The AK-47 has not been used by armed forces.
AK-47 . In the spring of 1949 , the AK-47 was officially accepted by the Soviet Armed Forces and used by the majority of the member states of the Warsaw Pact . The AK-47 has been manufactured in many countries and has seen service with armed forces as well as irregular forces worldwide , and was the basis for developing many other types of individual and crew-served firearms . Warsaw Pact . The Warsaw Pact was the military complement to the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance ( CoMEcon ) , the regional economic organization for the communist states of Central and Eastern Europe .