AK-47 is the name of a Soviet assault rifle designed by military officer Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is formed by the initials of 10( 1074; 1090; 1086; 1084; 1072; 1090; 1050; 1072; 1083; 1072; 1096; 1085; 1080; 1082; 1086; 1074; 1072; ( Avtomat Kalashnikova "Kalashnikov Automatic" ) and for the year of its creation , 1947 .