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Our newest alternate history scenario: What if the Kalashnikov AK-46 was eliminated from Soviet assault rifle trials and its main competitor, the AB-46/AB-47 won? - ⚔️ Although the final iteration of Kalashnikov's prototypes, the AK-47, was adequately reliable and would be adapted into the AK in 1949, initial prototypes of the earlier AK-46 were not as refined. The action was significantly different in the AK-46, featuring a short-stroke piston system rather than the characteristic long-stroke that the AK-47 moved to. Kalashnikov's AK-46 was eliminated from the trials. However, word on the street is that Kalashnikov used his connections at the commission to stay in the contest and allow for further development of his concept. - ⚔️ If Kalashnikov wasn't given a second chance, Bulkin's AB-46, also known as its Tula designation TKB-415, would have been the front runner in the trials. Like the AK-47, the AB-47 chambered 7.62x41mm (would change to 7.62x39mm when adopted in 1949) and operated via a long-stroke gas piston operation. - ⚔️ Here, we've taken the Soviet Motorized Rifle Squad's organization from the mid- to late-1950s and replaced the AK one-for-one with the AB-47. The squad consists of a maneuver element and fire element. The fire element is led by the squad commander and consists of the squad's RPD machine gun team and RPG-2 team. Meanwhile, the senior rifleman commands the maneuver element which is made up of riflemen. - #kalashnikov #ak47 #assaultrifle #sovietunion #russianarmy #avtomat #gunstagram #firearms #dailygundose #igmilitia #guns #rifle #gun #combloc #communism #ussr #althistory #weaponsdaily #gunsdaily #milsim #gunsofig #gunsofinstagram #militaryhistory #machinegun #akfanatics

Since @klayco47 challenged me to the #gotwoodchallenge made by @kalashnikovconnoisseur ! We definitely cannot show off all the wood we got in one pic sooo enjoy some SKS action. Soo I’m calling out @history_of_gunz @kalash_lover @kalash_wood show us your wooodddd (and yessss there’s some missing here ) #sks #sksrifle #guns #rifle #762 #762x39 #combloc #russiangirl #russia #yugo #yugoslavia #coldwar #bayonet #kalash

Here we have a collaboration with @ak47_catalog showing off some Kalashnikov AK-74 variants. Pick up the poster at the link in my bio under "Shop" or on my "Russia/USSR" story highlight! - ⚔️ From top to bottom, we have the RPK-74 (1974), AK-74M (1991), AKS-74 (1974), AK-74 (1974), and AKS-74U (1979). - ⚔️ The original is the AK-74, which replaced the AKM as the Soviet Union's first-line service rifle in 1974 and saw extensive use in the Soviet-Afghan War in the 1980s. This was to be replaced by the AK-74M, which offered some modernizations (including the very visible black polymer furniture as standard. Meanwhile, the AKS-74 was a folding stock variant of the original, intended for use by paratroopers in replacement of the AKMS. It also found itself in service with motorized rifle units concurrently with the AK-74, AKM, and AKMS. - ⚔️ The AKS-74U was a carbine/personal defense weapon variant of the AK-74 introduced in 1979 and first implemented in Afghanistan. This variant was intended to be used primarily by tank crews who had been intended to use the APS Stechkin automatic pistol prior. The AKS-74U is mostly used by tank crews in modern times, as well as by BMP/BTR drivers (although not the vehicle gunners who are in less confined quarters). - ⚔️ Meanwhile, the RPK-74 is the automatic rifle variant of the AK-74 platform, serving as the primary squad-level automatic weapon for the Soviet and Russian infantry (Motorized Rifles, Naval Infantry, VDV) from the 1970/80s to today. However, there may be some replacement and concurrent use of the PKP at the squad level, and the Russians are currently looking for a 5.45mm belt-fed SAW type weapon as a more permanent replacement. - #kalashnikov #ak47 #ak74 #firearms #assaultrifle #machinegun #rpk74 #guns #tacticool #tactical #sovietarmy #soviet #communist #ussr #coldwar #vintagefirearms #historiansunion #gunsofig #milsim #squad #weaponsdaily #dailygundose #airsoft #gunsofinstagram #kalashwood #combloc

Haven’t pulled my Romanian M44 out of the safe in awhile so I decided to take her out today and put some rounds down range with her. This M44 was made in 1955 by the Romanians and she is a blast to shoot ! #russia #russian #combloc #mosin #mosinnagant #worldwar2 #worldwarone #easternfront #winterwar #germany #sovietunion #redarmy #stripperclip #762x54r #ironsights #slings #izhevsk #milsurp #milsurpguys #milsurprifle #militarysurplus #guns #gun #rifles #rifle #wood #metal #mosinnagant #m9130 #russianmade #romania

Here we have the planned organization of the Soviet rifle squad from April 1941 to Dec. 1941 (although not what was achieved in practice as will be explained). You can check out the whole graphic history of the Soviet and Russian rifle squads from 1935 to today at the link in my bio under "Graphics"! - ⚔️ In the months leading up to Operation Barbarossa, TO&E updates for the Soviet rifle squad announced the ambition of arming every rifleman with the SVT-40 - the Red Army's newest semi-automatic rifle. If this was actually carried through, the Soviet Union would have probably been the second country ever (just behind the US by about 5 years) to adopt a semi-automatic rifle as standard for their frontline infantrymen. - ⚔️ This is most certainly not what actually happened, as Operation Barbarossa kicked off and many Soviet units that actually did have semi-automatics were destroyed or otherwise lost their equipment. The most prevalent rifle at the time was still the M1891/30 "Mosin-Nagant" bolt-action, and around the time of the Battle of Moscow in Dec. 1941 (if you're not up to date on your history, the Soviets won that one leaving Operation Barbarossa in failure) the TO&E was changed authorized only 2 semi-automatic rifles per squad. - ⚔️ Other changes included the addition of 2 submachine guns (likely PPD-40 for this time period as significant numbers of PPSh-41s did not become available until early 1942). Similar to the semi-automatics, in Dec. 1941 the number of submachine guns was reduced to 1 (for the squad leader). - ⚔️ Otherwise, there was no structural change. The squad was basically still an 11-man squad led by a non-commissioned officer with a 2-man light machine gun team (DP-27). - #ussr #svt40 #ww2 #redarmy #commie #firearms #milsurp #gunstagram #milsurpguys #weaponsdaily #gunsdaily #dailygundose #gunsofig #gunsofinstagram #milsim #companyofheroes #russianarmy #worldwar2 #postscriptum #easternfront #ostfront #gunpictures #guns #combloc

The evolution of the Dragunov SVD designated marksman rifle, excluding some specialized models like the bullpup SVU and larger caliber SVDK. You can pick up this print at the link in my bio under "Shop" or on my "Russia/USSR" story highlight. If you get it within 21 hours of this post going out you can get 20% off. - ⚔️ The SVD «СВД» stands for "Snáyperskaya Vintóvka sistém'y Dragunóva" or "Sniper Rifle, System of Dragunov". Adopted in 1963, the SVD has been a mainstay designated marksman rifle (although in Russian vocabulary it is a sniper rifle and its users are "snipers"). The SVD replaced the M1891/30 rifle with a PU optic as the small-unit marksman/sniper rifle. It is chambered in 7.62x54mmR, feeds from a 10-round detachable magazine and operates via a short-stroke gas piston. - ⚔️ Throughout the Cold War and into the 21st century, all motorized rifle platoons had 1 SVD marksman in the platoon headquarters. Units equipped with the BTR, which had space for one more person over the BMP-2/3s, had one additional SVD marksman per squad, bringing the total to 4 per platoon. - ⚔️ There have been a number of updates. Starting in the 1990s, SVDs began to be issued with black polymer furniture, replacing the wooden handguard and skeletonized stock. In the mid-1990s, the SVDS with a folding stock was introduced, providing a more compact package for airborne/airmobile forces. More recently in 2018, the SVDM with some ergonomic improvements and modernizations was introduced, although it is uncertain how prevalent it is at this time. - #dragunov #svd #kalashnikov #russianguns #gunstagram #gunsofig #gunsofinstagram #dailygundose #airsoftnation #milsim #poster #russianarmy #sovietunion #communist #weaponsdaily #gunsdaily #guns #pewpew #spetsnaz #tacticool #militaryhistory #sniperrifle #combloc

Throwback to my first ever post and still one of my favourites! It’s awesome to see how much the page has grown since then, and continues to do so. Cheers to you all . . . . . #norinco #china #china #norincofirearms #ak74 #88s #rifle #ak #kalash #kalashnikov #545 #545x39 #soviet #combloc #semiauto #firearms #military #civilian #sportshooting #shootingrange #guns #gunsdaily #gunsofinstagram #instaguns #advertising #retro #retroaesthetic #aesthetic

by: @archangel7.62 ・・・ Zastava M70

All wood everything!! • • • • • • • • • • #ak47 #ar15 #kalashlife #kalashnikov #2a #762x39 #wood #kalashwood #colors #bulgaria #china #romania #russia #poland #yugoslavia #arsenal #pewpew #peasant #militaryarms #firearms #military #rifle #pistol #instapic #guns #collector #collection #combloc #weapons #slickguns