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The WASR-22 or AK-22 Trainer is a .22 Long Rifle, semi-automatic cadet rifle loosely based upon the AK-47 and manufactured in Romania by Nova Modul Cugir Factory. [9] Unlike the AK-47, it uses a simple blowback method of operation. As such, it has no gas system and the internal components have been modified accordingly.
[1] With Soviet assistance, the Romanian government launched a program to manufacture a domestic AK rifle patterned directly after the AKM. [1] The new weapon was to replace the AK-47 in Romanian service and was designated Pistol Mitralieră. [1] The first production model appeared in 1963 and was designated Pistol Mitralieră model 1963 (PM md ...
The Draco Pistol, or more commonly known as simply a Draco, named after the Dacian dragon-like battle banner, [1] [circular reference] is a series of Romanian-designed gas-operated semi-automatic pistols sold by Century International Arms. The weapon is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge with its design taken heavily after the AK-47.
Equally popular in Mexico is the U.S.-imported WASR-10 version of the AK. That’s the Romanian-made rifle used by a shooter in Gilroy, California, in 2019 to kill three and wound 17.
The AK-47 was designed to be a simple, reliable fully automatic rifle that could be manufactured quickly and cheaply, using mass production methods that were state of the art in the Soviet Union during the late 1940s. [41] The AK-47 uses a long-stroke gas system generally associated with high reliability in adverse conditions.
202 [47] A variant of the Soviet 122 mm howitzer M1938 upgraded by Romania. M1981: 152 mm howitzer Romania: 320 [47] Licensed built after the Soviet 152 mm howitzer D-20. M85: 152 mm howitzer Romania: 116 [47] A variant of the M81 howitzer, with performance similar to the 2A65 "Msta-B". Self-propelled artillery K9 Tunet: Self-propelled artillery
This means the Romanian PA md. 86 has a double-angle gas port, which makes it much harder to clean the gas vent. This variant also uses the AK-47 rear trunnion, and thus the siderail is lengthened. Romanian soldier firing a PA md. 86. Note the angled charging handle.
The WASR-22 or AK-22 Trainer is a .22 Long Rifle, semi-automatic cadet rifle loosely based upon the AK-47 and manufactured in Romania by Nova Modul. [1] Unlike the AK-47, it uses a simple blowback method of operation. As such, it has no gas system and the internal components have been modified accordingly.