AK-101

The AK-101 is an assault rifle of the Kalashnikov series. Originally designed for the world export market, the AK-101 is chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO. However, when the Russo-American War began, the AK-101 became the weapon of choice for Russian infiltrators and American fifth-columnists, as it combined the familiarity and legendary reliability of the Kalashnikov design with vastly more common NATO ammunition.

The AK-101's furniture was constructed from modern composite materials that reduced weight, but many of the surviving rifles have had the original stocks and grips swapped with post-War wooden replacement furniture.