E&L are highly regarded for producing some of the best AK rifles.
The E&L “Essential” Line is designed to preserve the legendary AK quality of E&L, while at the same time offering a lower point of entry for consumers - maintaining all the features that allowed E&L products to be very realistic airsoft replicas.
Made of steel & wood , this rifle has a realistic appearance & feel with authentic construction and assembly of components that are perfectly fitted.
Mil-Spec Kazuki Wood - Real wood handguard & stock along with a dense polymer pistol grip just like the real steel.
Improved internals and external finish brings practical performance of the Essential Series to the next level with a standard V3 gearbox design.

Features

This model is a high quality full sized replica of the famous AKM rifle.
Features a weighty full metal upper and lower receiver, selector lever, barrel assembly and top sight. Essentially everything is metal, bar the real wood handguard & stock and textured polymer grip, just like the real steel.
This is a beefy replica, coming in at 3.58kg.
The replica is equipped with E&Ls quality V3 metal gearbox and motor.
To access the battery compartment, you press in on the upper receiver release at the upper rear of the replica and hinge the entire top cover upwards. This exposes the Deans connector.
The wood stock is fixed and offers excellent shooting ergonomics.
Includes a high quality 120rd metal mid-cap magazine. (Speed loader required) (No winding)
Additional polymer magazines available here.
Virtually zero magazine wobble with E&L's included magazine, unlike many other brands AK models. (Additional E&L magazines available)
Note a small bit of magazine wobble is normal with AK models and may occur with other brands of magazine.
Front and rear metal sling attachments.
Full Steel Adjustable Rear Leaf Sight w/ Fixed Front sight
Selectable semi and fully automatic fire via the selector lever.
Adjustable hop-up unit is located behind the bolt. Lever style, slide horizontally to adjust.
No battery or charger is included.
Rifle is wired to deans (Deans to Tamiya Adapter is included).
We recommend the Vapex LP301 7.4V 1300mAh stick Deans Li-Po battery here. As with all Li-Po batteries, do not fully discharge them or you can damage the cells! Li-Po chargers available here.
Tamiya battery also available here.
Includes the AKM, magazine, E&L Patch, E&L Stickers, Manual and Deans to Tamiya Adapter.

Specifications

Gearbox: ENL V3 Standard Gearbox with Zinc Die-Casting.
Quick Change Spring: Yes (QSR1) (Requires partial disassembly of rifle.)
Mosfet: Inline Compact.
Wired to: Deans T Plug.
Lipo Ready: 7.4 (Semi + Full Auto) 11.1v (Semi ONLY).
Switch: Standard Switch w/ Electronic MOSFET Control.
Motor: ELM120 High Speed Short Type Motor.
Gear Set: Sintered Steel Gear Set 18:1 with Steel Powder Metallurgy.
Piston: Sintered Full Steel Teeth Piston with Nylon Fiber Reinforced Polymer.
Cylinder: Machined Stainless Steel Full Cylinder.
Spring Guide: POM Reinforced Polymer.
Inner Barrel Length/Width: 455mm / 6.03mm Inner Barrel.
Outer Barrel Length: 415mm.
Hop-up Chamber: V3 Metal Hop-Up Unit.

Fires at: 310fps
Weighs: 3.58kg
Length: 905mm
Battery: 7.4V 1300mAh 25C Li-Po Stick (not included)
Charger: Not Included

November 2025

E&L AKM Full Metal & Real Wood