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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 .
English: Finnish 7,62 mm model 60 assault rifle with bayonet. This was the model 62 pre-series. This was the model 62 pre-series. Photographed in Mikkeli Infantry museum.
English: Finnish 7,62 mm model 62 assault rifle with bayonet and folding stock. Photographed in Mikkeli Infantry museum. Photographed in Mikkeli Infantry museum. Suomi: Suomalainen 7,62 rynnäkkökivääri 62 taittoperällä pistimen kanssa.
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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 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.
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.
English: Finnish soldier with modernized 7,62 RK 62M assault rifle at Comprehensive security exhibition 2015 in Tampere. Suomi: Kokelas modernisoidun 7,62 RK 62M rynnäkkökiväärin kanssa Kokonaisturvallisuus 2015 messuilla Tampereella.