In the early 1960s, the Romanian Army used mostly PPSh-41, Orica submachine guns and imported AK-47 rifles. With the development of the stamped Type 4 AKM receiver, and the Soviet Union's call to each of the Warsaw Pact's nations to produce their own assault rifles chambered in 7.62mm, be they AK-47 pattern or not, the Romanian State Arsenal developed an AKM clone featuring a forward-pointing front handgrip molded into the lower handguard, called the Pistol Mitralier model 1963 (literally 'machine pistol' model 1963). The underfolding stock version is designated the Pistol Mitralier model 1965, and features a rear-pointing front handgrip, allowing the underfolding stock to be completely retracted.

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