AK-101
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AK-101 | |
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Type | Assault rifle |
Place of origin | Russia |
Service history | |
In service | 1995–present |
Used by | See Users |
Wars |
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Production history | |
Designer | Mikhail Kalashnikov |
Designed | 1994[2] |
Manufacturer | Kalashnikov Concern |
Produced | 1995-present |
No. built | 270,500+[citation needed] |
Variants | AK-102 RPK-201 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) without magazine 4 kg (8.8 lb) fully loaded[3] |
Length | 943 mm (37.1 in) with stock extended / 700 mm (28 in) with stock folded[4] |
Barrel length | 415 mm (16.3 in)[5] |
Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO |
Caliber | 5.56mm |
Action | Gas-Operated, rotating bolt with two lugs[6] |
Rate of fire | 600 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 910 m/s (3,000 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 500 m (550 yd) |
Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine 45-round detachable box magazine from the RPK-201[7] |
Sights | Adjustable iron sights, Equipped with optical plate for attaching various scopes |
The AK-101 is an assault rifle of the Kalashnikov series. The AK-101 is designed for the world export market, using the NATO standard 5.56x45mm cartridge. The AK-101 is marketed at those looking for a weapon that combines the logistical compatibility and familiarity of the 5.56×45mm NATO round with the reliability of a Kalashnikov. The design of this rifle is similar to the AK-74. It is designed with modern and composite materials, including plastics that reduce weight and improve accuracy. Many of the improvements found in the AK-101 are also present in the AK-103 and the rest of the AK-100 series of rifles. The AK 101 is also consider as export version of the AK-74M.[8]
Design[]
The AK-101 is a selective fire weapon that can be fired in either semi-automatic or fully automatic mode. The disassembly procedure for the AK-101 is identical to that of the AK-74. The AK-101 has an attachment rail installed on the side of the receiver for mounting scopes and other optical sights, which will accept most types of Russian and European AK optics. The rifle accepts most synthetic and metal AK-74-style magazines with 30-round capacity. The AK-101 has a 415 mm (16.3 in) barrel with an AK-74 style muzzle brake attached to the barrel to control muzzle climb.
The AK-102, AK-104 and AK-105 are the designations given to the more compact carbine variants of the AK-10x rifle series, firing the 5.56×45mm NATO, 7.62×39mm M43 and 5.45×39mm M74 rifle rounds respectively. These carbines differ from the normal rifles of the series in that they have much shorter barrels, only 314 mm (12.4 in) in length. These AK-100 series carbines, much like their rifle counterparts, were made primarily for export.
The AK-101 is chambered in 5.56mm NATO and features a black glass-filled polyamide side folding stock. The side folding stock looks similar to a normal fixed stock, but folds and locks securely to the left side of the receiver. It has a cutout to compensate for the side rail.
Chinese copy[]
Norinco produced a copy of the AK-101 as the AK-2000, with the stock of the Type 56-2. It has been in service with Indonesia Police units.[9]
Users[]
- Indonesia: used by Mobile Brigade Corps, Detachment 88 and Indonesian Marine Corps[10]
- Fiji[11]
- Kenya[12]
- Uruguay[13]
Gallery[]
AK-101 on display
AK-101 with foregrip
AK-101
See also[]
- List of Russian weaponry
- List of assault rifles
References[]
- ^ "Guns of Nusantara: The AK-101 and 102 in BRIMOB Service". conflictfreelance.rs. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Gordon L. Rottman (2011). The AK-47: Kalashnikov-series assault rifles. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-84908-835-0.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2012-01-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2012-01-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2012-01-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://world.guns.ru/assault/rus/ak-101-e.html
- ^ "RPK-201". Rosboronexport. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "AK-101/102: Senapan Serbu dari Rusia Bercita Rasa NATO, Ikon Brimob di Awal Reformasi". Indomiliter.com. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ Jenzen-Jones, N.R. (September 2012). "The 100-Series Kalashnikovs: A Primer". Small Arms Review. Vol. 16 no. 3.
- ^ "Pasukan Brimobda Kalsel Gunakan Senjata Baru AK101 dan AK102" (in Indonesian). banjarmasin.tribunnews.com. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Rosyjska broń dla Fidżi" (in Polish). altair.pl. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ^ https://www.pri.org/stories/2013-10-08/rangers-kenya-are-outgunned-new-poaching-arms-race
- ^ "EJÉRCITO NACIONAL – Ministerio de Defensa Nacional". www.mdn.gub.uy. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
External links[]
- 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifles
- Kalashnikov derivatives
- Kalashnikov Concern products
- Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1995