The AK47 is a detailed examination of the most famous assault rifle ever produced. Originally conceived as a replacement for the Red Army's submachine guns, its virtues of simplicity, reliability and cheapness, plus its good short-range performance, meant the AK47 has become the most widely distributed and most-manufactured rifle in history.
- Full design and development history of the AK47
- Detailed cutaway and annotated colour artworks of the AK47
- Full analysis of the AK47's internal mechanism
- Detailed specifications tables for the AK47
- Exciting colour photographs of the AK47 in action in World War II, the Middle East, Vietnam and Russia