FRT Report Valid as of: 2023/12/18

Firearm Reference Number (FRN): 141205 Page: 48565 / 105161

Make: Kalashnikov
Summary Model: AK47

Make: Kalashnikov
Model: AK47
Manufacturer: Romanian State Arsenals
Level: Manufacturer Specifications and Commercial Customization
Type: Rifle
Action: Full Automatic
Country of Manufacturer: ROMANIA
Serial Numbering: See Note
Legal Classification: Prohibited

Calibre, Shots and Barrel Length

Legal Classification
Barrel
FRN Calibre Shots (mm) Legal Authority Level Barrel Type Code
141205 - 1 7.62X39 RUSSIAN 30 419 Prohibited Manufacturer Specifications and
Commercial Customization
CC 84(1) "prohibited firearm" para. (c)

Notes

Make - "KALASHNIKOV" is not marked on the firearm.

- Kalasknikov as a make is in reference to the designer's last name, Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalishnikov of the "Automat Kalasnikova obrazets 1947" assault rifle.
- Kalishnikov is usually used as the make for military versions of this firearm.

Model - "AK47" was observed marked on the underside of the receiver/frame.

- model was accepted by the Russian Military and designated as AK47 (Avtomat Kalishnikov 1947) in 1949.
- total production of AK47 type firearms exceeds 35 million.
- adopted by several communist bloc countries, several of which manufacture their own variant of this design.
- features observed: threaded muzzle end for an angled muzzle break; high front adjustable post sight with protective ears and adjustable tangent rear sight; gas cylinder
mounted over the barrel; cleaning rod located on the underside of the barrel; sheet metal body, action cover; magazine release ahead of the trigger guard; single trigger
mechanism; safety/selector lever located on the right side of the receiver/frame and on "safe" is also acting as a dust cover for the cocking handle slot; satin blue or
parkerized finish. laminated handguard, front pistol grip, pistol grip and buttstock; sling swivel.

Manufacturer - Romanian State Arsenal's "triangle" without any markings inside was observed marked on the left side of the barrel trunnion block.

Action - gas operated.

Serial Number - serial number was observed marked on the left side of the barrel trunnion.
- observed serial number consisted of "1986 S-BY" followed by four digits.
- a second number observed was marked on the underside of the receiver/frame over "AK47" and the serial number consisted of same four digits plus an additional two
digits without any letter prefix or suffix.

Calibre - "7.62 X 39" was observed marked on the right side of the receiver/frame.

Firearms Reference Table, Specialized Policing Services, Royal Canadian Mounted Police. All rights reserved, RCMP, 1998-2023.
 FRT Report Valid as of: 2023/12/18
Firearm Reference Number (FRN): 141205 Page: 48566 / 105161

Shots - detachable box magazine.

Cross-References No Data

Also Known As/Product Code

AK 47

AK-47

AK/47

AK47 Kalashnikov

Kalashnikov

Kalashnikov AK47

Year Dates No Data

Importer No Data

Firearms Reference Table, Specialized Policing Services, Royal Canadian Mounted Police. All rights reserved, RCMP, 1998-2023.