Talk:Automatkarbin 5

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Sources are SoldMtrl (the Swedish Soldier's manual of Material) and Arménytt, the official publication of the Swedish army at that time: http://gotavapen.se/gota/ak/ak4_5/ak5.htm /BP 78.70.77.35 (talk) 20:47, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

Untitled
The side table that lists the specifications should have the 'clip' changed to magazine as in the main text.

Changed muzzleflash-supressor to rubber teeth protection. Many conscripts got their teeth knocked out from their AK5 muzzles, so the military introduced this item.


 * I have reverted this change, because it seems fairly obvious vandalism without reference or explanation. Deon Steyn 07:18, 8 August 2006 (UTC)


 * It is an attatchemnt for firing blanks ("Lösskjuntningsanordning") with a teeth protector fitted. In Swedish:

Simbachu 14:03, 12 August 2006 (UTC)


 * It is actually a teeth protection rubber thingie and a blank firing attatchment and NOT a muzzleflash-surpessor. A source in swedish is the site http://www.soldf.com/ak5.html, look under "mynningsskydd". The swedish army have actually spent millions of SEK on repairing the teeth of conscripts who have gotten their teeth knocked out during transportation.Slipzen 19:28, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

I've removed "fitted with a blank firing attachment and rubber teeth protection." seeing as how the protection is attached by default (i.e. nothing out of the ordinary) and not something you put on afterwards like let's say a suppressor. Just explaining that the weapon they see in the picture is the standard Ak 5 is sufficient in my opinion. Shisha 01:52, 22 August 2006 (UTC)


 * The blank firing attachment is NOT there by default and it is impossible to use the weapon "live" when it is attached.Slipzen 16:09, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I wasn't talking about the BFA, but the rubber teeth protection. Sure, include the bit about the BFA but that's enough. Shisha 16:53, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

The buttstock on the AK5C
i am abit confused about the stock on the AK5C. first of all the stock on the AK5 has allways been collapsible so it wouldnt really be a new feature on the AK5C, this can be easaly be fixed by changing "Collapsible buttstock" to "New collapsible buttstock" or something like that. secondly what kind of style is the stock really ? is it a adjustable-collapsible buttstock or something like that, ive never really seen anything like it on any other gun, its annoying my sence of order... --RaDeus 22:04, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

The old butt stock was foldable ( collapsible ), the new one is adjustable and foldable. Changed it to avoid any confusion. 130.243.153.236 19:22, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Needs Image
This needs an image. Flubeca 02:28, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Norwegian Police Usage
I'd like to see a source on the statement that Norwegian police uses the CGA5P. Martin Sandbekken 14:49, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Iraq?
Who are using the AK5 in Iraq? The Swedes sure arent.Slipzen (talk) 21:51, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Well, Sweden did take part in UNIKOM back in 1991. These soldiers were probably armed with ak5 assault rifles. http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/Internationella-insatser/Avslutadeinsatser/Truppinsatser/UNIKOM--Irak-och-Kuwait/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr fubar (talk • contribs) 23:17, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

Rubber teeth protector
Changed it BACK from muzzle flash supressor to rubber teeth protector. It is a device used to save the teeth of Swedish soldiers, it will break if you fire your gun with it still on. Please don't edit it, ask any Swedish person who has held or used an AK5 (like me), IT IS a rubber teeth protector. I mean come on, you can't even spell lösskjutningsanordning. [/rant] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Xjuliix (talk • contribs) 09:06, 6 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Is this a joke? Koalorka (talk) 14:30, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

A pretty bad joke at that. There is no such thing as teeth protector, thats just dumb. Well, someone managing to damage their teeth on the barrel during transport is even more dumb but.... Its a dirt guard. We had them issued when i was in the army. They where both used when you had the blank fiering device on and not. But, they where pretty quickly discontinued again, after we had destroyed them all. We forgot we had them on, and fired, wich resulted in melted platic. So they stopped bothering pretty quick. But, it IS a dirtguard, nothing else. Keaper —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.217.58.27 (talk) 18:17, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

No it's not a joke. The rubber guard over the blank firing attachment is a teeth protector. The regular rubber guard is a new and improved dirt guard which were designed to replace the older plastic dirt guard to prevent soldiers from damaging their teeth. Please read pages 30 and 84 of this document: http://www.forsvarsutbildarna.se/index.php?dispatchTo=Renderer&action=download&file=29991 (SoldR Mtrl Automatkarbin 5, published 2004, Swedish only).BP OMowe (talk)

Thing is these weapons are slung across the chest when for instance skiing, which means when breaking a fall with the hands there's nothing stopping the barrel from striking the mouth. If you ever went crosscountry on skis with a 50 kg load, you know falling isn't uncommon. BP OMowe (talk) 01:09, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

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