Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965
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The Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965 (abbreviated PM md. 63 or simply md. 63) is a Romanian 7.62x39mm assault rifle. Developed in the late 1950s, the PM md. 63 was a derivative of the Soviet AKM produced under license.[1] It was the standard issue infantry weapon of the Army of the Socialist Republic of Romania until the late 1980s, after which it was gradually superseded by the Pușcă Automată model 1986, a derivative of the Soviet AK-74.
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Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965 | |
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Type | Assault rifle |
Place of origin | Socialist Republic of Romania |
Service history | |
In service | 1963–present |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | Vietnam War The Troubles Nicaraguan Revolution Iran–Iraq War[1] Lebanese Civil War Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Romanian Revolution Gulf War[2] Yugoslav Wars[1] Transnistria War First Liberian Civil War Second Liberian Civil War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Syrian Civil War First Libyan Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Second Libyan Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir |
Production history | |
Designer | Romtechnica |
Designed | 1960s |
Manufacturer | ROMARM via Regia Autonomă pentru producţia de Tehnică Militară (RATMIL), Cugir |
Produced | 1963–1994 |
Variants | PM md. 65, PM md. 90 |
Specifications | |
Mass | (without magazine) 3.45 kg (7.61 lb) (md. 63) 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) (md. 65) |
Length | 870 mm (34.3 in) (md. 63) 870 mm (34.3 in) stock extended / 640 mm (25.2 in) stock folded (md. 65) |
Barrel length | 415 mm (16.3 in) |
Cartridge | 7.62×39mm |
Action | Gas-operated reloading |
Rate of fire | 600 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 715 m/s (2,346 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 100 to 1,000 m sight adjustments |
Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Rear sight notch on sliding tangent, front post, 378 mm (14.9 in) sight radius |
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Beginning in 1965, Romania also produced the Pistol Mitralieră model 1965 (abbreviated PM md. 65 or simply md. 65), which is an md. 63 with a folding stock.[1]