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Mikhail Kalashnikov: Designer of the AK-47

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Long article, so there's a lot to pull from here. Kalashnikov's story is one of those things most shooters think they know — and most of us only know about a third of it. Kalashnikov described himself as a self-taught tinkerer who combined innate mechanical aptitude with close observation of what soldiers actually needed in the field. That last part is what separates the AK from a hundred other designs that never made it past a prototype. He wasn't an academic engineer working from theory —...

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Mikhail Kalashnikov: Designer of the AK-47

Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov (November 10, 1919 – December 23, 2013) was a Soviet and Russian lieutenant general, military engineer, and small arms designer. He is responsible for one of the most consequential engineering decisions in the history

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