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AK47History in the US
AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition AK47History in the U.S. Disclaimer: This is our attempt to offer a better understanding of AK47 History This is NOT an attempt to offer legal advice Strictly for educational / entertainment purposes AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition Nomenclature 7,62x39 mm Model 43 7.62x39 Russian (Soviet) 7.62 mm Soviet 7.62 mm Warsaw Pact 7.62 mm ComBloc .30 Short Russian .30 Short ComBloc M67 AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition Comparison 7.62x39 approximately as powerful as the .30-30 Winchester similar ballistic profile About 2,300 fps with about 1,500 ft-lbs of muzzle energy M43 - 123-grain boat-tail FMJ bullet with a steel core M67 - 123-grain FMJ bullet (no steel core) AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition 7.62x39 Usage AK Rifle Variants RPD Machine Gun SKS RPK Valmet VZ-58 Former Soviet Union Former Warsaw Pact People's Republic of China Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Iraq, Iran, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Russia, Turkey, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition Timeline 1632 – Tula Factory established 1936 – Novopodolsky designated factory 188 1943 - 7.62x39mm cartridge was invented by the Russians (Adopted as the M-43) 1944 - RPD adopted in Russia, Light Machine Gun designed to fire the 7.62x39 1945 - SKS Adopted in Russia, Rifle designed to fire the 7.62x39 1947 - AK-47 Adopted 1947 – Cold War Begins 1959 - AKM introduced - Soviet Russia 1960 - Novopodolsky renamed Klimovsk Punching Plant (now factory 711) 1961 - RPK adopted – Soviet Russia 1974 – AK-74 adopted – Soviet Russia 1974 - 5.45x39 5N7 cartridge introduced 1976 - Vympel founded to produce 5.45x39 ammo (factory 7) 1987 - 5.45x39 7N6 cartridge introduced (steel rod penetrator) 1991 - Cold War Ends 1991 - Russia produced 5 billion rounds of ammunition 1992 - 5.45x39 7N10 cartridge introduced (improved penetration) 1992 - 15 million rounds of German (DDR) 7.62x39mm M43 ammo imported into U.S. (Century Arms) 1994 - BATF Banned steel core (AP?) ammo (in a letter to FFL dealers and importers). Feb, 94 1994 - U.S. Import ban on Chinese Munitions. April, 94 1998 - 5.45x39 7N22 cartridge introduced (armor-piercing) 2000 - Silver Bear ammo imported 2001 - Brown Bear ammo imported 2002 - Russia produced 50 million rounds of ammunition 2004 - Golden Bear ammo imported AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition Collecting 7.62x39 Ammunition availability in the US • The Cold War • U.S. Foreign Trade Policy • U.S. Interpretation of Federal Law • Break up of the Soviet Union • National Military Contracts • Yearly Factory Output • Lack / Loss of Records • Cost of raw materials / shipping • A lot more… AK47History in the U.S. General History Early Days Pre Ban AWB Ban AWB Sunset AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition Collecting Rewarding Hobby • Low Cost • Easy to Accumulate • Easy to Store / Secure • No way to loose $$ • Learn (History, Geography, Politics, Mechanics, etc) • More fun @ Range • More fun @ Gun Shows AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition Identification • Bullet Color Codes • Cyrillic Letter Codes • Date Codes • Factory Letter Codes • Factory Number Codes • Factory Logos AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition Bullet Color Codes No color White bullet tip Silver bullet tip Yellow bullet tip Blue bullet tip white band Green bullet tip white band Green bullet tip Green tip / headstamp Entire cartridge green Red bullet tip Magenta bullet tip red band Black bullet tip red band Black bullet tip red shell Black bullet tip yellow band Black bullet tip Ball Reference Ball Light ball with steel core Heavy ball Short range ball (Hungarian and Czech designation) Short range, tracer (Czech designation) Tracer Subsonic ammunition for silenced weapons Spotting charge, incendiary Armor piercing incendiary tracer Armor piercing incendiary Armor piercing incendiary with tungsten carbide core Armor piercing incendiary Phosphorus Armor piercing AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition Cyrillic Letter Codes Bullet Type Б БС БК БП БР БТ БЗ БЗТ ПС ЛПС ПТ ПЗ / ЗП Case Type Armor Piercing AP Special (tungsten carbide core) High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) ГЛ ГЖ ГС Brass Cartridge Case Gilding Metal Clad Steel Cartridge Case (95% copper, 5% zinc) Steel Cartridge Case Armor Piercing Armor Piercing / Tracer Armor Piercing / Incendiary Armor Piercing / Incendiary / Tracer Ball / Mild Steel Core Light Ball / Mild Steel Core Tracer Incendiary Packaging Type В У Separate Ammo (loose / bagged) Fixed Ammo (stripper clips) AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition Early Letter Date Code Г А Е И К 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition Factory Code Letters Czecheslovakia ZV - Sellier & Bellot, Prague, (now Czech Republic) Factory in Zbrojovka Vlàsim aym - Povázské Strojárne Národný Podnik, Povázská Bystrica bxn - Sellier & Bellot, Prague, (now Czech Republic) Factory in Zbrojovka Vlàsim Cuba PMV Yugoslavia IK - Igman Zavod, Konjic , (now Bosnia-Herzogovina) ИK - (Cyrillic inverted N) POBEDA, Gorazde, (now Bosnia-Herzogovina) П П У – Prvi Partizan Namenska Proizvodnja, (Now Serbia) producing ammunition since 1928 PP - Prvi Partizan Namenska Proizvodnja, (Now Serbia) AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition Factory Code Numbers (7.62x39) USSR Russia 3– 17 – 60 – Ulyanovsk Machinery Plant Barnaul Machine Tool Plant (since 1942) State Factory at Frunze, Kirgisia (now Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) 270 – Lugansk cartridge factory, Ukraine 539 – Tula 7 – Vympel State Production Association 711 – Klimovsk State Ammunition Factory PRC China 11 – Mudanjang Factory (NORINCO) 031, 31 – North Industries Corp (NORINCO) 101, 111, 121, 311, 301, 351, 391, 451, 501, 51, 6, 61, 661, 671, 71, 81, 821, 946, 964, 201, 9121, 9141 East Germany 04 – cMechanische Werkstatten, Königswartha. 05 – Cooperative Popular Spreewerke Lübben GDR / DDR Bulgaria 10 – Arsenal, Kazanlak (previously Durjava Voenna Fabrika) Hungary 21 – (date same as code) 23 – Fémmüvek Mátravidéki Sirok Poland 21 – (date inverted from code) 343 – State Munitions Factory Krupski Mlyn (Silesia) Romania 22 RPR22 – (RPR = Popolara Roman Republic) 321, 322, 324 North Korea 93 95 Cuba 13 AK47History in the U.S. Russian 7.62x39 Ammunition Factories Klimovsk Lugansk Tula Ulyanovsk Factory# 60 Vympel Barnaul AK47History in the U.S. Russian 7.62x39 Ammunition Factories Klimovsk Klimovsk Punching Plant 1936 – Novopodolsky factory 188 in 1960 renamed Klimovsk Punching Plant 2002 – Stopped Ammo Production Novosibirsk Factory Code = 188 Klimovsk Factory Code = 711 (early) FMJ Silver Bear 55 miles south of Moscow http://eng.kspz.ru/kspz/gunfactory/history/ AK47History in the U.S. Russian 7.62x39 Ammunition Factories Tula Tula Cartridge Works The first weapons factory in Tula established in 1632 Factory Code = 539 TCW, Wolf 120 miles south of Moscow AK47History in the U.S. Russian 7.62x39 Ammunition Factories Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk Cartridge Works Factory Code = 3 Ulyanovsk, Sapsan, (later)’Match’Silver Bear 555 miles east from Moscow AK47History in the U.S. Russian 7.62x39 Ammunition Factories Vympel Vympel State Production Association started producing 5.45x39 cartridges in January 1983 Factory Code = 7 Golden Tiger Constructed in 1976 AK47History in the U.S. Russian 7.62x39 Ammunition Factories Barnaul Barnaul Cartridge Plant (BPZ) Produced almost 50% of the cartridges used by the Soviet Army one of the largest suppliers of of cartridges in Russia Factory Code = 17 RAM, Monarch, (early) Bear one of earliest cities in Siberia AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition Ammo Crates & Cans • Caliber • Ammo Type • Quantity • Bullet Type • Case Type • Ammo Lot # • Ammo Production Year • Factory of Origin • Powder Type • Powder Lot # • Powder Production Year AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition Ammo Cans Caliber Bullet Type Case Type Ammo Lot # Ammo Production Year Ammo Type Quantity Powder Type Powder Lot # Powder Production Year AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition Ammo Cans Caliber Bullet Type Powder Lot # Case Type Powder Production Year Ammo Type Quantity Factory of Origin Powder Type Ammo Production Year AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition Ammo Cans 7.62x39 vs. 7.62x54R Bullet Type Caliber Case Type Vs. Quantity Easiest way to determine 500+ rds = 7.62x39 Ammo Production Year Factory of Origin AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition Ammo Crates Caliber Ammo Production Year Bullet Type Powder Production Year Ammo Lot # Powder Type Quantity AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition Headstamps Top number is Factory Code Bottom is Year of Production • Date Code • Factory Letter Codes • Factory Number Codes • Factory Logos •Bullet Color Codes AK47History in the U.S. AK Ammunition Б БС БК БП БР БТ БЗ 1952 as Mátravidéki Fémművek (Matra Metal БЗ Works) Hungarian produced military ammunition with a plant code of "23“ Factory code "21" Г Ж Б П З Г AK47History in the U.S. Early 7.62x39 Ammunition AK47History in the U.S. 7.62x39 Ammunition AK47History in the U.S. 7.62x39 Ammunition (Post-AWB) AK47History in the U.S. A.S.G. March 1989 NDM-86 Dragunov $3,900 Type 84S (5.56x45) $389 AK-762 (Wood Stock) $339 AKS-762 (Folding Stock) $329 1,100 rds 7.62x39 $129.50 AK47History in the U.S. U.S. Law Links.. • The United States Code http://143.231.180.80/browse.xhtml • Internal Revenue Code:Sec. 5845 http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/26C53.txt • ATF Study on the Importability of Certain Shotguns http://www.atf.gov/publications/firearms/012611-study-on-importality-of-certain-shotguns.pdf • Electronic Code of Federal Regulations http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=%2Findex.tpl • GunVote.net http://www.GunVote.net AK47History in the U.S. Do your part to support the U.S. economy Build a compliant U.S. made firearm Krinkov Info AK-74 AKS-74 AKS-74U AKS-74UB AKM AKMS AKMS-U AKMS-UB AK-47.us AK47 Reviews, Pictures, Information and More Abtomat Kalashnikova Model 1947 (AK47) AK47History in the U.S. AK-47.us AK47 Bayonets.com AK47 Review.com AK47 Buyers Guide AK47 Websites.com AK47 Builders.com AK47History in the U.S. AK47History in the U.S. Disclaimer: The “real” AK-47 was short-lived The shorthand "AK47" or “AK” are typically used for all the descendant family of firearms also called "Kalashnikovs"
