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Kalashnikov inventor dies aged 94
The Daily Telegraph ^
| December 23, 2013
| Harriet Alexander
Posted on 12/23/2013 9:07:03 AM PST by PGR88
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12/23/2013 9:07:04 AM PST
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PGR88
To: PGR88
Very successful reverse-engineer.
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posted on
12/23/2013 9:08:14 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: PGR88
If he had been a capitalist, he would have been very very rich ... :-) ...
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posted on
12/23/2013 9:13:22 AM PST
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: PGR88
The Soviet’s version of John Moses Browning, though not as prolific.
Nice guy. My dad met him in the early 90’s. The two spoke for a considerable time. Dad spoke Russian and traveled a lot for his work.
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posted on
12/23/2013 9:27:10 AM PST
by
umgud
(2A can't survive dem majorities)
To: harpseal; TexasCowboy; nunya bidness; blackie; AAABEST; Travis McGee; Squantos; wku man; SLB; ...
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posted on
12/23/2013 9:30:10 AM PST
by
Joe Brower
(The "American People" are no longer capable of self-governance.)
To: PGR88
One of the most popular and enduring weapons systems ever. His ideas killed a lot of our boys. But such is the nature of war.
A brilliant man, sadly playing for the other team. But RIP anyway ...
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posted on
12/23/2013 9:36:13 AM PST
by
IronJack
To: PGR88
I’ll never forget that distinctive “crack” from the receiving end of an AK. I wish I had one.
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posted on
12/23/2013 9:37:44 AM PST
by
onedoug
To: PGR88
To: IronJack
Yep, kinda a love / hate thing.
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posted on
12/23/2013 10:14:00 AM PST
by
mabarker1
(Please, Somebody Impeach the kenyan!!!!)
To: PGR88
До свидания! Отдых в мире
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posted on
12/23/2013 10:35:38 AM PST
by
PowderMonkey
(WILL WORK FOR AMMO)
To: PGR88
One reason for the weapons ubiquitous presence in almost every conflict in the past 50 years was the Soviet Unions policy of licensing production to friendly countries during the Cold War.Too bad he didn't have a better patent attorney.
Too bad he didn't have a better good patent attorney.
Too bad he didn't have a good patent attorney.
There that's better.
To: BenLurkin
Isn’t his design based on a German weapon from WWII, or so close that he had to have used it as the prototype?
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posted on
12/23/2013 11:42:24 AM PST
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Abathar
Isnt his design based on a German weapon from WWII, or so close that he had to have used it as the prototype? Yes and no. As one of the earliest fully automatic weapons, the Schmeisser MP40 was in some sense the model for Kalashnikov, but he redesigned it substantially to work with many fewer moving parts, so that a. it could be cheaply mass-produced and b. it would be less likely to malfunction in the field.
To: umgud
Funny how K's first ambition in life was to become a poet (according to an interview he did for Field and Stream about 10-15 years ago).
To: PGR88
Mikhail T. Kalashnikov designed a very simple and robust assault rifle, the AK-47, and then used its basic operation to field a whole family of weapons based on gas operation. Some 70 to 80 million copies of Kalashnikov’s designs have been produced world wide.
However, for the sheer scope of basic designs and different operating systems, John M. Browning remains the greatest gun designer of all time. He had over 150 patents. Of the 75 designs that were commercially produced, not one ever failed to make money. Browning designs used manual operation, gas operation, long and short recoil operation. This designs included, pistols, rifles, shotguns, light and heavy machine guns, and auto cannon. At the time of his death in 1926, over 16 million of his various designs had been produced. Browning remains the most prolific gun designer in history.
To: Abathar
The German StG-44 might be what you’re thinking of. It bears a striking resemblance, but mechanically, they don’t have that much in common. The primary input the Germans had was in the field of production - German advisers helped create the production process for the AKM, which was stamped, instead of machined, and thus far easier to mass produce.
To: ek_hornbeck
"less likely to malfunction in the field." Correct. The weapon is set up "loose" so that even if dirty or wet it will fire. This is the best weapon for second and third class troops. The thing breaks down for field cleaning in seconds. The only thing forged is the barrel, everything else is machine stamped.
Good weapon
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12/23/2013 12:45:30 PM PST
by
Jimmy Valentine
(DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
To: PGR88
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12/23/2013 1:24:52 PM PST
by
pa_dweller
(Extremist tea-party-driven hostage-taking legislative arsonist without a life)
To: JerseyanExile
Thanks, I knew the first go around was with a machined receiver that took over 100 steps and started with a steel brick, then the later ones were stamped.
Would love to have one of the original ones just to have...
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12/23/2013 1:26:07 PM PST
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Uncle Chip
...friendly countries...Friendly, occupied...same thing.
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12/23/2013 1:45:46 PM PST
by
gundog
(Help us, Nairobi-Wan Kenobi...you're our only hope.)
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