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* ''[[SOCOM: Combined Assault]]''
 
* ''[[SOCOM: Combined Assault]]''
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==AKS-47==
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[[Image:Type56S.jpg‎|thumb|right|450px|Norinco Type 56S AK rifle with underfolder stock - 7.62x39mm]]
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[[Image:Type56-1.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Norinco Type 56-1, Chinese AKMS variant which is very common in the real world (and in many Hollywood movies)]]
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AKS-47 is the accepted nomenclature for an AK series of rifle with a '''underfolding stock'''. The side folding stocks are more associated with AKM variants (like the Romanian or East German Side folding stocks) or the Civilian AK rifles (like the Norinco Side folding AKS-47 civilian rifle of the late 1980s).  The name "AKS-47" also refers to the Chinese Type 56 copies of the AK-47 (whether milled or stamped receiver variations) with the hooded front sight. 
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=== Film ===
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* Russian soldiers in ''[[Goldeneye]]'' (Chinese Type 56-1, made to look like [[AK-74#AKS-74|AKS-74s]])
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* [[Danny Trejo]] as Trejo in ''[[Heat]]'' (Chinese Type 56-1)
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* Isla Los Organos guards and North Korean soldiers in ''[[Die Another Day]]'' (Chinese Type 56-1)
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* R.U.F. rebels, government soldiers, and [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] as Danny Archer in ''[[Blood Diamond]]'' (Chinese Type 56-1)
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* Somali militiamen in ''[[Black Hawk Down]]'' (Chinese Type 56-1)
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=== Television ===
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* One of Deke Quinlan's men, [[Leo Fitzpatrick]] as "Mr. Mouse", and [[Adam Cantor]] as Rocko in ''[[The Kill Point]]'' (Chinese Type 56-1)
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== AKS-47U ==
 
== AKS-47U ==
[[Image:AK Krinkov.jpg|thumb|right|200px|AKS-47U 7.62x39mm with folded stock]]
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[[Image:AK Krinkov.jpg|thumb|right|200px|AKS-47U 7.62x39mm with folded stock]]  
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=== Film ===
 
=== Film ===
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*[[Art Malik]] in ''[[True Lies]].
 
*[[Art Malik]] in ''[[True Lies]].
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== AKM ==
 
== AKM ==
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* ''[[Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops]]
 
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops]]
  
== AKMS ==
 
  
Basically the same as the AKM, but the rear-trunion is altered with a swiveling mechanism to allow for the under-folding stock.
 
  
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== AKMS ==
 
[[Image:DCP_0486.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Polish AKMS, stamped steel receiver w/ slant muzzle brake and under-folding stock 7.62x39mm]]
 
[[Image:DCP_0486.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Polish AKMS, stamped steel receiver w/ slant muzzle brake and under-folding stock 7.62x39mm]]
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Basically the same as the AKM, but the rear-trunion is altered with a swiveling mechanism to allow for the under-folding stock.  The AKMS nomenclature also indicates that the rifle is not a milled receiver variant and has the AKM style of gas block, top cover, barrel assembly, front sight, and appropriate forearm furniture.
  
[[Image:Type56-1.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Norinco Type 56-1, Chinese AKMS variant which is very common in the real world (and in many Hollywood movies)]]
 
  
 
=== Film ===
 
=== Film ===
 
* Somali militiamen in ''[[Black Hawk Down]]'' (Chinese Type 56-1)
 
  
 
* U.S. Navy SEALs in ''[[Navy SEALs]]''
 
* U.S. Navy SEALs in ''[[Navy SEALs]]''
 
* [[Danny Trejo]] as Trejo in ''[[Heat]]'' (Chinese Type 56-1)
 
  
 
* Soviet soldiers in ''[[The Beast of War]]''
 
* Soviet soldiers in ''[[The Beast of War]]''
 
* Isla Los Organos guards and North Korean soldiers in ''[[Die Another Day]]'' (Chinese Type 56-1)
 
  
 
* Colombian terrorists in ''[[Toy Soldiers]]''
 
* Colombian terrorists in ''[[Toy Soldiers]]''
 
* R.U.F. rebels, government soldiers, and [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] as Danny Archer in ''[[Blood Diamond]]'' (Chinese Type 56-1)
 
 
* Russian soldiers in ''[[Goldeneye]]'' (Chinese Type 56-1, made to look like [[AK-74#AKS-74|AKS-74s]])
 
  
 
* A bank robber in ''[[S.W.A.T.]]''
 
* A bank robber in ''[[S.W.A.T.]]''
  
 
=== Television ===
 
=== Television ===
 
* One of Deke Quinlan's men, [[Leo Fitzpatrick]] as "Mr. Mouse", and [[Adam Cantor]] as Rocko in ''[[The Kill Point]]'' (Chinese Type 56-1)
 
  
 
* [[Kiefer Sutherland]] as Agent Jack Bauer in ''[[24]]''
 
* [[Kiefer Sutherland]] as Agent Jack Bauer in ''[[24]]''

Revision as of 02:41, 18 June 2008

The AK-47 and variants are used by the following actors in the following movies, television series, anime, and video games:

NOTE: Please keep in mind that while "AK-47" is often a catch-all term for 7.62x39mm Kalashnikov rifles, most so-called "AK-47s" in movies are actually derivatives of the AKM, which features a stamped receiver and many improvements. Please check carefully to make sure that the rifle in question is an AK-47 and not an AKM. When in doubt, it is probably safer to assume AKM, since the old AK-47 has not been in production for many, many years and is no longer as common in the real world - or Hollywood's rental armories - as its successor.

Original AK-47 design, hybrid stamped/milled receiver; 7.62x39mm.
Milled Receiver AK-47 design; 7.62x39mm.

AK-47

Film

  • Numerous N.V.A. and V.C. soldiers and fighters in Platoon
  • Việt Cộng fighters in Jarhead (footage taken from Apocalypse Now)
  • P.L.O.Terrorists, Ugandan Army soldiers, Israeli Commando in Raid On Entebbe

Television

  • Somali militiamen in Seven Days (episode "The Fire Last Time")

Anime

Video Games

AKS-47

Norinco Type 56S AK rifle with underfolder stock - 7.62x39mm
File:Type56-1.jpg
Norinco Type 56-1, Chinese AKMS variant which is very common in the real world (and in many Hollywood movies)

AKS-47 is the accepted nomenclature for an AK series of rifle with a underfolding stock. The side folding stocks are more associated with AKM variants (like the Romanian or East German Side folding stocks) or the Civilian AK rifles (like the Norinco Side folding AKS-47 civilian rifle of the late 1980s). The name "AKS-47" also refers to the Chinese Type 56 copies of the AK-47 (whether milled or stamped receiver variations) with the hooded front sight.

Film

  • Isla Los Organos guards and North Korean soldiers in Die Another Day (Chinese Type 56-1)

Television


AKS-47U

File:AK Krinkov.jpg
AKS-47U 7.62x39mm with folded stock


Film



AKM

File:IMG 7046.JPG
AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake 7.62x39mm
Maadi ARM - most of the AKMs seen in movies during the 1980s were imported ARMs that were legally converted to full auto fire. This image is of an actual movie gun. The laminated buttstock was replaced with a hardwood one when the original stock was broken during a stunt - 7.62x39mm


Film

  • Soviet soldiers and the "Wolverines" in Red Dawn
  • Colombian drug cartel henchmen in XXX
  • Arcadia 234 inhabitants in Soldier (including one with an Dragunov-esque stock)
  • Iraqi soldiers, Shiite refugees, and the main protagonists of Three Kings
  • Bank robbers and gang members in S.W.A.T. (including two fitted with high-capacity drum magazines)


Television

  • Abu Fayed's men in 24

Video Games


AKMS

File:DCP 0486.JPG
Polish AKMS, stamped steel receiver w/ slant muzzle brake and under-folding stock 7.62x39mm

Basically the same as the AKM, but the rear-trunion is altered with a swiveling mechanism to allow for the under-folding stock. The AKMS nomenclature also indicates that the rifle is not a milled receiver variant and has the AKM style of gas block, top cover, barrel assembly, front sight, and appropriate forearm furniture.


Film

Television

AKMSU

Film


Television


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