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Soviet Small Arms

• Comprehensive list of AK by Country
• Complete AK Buyers Guide (Rifles/Pistols/Shotguns)
• Simplifed AK Buyers Guide
• Complete AK Magazine Buyers Guide
• History of the AK Rifle
• USA Made AK Issues
• AK Barrel Hardness Testing
• AK Torture Testings
• XY Embossing
• List of OTs firearm
• List of TKB firearm
• List of MTs firearm
• List of AO firearm
• List of SKS by Country
• 5.56 AK Mag Compatibility
• 5.56 AK Bolt Comparison
• Recommended AK Builders

Firearm Designers

• German A. Korobov - TKB-022
• Nikolay Mikhailovich Afanasyev - TKB-0136
• Yevgeny Dragunov - SVD
• Victor Kalashnikov - Bizon/Vityaz
• Gennadiy Nikonov - AN-94
• Peter Tkachev - Balanced Automatic Recoil System (BARS)
• Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov - SKS
• Georgy Shpagin - PPSh-41
• Fedor Tokarev - Tokarev pistols and SVT rifles
• Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov - Makarov
• Sergei Ivanovich Mosin - Mosin-Nagant
• Alexey Sudayev - PPS-43
• Vasily Degtyaryov - DP-28/RPD
• Vladimir Fedorov - Avtomat Fyodorova
• Arkadiy Shipunov - GSh-18

Arms Factories

• MOLOT
• Bazalt
• Tecmash
• TsKIB SOO
• TsNIITochMash
• Tulamashzavod
• Degtyaryov Plant

Small Arms from Around the World

• List of G3 by Country
• Products of HK
• HK Nomenclature
• MP5 Clone Issues
• HK Date Codes
• MP5 Buyers Guide (Rifle and Mag)
• Comprehensive List of Countries that have adopted the FAL

Information on Ammunition

• 4.85x49mm
• 6x45mm SAW
• Military 7.62x39 | 5.45x39 | 9x39 Cartridges
• 5.56x45 Versions
• Differences Between 5.56x45 Nato and .223 Remington

Product Reviews/Comparisons

• KolArms KAM-17 (Parts kit)
• Romanian M10-762
• Old and New US Palm
• US Palm and Xtech
• Zastava / R4 Magazine Comparison
• Polymer AK Waffle Mag Comparison
• AK47/AKM/SKS/RPD Armorer Tool Kit
• Comparison of Holosun Models
• 5.56 AK Bolt Comparison

Guides

• Restoring Bakelite
• How To Create Faux Border Guard Bakelite
• Building An AK
• Sighting In Your AK
• AK Accessories Guide
• Basic AK Maintenance

Other

• ATF Form 1 Making Process
• ATF Form 4 Transferring Process
• Military Documents
• Solvent Traps
• Recommended Resources
• Collection of ATF Letters

Vendors

• Vendors

External Links

• Part 1: A Brief History of the Kalashnikov Magazine - The Firearm Blog
• Part 2: Synthetic Magazines - The Firearm Blog
• A Brief History of Soviet AK Magazines (Full30 Mirror) - Forgotten Weapons
• Soviet AKM images; 1960-1977 - The AK Forum
• Everything you ever wanted to know about the Yugo M64 / M70A Bolt Hold Open Feature - The AK Forum
• Pictures and explanations of Yugo part differences - The AK Forum