The AK-47, also known as the Kalashnikov, has earned its place as one of the most iconic & controversial weapons in history. Known for its distinctive appearance and rugged reliability, the AK-47 has ...

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Russian engineer and arms designer, Mikhail Kalashnikov achieved fame for his eponymous invention – the AK-47 or ‘Kalashnikov’ rifle – that would cause its creator regret in later life. Nick Smith ...

Mikhail Kalashnikov died a national hero, but his early life was one of hardship. As a child he and his family were deported on Stalin’s orders to Siberia (although that did not stop him ...

While Mikhail Kalashnikov actually worked at the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant, he and his estate actually have no ties to the company. The AK-47’s designer had maintained in his lifetime that ...

Before the AK-47, Mikhail Kalashnikov created a submachine gun that nearly ended up in the hands of every tank crew in the Soviet Union. In 1942, the future world-famous arms designer and then ...

Mikhail Kalashnikov: Should the inventor of the AK-47 be blamed for all the lives it has claimed? Used in war, revolution and terrorism, in rainforests, deserts and snow, the Automat Kalashnikova ...

It’s the Kalashnikov assault rifle, commonly known as the AK-47. Originally developed in secrecy for the Soviet military, an estimated AK-47s and its variants have been produced to date.