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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
- 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
Television
- Somali militiamen in Seven Days (episode "The Fire Last Time")
- Tour of Duty
- Iraqi insurgents in Over There
Anime
Video Games
- Operation Flashpoint (available with GP-30 grenade launcher)
- 24: The Game (as the "AZ7 Soviet")
- Scarface: The World is Yours (can be upgraded with a Remington 870 shotgun attachment)
- Counter-Strike Online (as the CV-47)
- Battlefield: Vietnam (used by N.V.A. Soldiers)
AKS-47
Film
- Colombian terrorists in Toy Soldiers
- Edward Norton as Steve in The Italian Job
Video Games
- Timesplitters 2 (as the "Soviet SV7", fitted with an M203 grenade launcher)
- The World Is Not Enough (as the "Soviet KA-57")
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 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
- 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 and the Russians in Rambo 3
- Gang members in Escape from LA
- 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
- Libyan soldiers and Lori Petty as Private Christine Jones in In the Army Now
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
- 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)
- 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.
- Rwandan Army soldiers in Hotel Rwanda
Television
- Kiefer Sutherland as Agent Jack Bauer in 24
Video Games
- Battlefield Vietnam (used by Việt Cộng soldiers)
AKMSU
Chopped 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
- Haitian gang members and a Cuban Army soldier in Bad Boys II (the soldier using one with an AKS-74U-type folding stock)
- A Cartel member in A Man Apart
- Philip Kwok as Mad Dog in Hard Boiled
- Bodyguards in Ronin
- Saki Sakurai as Wild Seven in Battle Royale II: Requiem
- An Iraqi Officer in Three Kings
- A militia fighter in Tears of the Sun
- Terrorists in The Kingdom (fitted with AKS-74U-type folding stock)
Television
- Serbian soldiers in Seven Days
Norinco Type 56
The Chinese Type 56 (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
- Numerous N.V.A. and V.C. soldiers and fighters in Platoon
- Russian & Janus soldiers, Sean Bean as Alec Trevelyan, Famke Janssen as Xenia Onatopp, and Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in Goldeneye (made to look like AKS-74s)
- Danny Trejo as Trejo in Heat
- Isla Los Organos guards and North Korean soldiers in Die Another Day
- R.U.F. rebels, government soldiers, and Leonardo DiCaprio as Danny Archer in Blood Diamond
- Somali militiamen in Black Hawk Down
- Numerous characters including Nicolas Cage as Yuri Orlov in Lord of War
- Crackhead in Hot Fuzz
- Russian soldiers in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- Nomads in Flight of the Phoenix
- North Korean soldiers in Die Another Day (including a few made to look like AKS-74s)
- One of Tahas' guards in District B13 (with bayonet deleted)
- Militia fighters, refugees, Cameroon border guards, and Paul Francis as Danny "Doc" Kelley in Tears of the Sun (Type 56 with and without bayonet, Type 56-1 with and without AKM-style muzzle brake)
- Enemy soldiers in Dead Presidents
- Rwandan Army soldiers in Hotel Rwanda
- Jong Soo Park as Tran Chan Dinh in The Park is Mine
- Feng's guards in Balls of Fury
Television
- One of Deke Quinlan's men, Leo Fitzpatrick as "Mr. Mouse", and Adam Cantor as Rocko in The Kill Point
- Derek Thompson as Billy Downes in Harry's Game
Norinco Type 84S
Nearly identical to the Chinese Type 56 (seen above), but chambered in 5.56x45mm. The Type 84 was imported and sold with an AK birdcage flash hider and had a deep polished factory blue. It is often seen impersonating the AK-74 in movies and TV shows. 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
- Multiple mobsters in Hollow Point
Television
- Russian military personnel in Stargate: SG1
AMD-65
Film
- Dolph Lundgren as Nikolai Rachenko in Red Scorpion
- Richard Crenna as Colonel Trautman in Rambo III
AK-101
Modern Russian AK rifle full size. 5.56x45mm
Video Games
- Battlefield 2 (with two magazines taped together and the MEC Assault Class's fitted with a GP30 Grenade Launcher)
AK-102
Modern Russian AK rifle carbine. 5.56x45mm
Video Games
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (can be fitted with a GP30 Grenade Launcher)
AK-103
Modern Russian AK rifle full size. 7.62x39mm.
Video Games
- Thomas Jane as Frank Castle in The Punisher (as the "7.62mm Assault Rifle", available with red dot sight, upgradeable to 75-round drum magazine)
AK-104
Modern Russian AK rifle carbine. 7.62x39mm.
Film
- One of Taha's thugs in District B13 (with muzzle brake removed and fitted with Romanian side-folding stock)
AK-107
AK-108
AEK-971
Ultra modern day Russian assault rifle. Chambered for the 5.45 round. AEK-972 chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO, AEK-973 chambered in 7.62x39mm.
Video Games
WASR-3
A Romanian AK clone in 5.56x45mm.
