KL-7.62
«AKM-IR»
Assault rifleIran2006In service
Iranian variant of the AKM in 7.62×39 mm with a fixed polymer stock, upper handguard with Picatinny rail and updated muzzle device: produced by DIO to equip Basij, IRGC and auxiliary units at low cost.
Assault rifle//Iran
ID — IRAN-KL-762
Designation
KL-7.62
Defense Industries Organization (DIO)
Caliber
7.62×39 mm
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- KL-7.62
- Alias
- AKM-IR
- Manufacturer
- Defense Industries Organization (DIO)
- Country
- Iran
- Year
- 2006
- Category
- Assault rifle
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.62×39 mm
- Muzzle velocity
- 715 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~600 rpm
- Effective range
- 400 m
- Maximum range
- 1000 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 415 mm
- Overall length
- 880 mm
- Empty weight
- 3.3 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Sottrazione di gas a corsa lunga (Kalashnikov)
- Bolt / action
- Otturatore rotante a due alette
Feed
- System
- Caricatore curvo bifilare in metallo
- Standard capacity
- 30 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-autoAuto
Historical profile
The KL-7.62 emerged in the early 2000s as a polymer modernisation of the many AK-pattern rifles in Iranian service, leveraging tooling already used to copy the Chinese Type-56.
It entered service with the Basij, police, IRGC and allied militias, and has been supplied to irregular forces in Iraq, Syria and Yemen as a standard low-profile rifle.
Main users
Iran · Siria · Iraq · Yemen
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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