German military rifles during the Cold War. Adopted and standardized in 1947, it was designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov and originally produced by Russian manufacturer Izhmash. Compared with most auto-loading rifles of World War II, the AK-47 is compact, of comparable range, moderate power, and capable of selective fire. It was one of the first true assault rifles and remains the most widely used, known as the "Best Automatic Assault Rifle". More AK-type rifles have been produced than of any other assault rifle type. East German AK copies served with the National People's Army throughout its existence. The MPi-K and MPi-KS were derived from
AK-22 not be confused with the weapon commonly sold in America as the Armscor AK22 Sidefolder, which is a sporter, rimfire AK-47 semi-automatic version manufactured in the Philippines as the MAK-22F and sold with a side-folding stock. The two weapons are extremely different both cosmetically and internally. Besides reference to commercial .22 rimfire models of the AK rifle, the terms AK22 and AK-22 are also used to refer to illicit underground manufactured .22 rimfire weapons designed to mimick the appearance of the AK rifle, such as the weapons used in the July 2016 Dhaka attack. AK-22 An AK-22 "Trainer" is a