AMD-65M Assault Rifle The World War 2

The AMD-65M Assault Rifle is almost never seen outside of Hungarian service, but in recent years, they have sometimes been seen in the hands of US Army Special Forces troops operating in Afghanistan. Twilight 2000 Notes: Like many firing port weapons, the AMD-65M Assault Rifle has been removed from many wrecked vehicles and used as a ground weapon. The AMD-65M Assault Rifle with the grenade launching attachment was, of course, not meant for this role, and was always used as an infantry weapon.

AMD-65M Assault Rifle

In 1965, the Hungarians started producing a modified copy of the AK-47s they were already locally building (called by the Hungarians the AKM-63). The chopped the barrel, added a muzzle brake, and replaced the plastic stock they were using for the AKM-63 with a folding metal stock. Some were also built with a forward pistol grip for more control. These modifications were made to allow the AMD-65M to function better as a firing port weapon in their BMP-1 ICVs. Some time later, some AMD-65Ms was also modified; the muzzle brake was replaced with a rifle grenade launching attachment which almost takes the barrel length back to normal AK-47 length. The forward pistol grip was deleted, but the folding stock retained. Added to the folding stock was a thick rubber pad to ease recoil when firing rifle grenades.

These weapons are also known as AMD-65Ms. Like many firing port weapons, the AMD-65M has been removed from many wrecked vehicles and used as a ground weapon. The AMD-65M with the grenade launching attachment was, of course, not meant for this role, and was always used as an infantry weapon.