The AK-101 is an
assault rifle of the
Kalashnikov series. It's 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 considered to be an export version of the AK-74M.
Design
The AK-101 is a
selective fire
Selective fire is the capability of a weapon to be adjusted to fire in semi-automatic, fully automatic, and/or burst mode. The modes are chosen by means of a selector switch, which varies depending on the weapon's design. Some selective-fire we ...
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 barrel
with an AK-74 style
muzzle brake attached to the barrel to control muzzle climb.
The AK-101 is chambered in 5.56mm NATO and features a black glass-filled
polyamide side folding
stock
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, which folds to the left. 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.
Variants
Norinco AK-2000
Norinco
China North Industries Group Corporation Limited, doing business internationally as Norinco Group (North Industries Corporation), and known within China as China Ordnance Industries Group Corporation Limited (), is a Chinese state-owned defense ...
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 Indonesian police units.
KR-101
A clone of the AK-101 made by Kalashnikov-USA.
Users
*: Used by
Mobile Brigade Corps,
Detachment 88 and
Indonesian Marine Corps
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Gallery
File:AK-101 assault rifle at Engineering Technologies 2012.jpg, AK-101 on display
File:AK-101 assault rifle 2012 noBG.png, AK-101 with foregrip
File:Ak-101.jpg, AK-101
File:AK-2000P.jpg, An AK-2000P of the Indonesian Mobile Brigade Corps
References
External links
In depth information about the Kalashnikov 100 series
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5.56×45mm NATO assault rifles
Kalashnikov derivatives
Kalashnikov Concern products
Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1995