The AK-47 is a Soviet-designed 7.62x39mm assault rifle developed between 1944–1946 by Mikhail Kalashnikov at Izhevsk Mechanical Works and has a reputation for its ruggedness, ease of manufacture, and reliability.
Made from mostly stampings, rivets and a few seal milled components, with a trigger sprung by wire and very loose part tolerances, the AK has several important traits: