| Title: | The Official Soviet AKM Manual |
| Author: | Major James Gerbhardt (U.S. Army, Retd.) |
| ISBN: | 1581600100 |
| Publication Date: | January 1998 |
| Number of pages: | 120 |
| Publisher: | Paladin Press |
| Rating: |  |
Review by Anthony Winning:
This official military manual, available in English for the first time, was originally published by the Soviet Ministry of Defence. The 7.62mm AKM assault rifle and its folding-stock twin, the AKMS, were based on the popular AK-47 design. This illustrated manual covers the history, function, maintenance, assembly and disassembly, confirmation of zero, penetration characteristics of various cartridges, trajectory and dispersion patterns, accessories and more.