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Valmet Assault Rifle Series
Valmet built Assault rifles based in part on the Kalashnikov action in the late 1950s-early 1960s. Their original offering was the Model 62 which was offered in 7.62x39mm and 5.56mm NATO for export. The M62 had an unusual T-shaped tubular buttstock. The Gas block and front sight design was very similar to the Israeli Galil rifle. The M71S was an offering that more closely resembled the original AK-47 design and was developed for customers who wanted a rifle that looked like an AK-47 (since at the time many customers couldn't get a military or civilian version at all). The M71S was built between 1971-1977 and was offered in 5.56mm NATO. The M76 was the Model 62 with a more conventional buttstock and foregrip assembly. Later, Valmet produced the M76F which was an M76 that had a side folding version of the original M62 buttstock.
The Valmet Assault rifle (M62 / M71S / M76) can be seen in the following:
Film
- The Dogs of War - during the beginning sequence in Central America. Some of the soldiers are running around with Valmet M71S instead of AKs (since real AKs were hard to get in the 1970s).
- Stripes - In the film, at the Russian Army base where Winger's friends are held prisoner, most of the "Russian" soldiers are armed with Valmet M71S rifles.
- The Survivors - Robin Williams purchases a Valmet 76 with side folding stock on his way to becoming a survivalist in this comedy. At one point he tries to hide the weapon from his fiancee under the seat cushions of their sofa.
- Red Army Soldiers use M71S rifles in Firefox
- Chadian rebels in Under Fire