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The rifles are semi-automatic firearms manufactured in Romania by the Cugir Arms Factory and based on the Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965 (PM md. 63/65), which in turn was patterned directly after the Soviet AKM, itself a modernized derivative of the AK-47. They differ from other AK pattern rifles in using internally welded spacer plates to ...
[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 AK-47's chrome-lined barrel was retained, ... is a Romanian assault rifle chambered in the 7.62×39mm cartridge, patterned after the AKM. It is exported as AIM.
Small arms made by Cugir Arms Factory. Cugir Arms Factory is a Romanian state owned defence company that is one of the oldest defence companies of Romania. Cugir Arms Factory has a history that can be traced back to 1799 during the Austrian Empire.
AK-47 barrel and its distinctive gas block with a horizontal row of gas relief ports. The rifle received a barrel with a chrome-lined bore and four right-hand grooves at a 240 mm (1 in 9.45 in) or 31.5 calibers rifling twist rate. The gas block contains a gas channel that is installed at a slanted angle with the bore axis.
75 [47] 72 pieces for sale. [263] Licensed built after the Chinese Type 59–1, itself a copy of the Soviet 130 mm towed field gun M1954 M-46. Romania also produced a 76 mm mountain gun designated M82 and a 120 mm mortar designated M 1982. SU-100: 100 mm self-propelled anti-tank gun Czechoslovakia: 23-47 [46] [47] In storage. Acquired by 1957 ...
Incidentally, although the gas block is purely AKM, the gas vent in the barrel did change to a 90-degree design to minimize bullet shearing (a problem with early Soviet AK-74s with 45-degree gas blocks). This means the Romanian PA md. 86 has a double-angle gas port, which makes it much harder to clean the gas vent.
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.