ak-47 - operator's manual

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T he A K -,4 7 (fig 3) is a short, compact, selective..fired weapon de-signed b y t h e , Soviets in 1946 whi en fi res a -cartri d g e interm ediate inpower between submachine gUTland ri fle, cartri dges. It ha.s a mi Id re -

coi 1 which gi v es it the capabi 1 ity of d,el i vering effective full auto-matic fire up to 300, m eters.

In addition to the Soviet Union, the People1s Rep-ubtic D f China,East Ge nnanY l Po 1and, Bu1 ga r ; a ~ Romafl; a, Nort h Korea Hunga r y, a,ndY u g o s T a v; a h av e maTl uf 'a c: tu re d th e A K- 4 7 ~ T he se l ec t,o r m arkin g,s D n theri ght side of tlie rece; fer pray; d e a ready m e a n s of i dent; fy ; ng thecountry of origin (fig 4 ).

F IG U R E : 1 . L EF T V IE W ~ AK-47 Th e A K-47 is produ ced i 'n tw o: di f ferent bas ie models - one, w ith ac OT 1v en tio na 1 f ix ed w oo de n s to ck (f ig 5} and tne other with a foldingmetal stock (fig 6).. The folding stock is us~d mostly by . a i r ' b o r n e an da rmo r uni ts .

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S E C T ID N I I I . O P E R A T I O Nfor thi-s purpose (fig 18). Later'a 1 zeroing is done by movi ng thecy'lindrical front sight post mount from side tD side using the l-ater.alzeroing tool (fig 19).load i ng the M agal i n e : P 1 a ce a rQ U n d between the feed 1; ps (fi 9 8).

Press it down unti 1 it 10cks i nsi de th~ m~gazine.. Repeat unti 1 maga-ZiT1-e is full (3D rds)..

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In serting the m ag -azine into the re-cE 1v 'er : C ant t,he m agaz.in e fo r-ward so the 1ug on the front of the magazi ne engag~s with its re'cessin the magazine we1l (fig 9); then pull t h e m a - g az i ne tD the rear unti 1it snaps into place.

Moving the front sight slide to th~ left~ right~ up or down lrffi1,changes tne stri ke of the bul1et 26cm at 100 meters ~ O ne fu11 turnan the front sight post m o v e s the stri ke of the bull e t 2 D c m w h e n f ; r -

i n g a t 1 0 0 m e te r s . Front si gnt post changes sho~ld be ver'i fied by agroup of four indi vidua I 1y aim ed shots. After the w eapon ha s b e e n

zeroed t n e D ld m a r k s 'ou ld b e rem oved and a new one written in.

Loading the AK~47: Pull the operating handle (fig 10), fully tothe rear and release it so the lug on the bottom of the bolt c an s tr ip

~ rou nd from tl1e m ag 13 i n eaT d ; n to the c ha.m oer N O T E : T he s e 1 e c to r(fig ll)t must be in a firing positionKC A U T I O N : Al ways keep' the sel ector in the safe (upper) pas; tion unt; 1th e w e a p o TI is ready to be fi red a

Firing the AK-47: Place the s~lector on the desired positfon (au-tomati c mi dd1e positi Din and sem .i-autom ati clow er positi on) (fig 12).

A im usi ng a nonna 1 sight pi'cture and pull the tri gger~

T he A K -4 7' with the metal stock can a.150 be fired with the stockfo1ded~ This is done by pressing the stock latch located on the left

rear of the receiver (fi 9 13) ~ s wi n g,in g th e s to ck d o w n b en ea th th e~ ea pDn { fig 1 4 ) . T h is position is u s e d m ainly by airborfle and arm orunits.,

Ill111ed a t e a c t i 0 n : F o r i j r u n a w a y ' gun ~ keep t h e r i . f l e p o i n te d u pa ,n d d o w n r a n g e u n t i ~ a 1 1 a ,m m u n i t io n is e x p e n d e d II C l e a r th e : w ea . p o T l a nd

in s ,p e c t i t t o ' d e t E r m in e the caus~ of the ma1 f un e, ti ol 'l .. I mmedi at e a c-tion for a m~sfi re is to, keep th~ ri fle pointed down range for atleast one m inute. Then pull the operating handle to the rear andeject the n~isf;red ro-und~ L o a d a new round and attempt to fi re i't.If it does no,t fire~ wait one minute and then IJnload the rifle. In-spect to determ ine the caus:e of tfle m alfunction.

Unloading: R e m o v e the m agazine by pressing the m agazifle catch(fig, 15) toward the magaz;ne; then swing the magazine forward and outof the receiver.. Pull the operating handle fully to the reart inspectthe chamber and receiver. If no cartridge is present, release theoperating hand1e and pull the tri-gger (fig 16).

Zeroing; Set the rear sight for the desired range by pressing inon the s1id-e catch and moving the s1ide bar along the 1eaf until thefrolnt edge of the bar is al igned with the 1ine below the number thatcorrespDnds with the range in meters (fig 1 7 ) . .

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U nloa ding a nd c le aring th e A K-47: R e m o v e the m agazine and pullthe operating handl e fully to the rear ~ I n s p e c t , the cham ber and rE -

c ei v er to insure no ca rtrid ge s ar-e p resen t R elea ,se th e op era tinghandle and pull the trigger (fig 2 0 } .

2R e m o v e the bolt cover: Press the serrated end of the driving

spr';ng guide (fig 21) into the bolt cover~ and while holding the guidei n~ li ft off the bolt cover rear e nd f ir st {fig 2 2 ) .

R e m o v e the driving spring assemb ly : P u s h fo r w a , r d on the end ofthe driving spri ng guide (f';g, 23) ~ di sengaging it from its seat inthe rear of the receiver (fig 24); the'n pull the ccmpl ete drivingspring assembly out of the bolt carrier ( f ig 2 5 ) .

R e m o v e bolt and carrier: Pull the operati n g h a,n d1 e fully ' to ther~ar (fig 25}~ lift the bolt carrier' sl ightly upward (fig 27) andthen remove the bolt and carrier by pulling it to the rear (fig 28)k

R e m D v e the bolt from the carrier: Press the bol t into the car-

rier (fig 29) until the bolt operating lug can be twisted fre,e o f i ' t 'S

c am p 'a ,th iTl the carr; er (fig 30)~, Pull the bol t stra.ight forward andout of the carrier (fig 3 1 ) .

R e m -o ve - g as cyl inder tube; Rotate the gas cy11Tlder tube 1 D C k u p -

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Un1oadi n g a n d c , l earing the AK-47: Remove the magazi ne and pullthe ope-rati ng handle fully to the re'ar. Inspect the chamber and r-e-cei \I'er to insure, no cartr

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Remove t~e bolt cover: Press the serrated end of the drivingspring guide (fig 21) into the bolt cover, and while holding the guidein 8 1ift off the bol t cover, rear end first {fig 2 2 ) ~

R e m o v e the driving spring assem bly: P u s h forward on the end ofthe driving spring guide (fig 23), disengagi,ng it from i:ts seat inthe rear of the receiver (f';g 24); the,n pull' the c.O Olplete drivingspring assembly out of the bolt carrier (fig 2 5 ) .

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R e m o v e gas cyllnder tube; Rotate the gas cylinder tube lock up-ward (fig 32 and 33} to free the gas cylinder tube. Pull up on ther e a r ' of the hand guard a nd r 'e m o ve th e tube ( f i g 3 4 ) .

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First, En~age the front open;n9 of the gas cyl h14:ler tube with theg ~s c yli nd er ' ( fig 3 5 ) . T h e n swt the rear of the tube into the rear

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R~p'ace thee bolt: Slide the spindTe of the bolt lflto the carrier{fig 38} an< rotate the bQlt to m ~te the operating l ug w it h its ellrnpath- Pull the bolt as far forward as possible in carrier (flg 39).

Replace bolt carrier; Slide t~e Diston into the hole under therear sight (fi g: 40) Lmtil the carrier fi ts into its ClJts at the rea. 'of th.e receher (fi9 4l}~ Press the carrier dO\t.ln)with the bo1t ful1yr o 'r W o rd . a nd thefl S1i d e the cC iri e r iu 11y forwa r d ( f 1 9 4 2 ) .

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F I G u R E 35 . ENGJi ,GI~JG r u B ERep 1a I:e the bOot cover ~ 1n5ert the front en d 0 f t h -e:bolt cove ri~to the circ~lar grooves in the rear sight base (fig 4S}. Applyt o o m h p r e ~ s u r e o v e - r the- squ a r e 0(11e in t h . € o r e a r o f t h e c o v e r {fi 9 46),press down and forward until the e.nd of tile: driving spring guide snapsthrough the ha'e (fig 47).

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The following accessories will be issued w~en available with theAK-47: (fig 48).

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Night Sighting Device: The night sighting device (f'i9 49) is at-tached by snaJJPing it oVler the sight~ It carl be moved out of the wayin order to use conventional sights in the daytime. To use this de-vice~ align the luminous dots (fig 50) over each other and on the tar-gets aim and fire.

B 1 a n k flring device: The blank firing device is installed bypressing in t,he m uzzle nut 'ocking plunger (f'ig 51), unscr'e;w ing th e

m u z z 1 e nut by turning it clockw ise and replacing it with the device(fig 52). It is removed t h e s a m e wa y as the m uzzle nut4

C A U T I O N : On 1 y b 1 afl k dlm1un i ti on may be fi re:cj w hen the blank f1 r..ing device is in place. Do not use the cap of the combination teolkit as a blank firing device~

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t he l al Jn c ,n e r- C A U T I O N : A specia.l type cartridge is used for firingt he g re na de ~ Place the blJtt Q , f t h e w e a p o n o n the g roun d a.fld firefrom thi s posi'ti D n ~ T h e m a xim u m effect; ve rang e th -e grenad e can befired is 150 m eters.

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The bayonet (fig ' 55) is af'fixed by positioning its loops In frontof the mUlZ 1 e nut and gas cy1 i n l d e r body an d s 1i d ing the bayonet tothe rea ,r un ti 1 the bayonet catch engages the m uzzle. nut (fi'9 56).The bayonet i:5 rem oved by pu 11i n g the catch, loc:ated lJeh i nd t h e h i 1 t ~

a w a y from the hand,le and 51 idi ng the bayorTlet forw ard and D ff.

Pl asti c magazi ne: The So:viet AK-47 m etal magazine is gradua 1lybeing repl aced by the pl astic magazine (f'; 9 57) which is 1 i:ghter thanthe m etal. The 'Plastic m agazine, b e - c a u s e ' it is 1ight we;'ght and: wa-terP'roof t is used m ainly by m ar;nes~ airbD rne an-d arm or -units.

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Car~ and cleaning: The AK-47 rifle m ust be kept in proper w ork-; ng order a nd be ready for act i on . Th; s is achi eved by time ly an dc ap ab le c le an in g a nd lu bric at in 9~

The AK-47 assault rifle should be cleaned:

D u r i n g preparation for fi ring.

--- J\fter firing with ball and blank cartridges. The rece;:veT~ boresc h . a m b e r, gas p; s ton t s 1; de and: bo 1 tare e 1eaned an d Iu bri' cated i lm 1e-diately after firin9~ Final cleaning takes place daily over the nextth re-e or four days..

- - - Duri n g .a n y c o m b a t s i tuati on a,ndin extended exerc i se; da i 1y du'r-in g n on co mb at a ctio n p erio ds .

--- No less than once a week if the rifle is not used. Oil should bepl aced o,nly on w e'l cl eaned and dry m etal surfaces ;fTlJlediately aftercleaning so that moisture is not allowed to form on the metal..

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C ar e a nd c le an 1~ g: T h e A K- 4 7 rifle must be kept in proper W ork-ing -order and be ready for action~ This;s achieved by tim ely andc ap ab le c le an in g a nd lu br ic ati ng .

T he A K -4 7 a ss au lt rifle s ho uld b e c le an ed :

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--- A fter firing with ball and blank cartridges~ The receiver, bor'e,c h a m b e r g a s p is to n ~ s 1 ; d e a n d b o 1 tare e 1 e a n e, d a n d I 1Jb r; c at ed ; 1I111e-

diately after firing.. Final cleaning takes place daily over the nextthree or four daY5~

--- Durin9 any com bat situation and in extended exerci5~; daily dur-in g n on co mb at a ctio n p erio ds.

--- No less than once a week. if the rifle is no,t used.. O i 1 should be

pl aced QnTy on well cleaned and dry metal surface'S irrrnediately after'cleaning 50 that moisture 15 not allowed to form on the m e t a l .

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S E C T I O N VIII. S E R V IC E A N D T RA IN IN G A M M U N IT IO N

T h e A K - - 4 7 au .to ma tic rifle fire s th e 7 ..6 2 x 39 n r n rD und~ M 1943. Theround$ have varying construction depending upon thei'r purpose. Th~weight Df the bull ets and their m u z z 1 e velocity are select,~d 50 that

fi r;nQ with the different bullets can be co duct~d w ; th th e s a m e s iQh tsettings. .A mm unition is divided intQ servic.e and auxiliary type-s.

1. Service arm lunition and its use... ~.. ......

Service arm luni'tion is, divided int,o ball cartridges a.nd: spec: i a 1purpose cart ridges~

B a 11 a rm un ; t i o n i s u s e d t . o e n g a g e ; en em y p e rs cn n e 1 .

Special am nunition, d~pending upon its constructiont ;s designedfor target indication and correction of fire~ i g 'niting f'uel and high1yinf larrmab1-e objects I and for destro Y1ing 1 igh tly arm ored ta,rgets~

Tracer cartridge-s are designed for target i ndi c ati on ~ f i re a dju st-ment t s i' gna 1 purposes and engag ;ng personne 1 . Tra.cer bu11et scan; g..

nite straw roofs ~ dry gra,ss [ etc. T 'he path of the bu1l et is i:ndi c ate:dD Y a r e d f 1 aIDe:. The fl ame can De seen for a di s tance of 100 meters 4

AP-incendiary cartridge5 are used to destroy fuel {kero$ene, gaso-1 ; ne} and fO T' des t ro yi ng targ ets pr'otected by thi n arm or' p' a ti n9 atra.n ges u p to 3 00 m ete rs .

Incendiary ca.rtridge5 ar~ u5ed to destroy fuel in iroln tanks up to3 mi 11 imeter5 thi ex... Incendi ary cartrl dge s also canta; n a tracer e 1e-ment.. The pat,h of the bullet is indicated by a red flame which can beseen day or night~, I t can be seen for a d i sta nee up to 700 meters.

2. T rain ing w rm . In it io n :t p u rp o se _ ~ n: ld Aconstruction

Tra inin g: a ntnu nitio n ine 1u des drille d and b lan k 7 . _ 6 Z I 1 T r t rounds,M1943..

D r ; 1 1 - e d rounds -are designed f'or tra;:ning in loading and fi ring..On the body or the cartridge case there arE lo ngitu dinal grooves, andon the cartridge caSE m o u t h th ere a re m ar ks fro m th e c 1am pin g d ev ice.The primer is p;erced~ There is no pr:opel 1ant in the ca,rtridge case.

B l : a n k ca,rtridges are designed for sim ulating fi re and are used intac ti c a 1 e,x erc i s es .. There i S T lO bull et in the bl a nk ca,rtri dge5 . Themouth ;s sea,led by a star (rosette) crimp. It is dangercus to standc loser tha n 10 m ete rs aw ay from th e rllJz zle f'a ce w hen b 1ank ca rtridge sa re b ein g fire d.,

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