How dangerous is Russia's infamous AK submachine gun?

The pride of Russian weapons experts is the automatic submachine gun designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1947.

Structure of the main parts of an AK gun.

AK and its variants are by far the most popular personal weapon in the world, Sputnik said.

The pride of Russian weapons experts is the automatic submachine gun designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1947, showing the characteristics of the world's most popular weapons .

In total, more than 70 million Kalashnikovs submachines have been shipped from different variants. Kalashnikov guns are present in the equipment of 50 foreign troops.

The main competitor of Kalashnikov submachine gun is the M16 automatic rifle with production of about 8 million and is used in 27 armies around the world.