AK-101
The AK-101: a selective-fire military export rifle chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO.
The AK-101 is a Kalashnikov assault rifle model developed in 1994 to use the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge belonging to the export AK-100 rifle family.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Semi-automatic rifle
- Caliber
- 7.62×39 mm / 1.54 in
- Fire mode
- Semi-automatic (one round per trigger pull)
- Magazine capacity
- 30 rounds
- Appears in
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl; S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
- Platform
- AK-101 (civilian variant of the AK-103)
Lore & Background
The AK-101 is a selective fire weapon that can be fired in either semi-automatic or fully automatic mode. It is chambered in 5.56mm NATO and features a black glass-filled polyamide side folding stock, which folds to the left. The disassembly procedure is identical to that of the AK-74 as the design is similar to the AK-74M. It is constructed using composite materials, including plastics. The AK-101 has an attachment rail on the side of the receiver for mounting scopes and other optical sights, accepting most types of Russian and European AK optics. It accepts most synthetic and metal AK-74-style magazines with 30-round capacity. The barrel is 415 mm with an AK-74 style muzzle brake.
Did You Know?
- The AK-101 is part of the AK-100 series, and its features are also present in the AK-103.
- Norinco produced a copy of the AK-101 as the AK-2000, with the stock of the Type 56-2, used by Indonesian police units.
- A semiautomatic AK-101 clone called the KR-101 was made by Kalashnikov-USA (no affiliation with Kalashnikov Concern) in 2022.
- Palmetto State Armory also produces a semiautomatic clone of the AK-101.
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