Template:Gun

Avtomat Kalashnikova obraztsa 1947 goda
A Type 2 AK-47, the first machined receiver variation.
Type	assault rifle
Land of Origin	Soviet Union
Specifications
Length	870 mm (34.3 in) fixed wooden stock 875 mm (34.4 in) folding stock extended 645 mm (25.4 in) stock folded
Barrel length	415 mm (16.3 in)
No. of Barrels	just one
Weight	4.3 kg (9.5 lb) with empty magazine
Width	I dunno
Height	dunno that either
Caliber	7.62mm
Cartridge	7.62x39mm M43
Action	Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Chambers	not a revolver
Rifling/Twist	don't know
Rate of Fire	600 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	715 m/s (2,346 ft/s)
Effective Range	100-800m sight adjustments
Max. Range	not that far
Feed	30-round detachable box magazine, also compatible with 40-round box or 75-round drum magazines from the RPK
Sights	Adjustable iron sights
Sight Radius	378mm (14.9 in)
Service History
In service	1949–present
Used by	Warsaw Pact, Post-Soviet states, and many others
Wars	too many to list
Production History
Designer	Mikhail Kalashnikov (but in Soviet Russia, gun designs YOU!)
Design Date	1944-1946
Manufacturer	Izhmash and dozens of others, under license or knockoffs
Unit Cost	real cheap
Produced	1947-present
No. Built	millions of 'em
Variants	See Variants
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This is the latest firearm template and is meant to replace all the previous ones, including:

• Template:rifle
• Template:pistol
• Template:shotgun
• Template:revolver

For suggested changes and other discussions, see the talk page.

Usage

Simply copy the text of the template below into the article and fill in the blanks; details of each parameter are given below.

{{gun
|name= 
|image= 
|caption= 
|origin= 
|type= 
<!-- Specifications -->
|frame= 
|length= 
|barrel= 
|length_pull= 
|no_of_barrels= 
|weight= 
|width= 
|height= 
|cartridge= 
|caliber= 
|gauge= 
|action= 
|trigger_pull= 
|chambers= 
|twist= 
|ROF= 
|muzzle_velocity= 
|range= 
|max_range= 
|feed= 
|sights= 
|radius= 
<!-- Service history -->
|service= 
|used_by= 
|wars= 
<!-- Production history -->
|designer= 
|design_date= 
|manufacturer= 
|unit_cost= 
|production_date= 
|number= 
|variants= 
|notes= 
}}

Parameters

General

• name — the formal name of the firearm.
  Avoid nicknames wherever possible. Try to use the actual name of the firearm, not what it is most commonly known as (that should, ideally, be the title of the article). For example: use "Avtomat Kalashnikova obraztsa 1947 goda" in this field, instead of "AK-47."
• image — (optional) an image of the gun.
  The image must be given in the form Example.jpg (no other parameters); in particular, the "thumb" attribute must NOT be selected. Also, do not include the namespace, such as File: or [[Image:]] in front of the image name, as this will result in File:File:Example.jpg or some other silly thing being displayed.
• caption — (optional) the text to be placed below the image.
• origin — (optional) the country or place where the gun originated or was first manufactured.
  More than one country can be listed; many of John Browning's guns were designed in the US but first built in Belgium.
• type — (optional) the type of gun (e.g. "muzzleloading", "semi-automatic", "assault rifle," "revolver," etc).

Specifications

• frame — (optional) the composition of the frame; used for pistols.
• length — (optional) the total length of the firearm.
• barrel — (optional) the length of the barrel.
• length_pull — (optional) the total length of pull of the firearm.
• no_of_barrels — (optional) obviously only for use with multibarreled guns.
  This includes not just rotary cannons and such, but also things like drillings, double rifles, etc.
• weight — (optional) the weight of the gun. Separate loaded and unloaded weights may be indicated.
• width — (optional) the total width of the weapon, if known or needed.
• height — (optional) the total height of the weapon, if known or needed.
• caliber — (optional) the bore diameter of the firearm.
  Used for non-cartridge firearms (like older muzzloloading firearms); for cartridge-loaded guns, caliber is indicated by the cartridge. This can also be used when a firearm is chambered for more than one different cartridge of the same caliber (like the .22 or .45 Colt families).
• gauge — (optional) used for shotguns; same as caliber, above, but displayed as Gauge instead. It just looks better that way ;)
• cartridge — (optional) the type(s) of ammunition the gun is chambered for.
• action — (optional) the type of action (e.g. flintlock, gas-operated, rotating bolt, etc.).
• trigger_pull — (optional) the force needed to pull the trigger.
• chambers — (optional) used mainly for revolvers; i.e. the number of chambers in the cylinder.
• twist — (optional) the number of grooves and/or the direction and twist rate of rifling in the barrel, if known (e.g. "4 grooves, left, 1 in 16"")
• ROF — (optional) the rate of fire. For automatic firearms and auto-loading artillery, this is usually the cyclic rate. For other weapons, an effective rate can be indicated if reputable sources for one are available.
• muzzle_velocity — (optional) the muzzle velocity that can be expected from a typical non-match grade projectile.
• range — (optional) the effective range of the weapon (NOT the maximum range; see next item).
• max_range — (optional) the maximum range of the weapon; this should be the maximum sight setting, if used.
• feed — (optional) the feed system or magazine used.
• sights — (optional) the type of sights typically used.
• radius — (optional) the sight radius.

Service history

• service — (optional) the period (usually given in years) when the weapon was in service (usually military service, but can also refer to law enforcement or others).
• used_by — (optional) the countries, armed forces, or other groups using the weapon; this may be omitted for weapons employed only in their country of origin.
• wars — (optional) any wars during which the weapon saw service.

Production history

• designer — (optional) the person or group responsible for designing the gun.
• design_date — (optional) the date (usually given as a year) when the firearm was designed.
• manufacturer — (optional) the manufacturer's name.
  (please note that, if the gun in question was manufactured by everybody and their pet cat, NO NOT try to list all the manufacturers...).
• unit_cost — (optional) the per unit cost of the gun.
  This can get extremely tricky for collectible weapons, and so should only be indicated for weapons currently being produced. Stick with the MSRP whenever possible.
• production_date — (optional) the period (usually given in years) when the firearm was produced.
• number — (optional) the number of firearms of this type that were manufactured.
• variants — (optional) any variant models of the firearm.