AKs from Finland

[Talyn]

Part 1 - Development History

The small European country of Finland always had a great reputation when it comes to arms production. For collectors, Finnish-made Mosin-Nagants are some of the most desirable Mosin rifles, but there is another rifle design that the Finnish took to a whole other level. It is called RK 62, the Finnish AK.

AKs from Finland. Part 1: Development History -

Finland always had a great reputation when it comes to arms production and one rifle design that the Finnish took to a whole other level is the RK 62.

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Part 2 - Valmet RK 62, Advanced AK Designed 62 Years Ago

Part 2 will delve into the history of the first mass-produced AK from Finland – Valmet RK 62. Finns know and love their weapons, and RK 62, developed exactly 62 years ago remains to be the main weapon of the Finnish Defense Forces.

AKs from Finland. Part 2: Valmet RK 62, Advanced AK Designed 62 Years Ago -

In Part 1 of this article, I wrote about the early development history of Finnish AKs. In this article, I'll talk about the Valmet RK 62.

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[Belt Fed]

Very good rifles.

 

[Talyn]

I lust after a Rk 95/Sako M92S.

Hope the TFB article author talks about it, otherwise I'll add to cover it.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

hope the soldier in the bottom pic removes the dot covers

 

[USMC6094]

One of my "shoulda bought it when I had the chance" rifles.........

Like the Mosin Nagant, the Finnish turned a fence post into a rifle.

And the Israelis turned it into the Galil....

 

[Talyn]

AKs from Finland. Part 4: RK 95, The Last of the Clan​

AKs from Finland. Part 4: RK 95, The Last of the Clan -

In part 1, I wrote about the history of Finnish AKs, part 2 was dedicated to RK 60 and RK 62, Part 3 is about the last Finnish AK, RK 95.

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A modernized version of RK 95 that could have been in production right now.

Plus - Finnish AKs Go to Hollywood

AKs from Finland. Part 3: Finnish AKs Go to Hollywood -

In this installment, I will talk about less-known Finnish AKs some of which became truly iconic in the most unexpected way.

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