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The RK 62 (from Finnish rynnäkkökivääri 62, 'assault rifle 62'), officially 7.62 RK 62 and commercially M62, is an assault rifle manufactured by Valmet and Sako. It is the standard issue infantry weapon of the Finnish Defence Forces .
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It is chambered for 5.56×45mm NATO caliber as model 255 470 and for 7.62×39mm caliber as model 255 490. It has a Valmet RK 62 76 receiver, which is made from stamped and riveted sheet metal, constructed inside urethane stock. [1]
The successful design was offered by Yisrael Galil, based on the 7.62×39mm Valmet Rk 62, an AK-47 derivative from Finland. (The first Galils were manufactured with Valmet Rk 62 receivers.) [ 7 ] At the time, the US was replacing European countries (especially France) as Israel's main partner and weapons supplier.
The RK 95 TP (from Finnish Rynnäkkökivääri 95 taittoperä, 'Assault Rifle 95 folding stock'), officially 7.62 RK 95 TP and commercially known as the M95, is a 7.62×39mm Finnish assault rifle adopted in relatively small numbers by the Finnish Defence Forces in the 1990s. [2]
The 5.45 mm subkarabinek wz. 1989 Onyks (polish for: subcarbine wz. 1989 Onyx) is a lightweight Polish short variant of the 5.45 mm wz. 1988 Tantal assault rifle, also based on the AKS-74U.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 11:48, 20 September 2015: 3,456 × 5,184 (6.56 MB): MKFI {{Information |Description ={{en|1=Finnish soldier with modernized 7,62 RK 62M assault rifle at Comprehensive security exhibition 2015 in Tampere.}} {{fi|1=Kokelas modernisoidun 7,62 RK 62M rynnäkkökiväärin kanssa Kokonaisturvallisuus 2015 messu...
The KK 62 uses the intermediate Soviet 7.62×39mm M43 cartridge, which can be interchanged with any FDF standard assault rifles (from RK 62 to RK 95 TP). The major drawbacks are the lack of a quick-change barrel and sensitivity to dirt and humidity—the KK 62 requires much more care in a combat environment than most FDF assault rifles.