Air Mobility Command Museum - Other Exhibits / 13 Kalishnikov RPG-7
Bill Maloney
4/30/2008

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13 Kalishnikov RPG-7

Romanian AKM Rifle

Caliber: 7.62mm
Action: Selective Fire Semi Automatic, gas operated rotating bolt
Muzzle Velocity: 2,300 fps
Range: 1,000 yards
Weight of Round - oz
Magazine Capacity: 30 rounds
Barrel Length: 16.3 inches
Overall Length: 34 inches
Weight: 6 lbs 12 oz
Year Built: Mid 1960s
Cost: $

Soviet designed AK-47 Assault Rifle and Chinese, Polish, and Romanian copies at other Military Museums in the northeast

A Kalashnikov AK-47 at the Vermont Militia Museum in Essex Junction, VT	An AK-47 Assault Rifle at the Vermont Militia Museum in Essex Junction, VT	A Polish built PMK Assault Rifle at the Patton Museum in Fort Knox, KY	A Romanian Built AKM Assault Rifle at the Patton Museum in Fort Knox, KY

A Romanian made AKM Assault Rifle at the West Point Military Museum in West Point, NY	AK-47s at the USS Salem Museum in Quincy, MA	Another AK-47 at the Militia Museum of New Jersey in Sea Girt, NJ	A Chinese Made AK-47 at the West Point Military Museum in West Point, NY

			An AK-47 Assault Rifle at the Fort Dix Army Reserve Mobilization Museum in Fort Dix, NJ

RPG-7V Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher

Caliber: 80mm grenade, 40mm launcher tube
Action: 2 stage rocket. First stage propels the round out of the launcher tube, second stage ignites 36 feet later
Crew: 1
Range: 320 yards moving targets, 550 yards stationary targets
Muzzle Velocity: 300 fps
Weight of Round: 5 lbs 10 oz shaped charge
Armor Penetration: 12 inches armor plate
Overall Length: 37 inches without warhead
Weight: 16 lbs
Year Built: 1967
Cost: $

Soviet RPG-7V Rocket Propelled Grenade Launchers and copies at other Military Museums in the northeast

A Romanian built RPG-7V at the Vermont Militia Museum in Essex Junction, VT	An Iraqi Copy of the RPG-7V, the Al Sasira RPG Launcher at the Patton Museum in Fort Knox, KY	A Romanian built RPG-7V at the West Point Museum in West Point, NY