miami Gang Hitman 2002 - ????
CSI: Miami / "Seeing Red" Russian Mobsters 2002 - ????
Criminal Minds / "Minimal Loss" Luke Perry Benjamin Cyrus 2005 - ????
Criminal Minds / "Minimal Loss" Polygamist cult members 2005 - ????
The Unit 2006 - 2009

Video Games

Title Appears as Mods Notes Date
Medal of Honor "AKS-74U" single-player only 2010
Terrorist Takedown 2: US Navy Seals "AKS-74" 2008
Code of Honor 3: Desperate Measures' "AKS-74U" 2009
Uncharted 3 "KAL 7" 2011

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Full Metal Panic! 2002

Norinco Type 56

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Norinco Type 56, early model with milled receiver - 7.62x39mm
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Norinco Type 56 (fixed stock variant) with under-folding bayonet ("pig sticker") which was standard on PLA-issue Type 56s - 7.62x39mm
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Norinco Type 56 (Imported into the U.S. as the Norinco AKS-47 or AKS-47 Sporter) - 7.62x39mm. Rather than having the underfolder pig sticker Bayonet assembly, this has the standard Bayonet lug underneath the gas block as the AKM and later variants.
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Norinco Type 56-1 (under-folding stock variant) - 7.62x39mm
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Norinco Type 56-2 (side-folding stock variant) - 7.62x39mm
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Norinco Type 56 (Imported AKS-47 into the U.S.) with Chinese 75 Round Drum Magazine - 7.62x39mm

The Chinese Type 56 assault 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

Actor Character Title Note Date
. . The Guard . 2011
Nicholas Braun Billy-Ray Red State Type 56 - made to look like AKM 2011
Melissa Leo Sara
James Parks Mordechai
Jennifer Schwalbach Smith Esther
Believers Type 56-1 - made to look like AKMS
Taliban fighters Kandahar with and without under-folding bayonets 2010
Matt Damon Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller Green Zone Type 56-1 2010
Iraqi gunmen
North Korean soldiers Salt 2010
thugs Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright 2010
Byron Lawson Mao A Dangerous Man Type 56-2 (folded stock), continuity errors: stock (un-)folded in same scene and mirror images 2009
Jesse Hutch Sergey
Steven Seagal Shane
Vitaly Kravchenko Vlad
Russian thugs
Terrorists 31 North 62 East Type 56-1 2009
Taliban fighters The Kite Runner Type 56-1 and Type 56-1 2008
Soviet soldiers
Iraqi insurgents Body of Lies Type 56-1 2008
Soviet soldiers Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Type 56 and Type 56-1 2008
No Country for Old Men Type 56 and Type 56-1, seen with dead drug dealers 2007
Crackhead Hot Fuzz Type 56-1 2007
Falah Falyeh Ahmad Battle for Haditha Type 56-1 2007
Oliver Bytrus Jafar
Iraqi Army soldiers
Iraqi civilians
Kagiso Kuypers Dia Vandy Blood Diamond Type 56-1 2006
R.U.F. rebels
Sierra Leone Army soldiers
Weston Cage Mechanic Lord of War Type 56-1, with AKM receiver cover 2005
Soviet soldiers
Afghan Mujahideen
Seen on wall, with nickel finish, AKM muzzle brake, ivory furniture, and AIMS handguard
R.U.F. rebels Type 56-1
Matthew McConaughey Dirk Pitt Sahara Type 56-1 2005
Malian Soldiers
Black September terrorists Munich Type 56-1 2005
PLO gunmen
Israeli commandos
Chinese soldiers Batman Begins Type 56-1 2005
Tajikistani terrorists Stealth Type 56-1, with lengthened barrel 2005
Thugs A Bittersweet Life Type 56-1 2005
Pirates Typhoon Type 56-1 2005
Guard District B13 Type 56, with & without AKM muzzle brake 2004
Tutsi rebel Hotel Rwanda 2004
Militia fighters Tears of the Sun Type 56 and Type 56-1 2003
Cameroon border guards
Refugees Type 56, with & without pig-sticker bayonet
North Korean soldiers Die Another Day Type 56-1 2002
North Korean commando Type 56-1, made to look like AKS-74
Somali militiamen Black Hawk Down Type 56 and Type 56-1, with & without pig-sticker bayonets 2001
Rebel soldiers Air Force One Type 56-1 1997
Brad Pitt Frankie Maguire The Devil's Own Type 56-1 1997
Iraqi soldiers Courage Under Fire Type 56 and Type 56-1 1996
Danny Trejo Trejo Heat Type 56-1, with AKM muzzle brake 1995
N.V.A. soldiers Dead Presidents 1995
Pierce Brosnan James Bond GoldenEye Type 56-1, made to look like AKS-74 1995
Sean Bean Alec Trevelyan
Famke Janssen Xenia Onatopp
Russian soldiers Made to look like AK-74 and AKS-74
Janus soldiers
Lori Petty Pvt. Christine Jones In the Army Now Type 56, with AKM muzzle brake 1994
Libyan Army soldiers
Libyan Army soldier Type 56-1, made to look like AK-74
Colombian cartel gunmen Clear and Present Danger Type 56-1 1994
Robber Crime Story (1993) with AKM muzzle brake 1993
Ed Adams Dirt Beyond the Law Type 56-1, with AKM muzzle brake 1992
Johnny Wong's thugs Hard Boiled Type 56-1 1992
Baldwin C. Sykes Monster Boyz N The Hood Type 56-1 1991
Waise Lee Little Wing Bullet in the Head 1990
Tony Leung Ah Bee
Jacky Cheung Fai
N.V.A. soldiers
Viet-Cong guerrillas
Miguel Ferrer Amador Revenge Type 56-1 1990
Soviet Naval Infantryman The Hunt for Red October 1990
Thomas Rosales Jr. Chet RoboCop 2 Type 56, with AK-74 muzzle brake 1990
Nuke cartel thugs Type 56, 56-1, & Type 56-2, with & without bakelite magazines and AK-74 muzzle brakes
Ramon Cota's men Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection Type 56, with pig-sticker bayonet 1990
Afghan Mujaheddin Afghan Breakdown Type 56, with pig-sticker bayonet 1990
Nicholas Kadi Ben Shaheedis Navy SEALs 1990
Danny Lee Inspector Li Ying The Killer Type 56-1 1989
Villain UHF 1989
NVA soldiers Born on the Fourth of July Type 56 with pig-sticker bayonet 1989
Viet Cong guerrillas Casualties of War Type 56-1 1989
Liem Whatley Ho The Iron Triangle Type 56, with pig-sticker bayonet 1989
Viet-Cong
Sasson Gabai Mousa Rambo III Type 56-1 1988
Afghan Mujahideen Type 56 and Type 56-1
Wing Kong gang members Big Trouble in Little China Type 56, with AKM muzzle brakes 1986
Charlie Sheen Pvt. Chris Taylor Platoon With pig-sticker bayonet 1986
Tom Berenger SSgt. Robert Barnes
N.V.A. soldiers
Viet-Cong
Viet Cong guerrillas Coordinates of Death (Koordinaty smerti) With pig-sticker bayonets 1985
Jong Soo Park Tran Chan Dinh The Park is Mine Type 56-1 1985
Indonesian soldiers The Year of Living Dangerously Type 56, with and without pig-sticker bayonets 1982
N.V.A. soldiers Apocalypse Now 1979
Viet-Cong
Kurtz's men With & without jungle-taped magazines
French colonialists With & without pig-sticker bayonets

Television

Actor Character Show Title / Episode Note Air Date
Derek Thompson Billy Downes Harry's Game Type 56-1 1982
Various The A-Team 1983 - 1988
Việt Cộng Tour of Duty 1987 - 1989
NVA soldiers Tour of Duty 1987 - 1989
Various Seven Days Type 56 and Type 56-1 1998 - 2001
Ross Kemp SSgt. Henry 'Henno' Garvie Ultimate Force Type 56-1 2002 - 2006
Jamie Draven Cpl. Jamie Dow
Tony Curran Sgt. Pete Twamley
Miles Anderson Col. Aidan Dempsey
Louis Decosta Johnson Cpl. Dave Woolston
Heather Peace Tpr. Becca Gallagher
Conor Mullen Omega
Various terrorists and soldiers
Victor Browne Tyler Reed Tremors: The Series / "Shriek & Destroy" 2003
Leo Fitzpatrick "Mr. Mouse" The Kill Point Type 56-1, with AKM slant compensator 2007
Adam Cantor Rocko The Kill Point Type 56-1, with AKM slant compensator 2007
Frank Grillo Albert "Mr. Pig" Roman The Kill Point Type 56-1, with AKM slant compensator 2007
One of Deke Quinlan's men The Kill Point Type 56-1, with AKM slant compensator 2007
Various rebels and mercenaries Sea Patrol 2007 - 2010
Sanctuary 2007 - ????
North Korean border guards Chaos / "Song of the North" With AKM slant compensator 2011 - ????
Noah Wyle Tom Mason Falling Skies Type 56-1 2011 - ????
Extras Resistance fighters Falling Skies Type 56 2011 - ????

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Delta Force: Xtreme 2 "AK47" 2009
7.62 High Calibre "Type 56" w/ various attachments 2008
Battlefield: Vietnam "AK-47" w/ underfolding "pig sticker" bayonet 2004
Conflict: Vietnam 2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas "AK47" 2004
Project IGI 2: Covert Strike "AK-47" 2003
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne "Kalashnikov" 2003
Project IGI: I'm Going In "AK-47" 2000
Global Operations "AK-47" 2000
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain "China Type 56" 2004
Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror "AK47" 2002
Jurassic Park: Trespasser "Kalashnikov" 1998

Norinco Type 84S

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Norinco Type 84S - 5.56x45mm
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Norinco Type 84S Underfolder Model - 5.56x45mm
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Norinco Type 84S "Target" Rifle - 5.56x45mm. Basically a standard Norinco Type 84S with a slightly longer barrel. This variant was ready for market just as the 1989 US import ban was implemented, so it is mostly seen in Canada. It has an 18.5" barrel and was very rarely seen in the U.S. Gun market.
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Norinco Type 84S Match Rifle - 5.56x45mm. Norinco was stuck sitting on a pile of 21" RPK barrels chambered for 5.56mm when the door slammed shut on U.S. imports in 1989. Norinco saved money by mating their 21" long RPK-style barrels to their stockpile of 84S Folding Stock receiver bodies and thus exported the Type 84S Match to countries such as Canada and Australia. Canada would suffer their own import ban on 'frightening looking guns' in 1995. Australian gun owners would suffer such a fate in 1997.

The Type 84 rifle is nearly identical to the Chinese Type 56 (seen above), but it is chambered in 5.56x45mm /.223 Remington. 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

Actor Character Title Note Date
Stylish Secret Agent Zombieland . 2009
Hungarian police officers Underworld: Evolution . 2006
Ukrainian soldiers The Sum of All Fears Fitted with custom muzzle brakes and folding stocks to pass for AKS-74 2003
. Reindeer Games Seen in the weapons storage compartment of Gabriel's (Gary Sinise) truck 2000
Iraqi soldiers Bravo Two Zero . 1999
Mobsters Hollow Point w/ Type 56-style bayonets 1996

Television

  • A bounty hunter and Cherokee nationalists in Harsh Realm
  • Various military personnel and terrorists in Seven Days
  • Found in cult warehouse in Millennium (episode Gehenna)

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG Dejima refugee sniper Type 84S Target with scope 2004-2005


Norinco MAK-90

Civilian "post-ban" version of Norinco Type 56, with 'thumbhole' stock and semi-auto only fire mode.

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Norinco MAK-90 - 7.62x39mm

Film

Actor Character Title Note Date
Arcadia 234 inhabitant Soldier With 10-round magazine 1998
Terrorist Carnosaur 3: Primal Species 1996

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow ??? PSO-1 Scope and Dragunov stock Used by Hostile NPCs only 2004


Zastava M70

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Zastava M70B1 fixed stock rifle - 7.62x39mm
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Zastava M70AB2 folding stock rifle - 7.62x39mm
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Zastava M70AB2 folding stock rifle - 7.62x39mm (non-standard pistol grip). The military version of the M70AB2 underfolder rifle has a black plastic pistol grip as seen in the image above. However all of the Zastava M70AB2 rifles imported in the U.S. by Mitchell Arms had the wooden pistol grip seen in this photo. So a wooden pistol grip is indicative of a 'Mitchell Arms' rifle.

The 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 its 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:

  • M70 - milled receiver, fixed stock
  • M70A – milled receiver, underfolding stock
  • M70A1 – milled receiver, underfolding stock, mount for night or optical sights
  • M70B1 – stamped receiver, fixed stock
  • M70AB2 – stamped receiver, underfolding stock
  • M70B1N – stamped receiver, fixed stock, mount for night or optical sights
  • M70AB2N – stamped receiver, underfolding stock, mount for night or optical sights
  • Variants M70B, M70AB and M70AB1 also exist, but they are rare and their specifications are unclear.

The Zastava M70 was seen in the following:

Film

Actor Character Title Note Date
Gerard Butler Tullus Aufidius Coriolanus M70AB2 version 2011
Don Cheadle F.B.I. Special Agent Everett The Guard M70B1 2011
Gunmen Fast Five M70AB2 version 2011
Iraqi guards The A-Team (2010) M70AB2 version 2010
Thugs District 13: Ultimatum M70AB2 & M70B1 versions 2009
Jesse Hutch Sergey A Dangerous Man M70AB1 version 2009
Viet Cong fighter Watchmen 2009
Czech soldiers The Brothers Bloom 2009
Russian mobsters Punisher: War Zone M70B1 and M70AB2 versions 2009
Rwandan soldiers and RPF rebels Shake Hands with the Devil M70AB2 version 2007
North Korean soldiers Stealth M70AB2 version, with taped on flashlight 2005
Serbian soldiers Behind Enemy Lines 2001
Serbian and Bosnian forces No Man's Land 2001
Serbian and Bosnian forces Savior 1998
Terrorists, Russian soldiers and UN peacekeepers The Peacemaker 1997
Serbian soldiers Pretty Village, Pretty Flame M70B1 and M70AB2 versions 1996

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
Ultimate Force / "Something to Do with Justice" Ross Kemp Sgt. Henno Garvie M70B1 2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force / "Something to Do with Justice" Serbian rebels M70B1 2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force / "The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie" Damian O'Hare Sean Weir M70B1 2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force / "Weapon of Choice" Chechen rebels & Russian soldiers M70B1 2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force / "Deadlier Than the Male" Al-Qaeda terrorists M70AB2 2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force / "Weapon of Choice" SAS, Chechen rebels & Russian soldiers M70AB2 2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force / "Dividing Line" Al-Qaeda terrorists M70AB2 2002 - 2006
Bugs / "Schrodingers Bomb" 1995 - 1999
Stargate SG-1 / "Icon" Russian SG team 1997 - 2007
Stargate SG-1 / "Evolution" Victor Favrin Chalo 1997 - 2007
Stargate SG-1 / "Evolution" Frank Roman Rafael M70AB2 1997 - 2007
Stargate SG-1 / "Evolution" Honduran rebels 1997 - 2007
24: Redemption Child soldier M70AB2 2008
Ultimate Weapons / Close Quarter Battle M70AB2 2009 - 2011
Nikita Bank robbers and Chilean rebels M70AB2 2010 - Present
Covert Affairs/ "Half a World Away" (S2E7) A Taliban Terrorist 2011

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
24: The Game Z85 2006
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain Stava M70 B1 2004

Zastava M85

The Zastava M85 is a compact carbine manufactured by the Yugoslavian Zastava company, similar to the AKMSU mentioned above, although with an underfolding stock instead of a side-folder, a three-holed handguard and is chambered for 5.56x45mm.

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Zastava M85 - 5.56x45mm

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days 2010


Zastava M92

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Zastava M92 - 7.62x39mm

Very similar to the Zastava M85 but chambers 7.62x39mm instead of 5.56x45mm. Note the curved magazine.

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
America's Army Seen in crates with other AK-series weapons, non-playable 2002


AIM/AIMS

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AIM - 7.62x39mm
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PM.md.65 with cleaning rod removed - 7.62x43mm. An early version of the AIMS with an underfolding stock and inward curved grip.
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AIMS - 7.62x39mm
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AIMS with 75-round drum magazine - 7.62x39mm

The 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.

Film

Actor Character Title Note Date
Taliban fighters Kandahar AIM with a shortened barrel 2010
Jayceon "The Game" Taylor Grill Street Kings AIMS 2008
Pirates Typhoon Older model AIMS with underfolding stock 2005
Tahas' Henchmen District B13 PM md. 90 Krinkov 2004
Andrew Bryniarski Larry Eugene Phillips Jr. 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout AIMS, w/ 75-round drum magazine 2003
Oleg Taktarov Emil Matasareanu 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout AIMS, w/ 75-round drum magazine 2003
Uri Gavriel Georgi Koshkin Iron Eagle II AIMS, w/ bakelite magazines and Israeli blank-firing adaptor 1988
Enemy soldier Iron Eagle AIMS, with Israeli blank-firing adaptor 1986
Corrupt Chinese General's men Lethal Weapon 4 AIMS, w/ AKM type handguard 1998
Mel Gibson Detective Martin Riggs Lethal Weapon 4 AIMS, w/ AKM type handguard 1998

Television


MPi-KM/MPi-KMS-72

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East German MPi-KM-72 with fixed stock - 7.62x39mm. This was the transitional MPi-KM-72 that still used the wooden lower hand grip from the MPi-KM. These were common from 1965-1972. The Side folding stock was not widely distributed until 1973.
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East German MPi-KM-72 with plastic stock - 7.62x39mm

The MPi-KM/MPi-KMS-72 are East German license-manufactured versions of the AKM/AKMS. Early versions of the rifles had wooden furniture, but later models have distinctive stippled brown buttstocks and pistol grips. The MPi-KMS also has a side folding single strut "coat hanger" stock, a feature which is shared with the Romanian AIMS rifle. After the German reunification, all variants of the MPi were removed from service, with most rifles being sold as surplus to the militaries of such countries as Finland and Turkey.

Note: The chance of seeing a 100% original East German MPi-K series of rifle in a movie or television show is extremely unlikely. Most of the "East German" AKs that are seen in visual media are regular AKMs using East German Parts kits.

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East German MPi-KMS-72 with sling and side-folding stock - 7.62x39mm

Movies

Actor Character Title Note Date
Iraqi police officer The Hurt Locker 2008
Iraqi Army soldiers Battle for Haditha 2007
Afghan mujaheddin Lord of War 2005
Rwandan soldiers Hotel Rwanda 2004
Thug Extreme Ops 2002

Television

Actor Character Title Note Date
Terrorist GSG-9 Folding Stock 2008


AMD-65

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Hungarian AMD-65 - 7.62x39mm
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Hungarian AMD-63 - 7.62x39mm
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Hungarian AMMS - 7.62x39mm

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Fast Five Zizi's gunmen 2011
Underworld Mounted on armory rack 2003
I Spy Gunder's men 2002
Red Scorpion Dolph Lundgren Nikolai Rachenko 1989
Rambo III Richard Crenna Colonel Trautman 1988
Rambo III Sylvester Stallone John Rambo 1988
Rambo III Soviet tank crew 1988

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
The Professionals / "A Man Called Quinn" Quinn PSO-1 scope 1983

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Used by Ocelot Unit, unobtainable 2004
Medal of Honor AMD-63 2010
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker "AMD63" 2010
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker "AMD65" 2010


AK-101

Modern Russian AK rifle full size. 5.56x45mm

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AK-101 - 5.56x45mm

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Splinter Cell: Double Agent used by hostile NPC's 2006
Battlefield 2 two magazines taped together "jungle style", with and without GP-30 grenade launcher 2005
Hitman: Contracts "AK74" 2004
7.62 High Calibre w/ various attachments 2008


AK-102

Modern Russian AK rifle carbine. 5.56x45mm

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AK-102 carbine - 5.56x45mm

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Can be fitted with a GP-30 Grenade Launcher 2008
7.62 High Calibre w/ various attachments 2008


AK-103

Modern Russian AK rifle full size. 7.62x39mm.

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AK-103 - 7.62x39mm

Movies

Actor Character Title Note Date
MVD spetznaz sniper Newsmakers (Goryachie Novosti) 2009
Tamerlane personnel War, Inc. 2008
John Cusack Hauser War, Inc. 2008

Television

Actor Character Title Note Date
Top Shot - Season 3 2011

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
The Punisher 7.62mm Assault Rifle Available w/ red dot sight, upgradeable to 75-round drum magazine 2005
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Black electrical tape on the stock. 2008
Hitman: Codename 47 2000
Urban Terror 2000
America's Army w/ GP-30 grenade launcher 2002
Combat Arms with milled reciever and incorrect muzzle brake 2008
7.62 High Calibre w/ various attachments 2008
Freedom Fighters Assault Rifle Mocked-up to look futuristic 2003
MAG 2010
Breach AK-103 w/ RIS handguard and top cover fires 5.56x45mm rounds 2011
Far Cry 3 with side mounted accessory rail and wooden AK-74 furniture 2012

AK-104

Modern Russian AK rifle carbine. 7.62x39mm.

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AK-104 carbine - 7.62x39mm.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Men of War 1994


AK-108

Modern full-size AK rifle borrowing operating mechanics from the AEK-971.

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AK-108 - 5.56x45mm


FEG NGM-81

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Hungarian FEG NGM-81 with original PKM style flash hider - 5.56x45mm

The Hungarian FEG NGM-81 was a domestic rifle based on the indigenous Hungarian AK74, but built for export. For that reason, it was chambered in 5.56x45mm, though some 5.45x39mm variants exist. The Rifle was built between 1981-1990. The original rifles were only offered with a fixed butt and a wooden fore-end, made in the same Hungarian Blonde wood as the SA-85M export rifle. The folding stock version of this rifle was called the NGV-81. Due to Cold War prohibitions against Combloc weapons within the U.S. (except those exempted by treaty), the vast majority of the export NGM-81 rifles went to Europe and Africa. Most versions omit the large PKM style flash hider, opting instead for the standard AK-47 style muzzle nut. The FEG NGM rifle was noteworthy in that it kept the AK-47/Type 56 style of gas block system, with the gas relief holes in the gas tube, not the gas block (as is the case with the AKM and later style rifles). The Gas block itself and the front sight is the AKM style in shape and the rifle takes a Hungarian stamped metal 5.56mm magazine similar but not identical to the Wieger style AK magazine.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Casino Royale Nambutu Embassy Guards 2006
Sahara Steve Zahn Al Giordino 2005
Sahara Matthew McConaughey Dirk Pitt 2005
Hotel Rwanda Rwandan Army soldiers 2004
Hotel Rwanda Rwandan Army soldier fitted with Krinkov conversion 2004

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Ultimate Force Various soldiers and terrorist 2006


Romanian WASR

A Romanian AK clone modified to accept single stack magazines for American import. Chambered in 7.62x39mm (WASR-10), 5.45x39mm (WASR-2), and 5.56x45mm (WASR-3). Most variants had their magazine wells adapted to take standard high capacity magazines, by the distributors.

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A US imported Romanian WASR-2 - 5.45x39mm
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A US imported Romanian WASR-3 - 5.56x45mm

Film

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


Bulgarian Arsenal AR

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Arsenal AR - 7.62x39mm
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Arsenal AR-F - 7.62x39mm
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Arsenal AR-1F - 7.62x39mm
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Arsenal AR-SF - 5.56x45mm NATO
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Arsenal AR-M1 - 5.56x45mm NATO
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Arsenal AR-M1F - 7.62x39mm
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Arsenal AR-M4SF - 5.56x45mm NATO

The Arsenal AR is the name given to the Bulgarian manufactured AK clone (Built by the Bulgaria gunmaker ARSENAL JSCo.). These modern day copies of the AK-47 have milled receivers and are chambered in 7.62x39mm and 5.56x45mm in various configurations. As time goes on, Arsenal JSCo. builds more variants for export as civilian, military and law enforcement models.

Film

Actor Character Title Note Date
Henchman District B13 5.56x45mm AR-SF model with AKS-74U flash hider and handguard 2006
North Korean Soldiers Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil 7.62x39mm AR model mocked-up to resemble Norinco Type 56 2006
Navy SEALs and North Korean Soldiers 7.62x39mm AR-F model mocked-up to resemble Norinco Type 56-1
Nicholas Gonzalez Lieutenant Robert James 7.62x39mm AR-M1F model fitted with AKS-74U muzzle brake
Matt Bushell Master Chief Petty Officer Neil 'Spaz' Callaghan
Russian Alfa Commandos Hitman 7.62x39mm AR and AR-F models 2007
Ukranian Special Security Forces Transporter 3 7.62x39mm AR model 2008
Nick Cannon Salazar Day of the Dead 7.62x39mm AR model with custom muzzle brake and thumbhole stock 2008
AnnaLynne McCord Nina
US Army soldiers 7.62x39mm model mocked up as M16A2
Jean-Claude Van Damme Himself JCVD 5.56x45mm NATO variant 2008
US Army soldiers Universal Soldier: Regeneration 7.62x39mm model mocked-up as M16A2 2009
Mike Pyle Capt. Kevin Burke
Jean-Claude Van Damme Luc Deveraux
Andrei Arlovski NGU 7.62x39mm AR model with bipod and ACOG scope
Aki Avni Colonel Petrov 7.62x39mm AR model
Bashar Rahal Asa Sadi The Tournament Mocked-up as M16A2 2009
Assassin 7.62x39mm AR-F model
Iraqi boy The Devil's Double SAR-M1 with wood furniture 2011

Television

Actor Character Title Note Date
Various criminals Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei 5.56x45mm AR-M1 model fitted with AK-47 front sight and furniture 1996 - ????
Various criminals 5.56x45mm AR-SF model fitted with AKS-74U handguard
Terrorist Strike Back: Project Dawn 5.56x45mm AR-M4SF model 1996 - 2011

Video Games

Title Appears as Mods Notes Release Date
F.E.A.R. 3 w/ R.I.S., fore-grip, reflex scope and skeletal butt-stock Unusable, 7.62x39mm AR model 2011


Romanian AK Draco Carbine

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Romanian AK Draco Carbine with AIMS folding stock - 7.62x39mm
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Romanian AK Draco Pistol - 7.62x39mm. This is the domestic pistol that is sold in the U.S.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Ronin . Bodyguards . 1998
Taxi 2 . Yakuza Guard AIMS-style wire-frame folding stock 2000
Home of the Brave . Insurgents AIMS-style wire-frame folding stock 2006
The Assault (L'Assault) . Terrorists . 2010

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Killing Floor "AK47" AIMS-style side-folding stock 2009

Anime

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


AKU-94

The AKU-94 is a bullpup conversion kit (built and originally sold as a kit by K-VAR) for the AK type rifle, Both the European style AKs (like the Romanian AKs or Egyptian Maadis) and the Chinese style of AK rifle (Type 56) can fit into the kit. In the Mid-2000s, KVAR stopped making and selling the AKU-94 conversion kit. All remaining kits were purchased by Century Arms International, and subsequently used to 'spruce up' AK rifles with a futuristic bullpup look. Currently the rifle with kit installed, is sold by Century Arms International. This bullpup configuration retains the standard barrel length but the design makes the AK rifle more compact making it more suitable for close quarters battle.

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Century Arms AK-47 bullpup - 7.62x39mm

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Town Slaine Albert 'Gloansy' MacGloan red dot sight 2010
The Interceptor (Zapreshchyonnaya Realnost) Kurylo's special forces soldier 2009
Soldier Kurt Russell Sgt. Todd Dressed up as futuristic weapon, with Surefire universal weaponlight and C-More red dot sight 1998
Soldier Soldiers Dressed up as futuristic weapons with Surefire Universal weaponlight and C-More red dot sight 1998

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
Star Trek: Voyager / "Nemesis" Robert Beltran Chakotay Dressed up as alien weapons 1997
Star Trek: Voyager / "Nemesis" Kradin soldiers Dressed up as alien weapons 1997
The X Files / "First Person Shooter" ACOG scope 2000

Firing Replicas of the AK-47

Bollywood Replica AK-47

Commonly seen in Bollywood productions due to Indian firearms restrictions, these replica AK-47s are designed to fire blank ammunition and are most likely custom fabricated by Indian armorers. Virtually all "AK-47s" seen in Bollywood movies (excepting films made with the help of the Indian military) will be such blank-firing replicas.

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AK-47 replica, commonly seen in Bollywood productions. Photo from Ekta Enterprises.
Title Actor Character Note Date
Shootout at Lokhandwala Criminals and Mumbai Police 2007
Tango Charlie Ajay Devgan Havildar Mohammed Ali 2004
LOC Kargil Pakistani Soldiers 2003

Non-Firing Replicas of the AK-47

Hudson AK-47

The most common of all movie AK-47s in scenes where a real firearm was not used, is the all metal Japanese "Hudson AK-47". Hudson, a replica gun company like Model Gun Corp. (MGC) made many metal replicas in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Hudson AK-47, a Japanese Replica firearm based on the original Type III AK-47, seen here with AKS-style underfolding stock


See Also

  • Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant - A list of all firearms manufactured by Izhmash.
  • RPK - light machine gun variant of the AKM.
  • AK-74 - modified AKM chambered in 5.45x39mm.
  • AK-12 - latest version of the AK series rifle
  • AK-9 - compact variant chambered in 9x39mm
  • Saiga - shotgun series based on the AK-74.
  • Norinco Type 81 - modified Chinese version of the AK-47.
  • Norinco Type 86 - modified Chinese bullpup version of the AK-47.
  • Galil - Israeli rifle based on the AK/Valmet series of assault rifles chambered in 5.56x45mm
  • AO-63 - A Russian assault rifle intended to replace AK-74s used by the Spetsnaz during the 1980s.
  • AN-94 - A Russian assault rifle intended to replace all AK-74s in the Russian military.
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