Key Point: The AK-47 is a product of its environment. Last year, fighters from the Free Syrian Army ran American special-operations forces out of a town near the Turkish border, hurling insults like ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The AK-47 is the most ubiquitous gun pattern ever created. Everyone with a heartbeat and two eyes has seen the iconic AK-47—the most produced rifle in history. It is ...

Army Sgt. Kevin Beuse and Spc. Johnny Long, assigned to U.S. Army Cyber Command, simultaneously fire AK-47 assault rifles during the 2017 Best Warrior Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. (Sgt. Steven L ...

The Russian maker of the AK-47 unveiled a new rifle on Monday. The new gun, called the AK-308, weighs about 9 1/2 pounds with an empty 20-round magazine and has a dioptric sight and foldable stock. It ...

The AK-47 is perhaps the most widespread firearm in the world. Carried by American enemies and allies alike since 1947, it is the standard infantry weapon for 106 countries. There are an estimated 100 ...

A statue of the inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle featured an embarrassing mistake: it accidentally included a diagram of a German World War II assault rifle. The mistake, which was quickly ...