Patterned after the German Sturmgewehr 44, but made simple, rugged and reliable.
Kalashnikov served his country well, however evil that country may have been.
The only similarities between the Stg-44 and AK-47 are external cosmetics and the fact that they are gas operated. Kalashnikov used the rotating 2 lug bolt design from the M-1 Garand along with a tweaked version of the Garand trigger group. The Stg-44 used a falling block bolt lock system similar to the FN-FAL.
I saw an interview somewhere where he was talking about how brilliant the design of the M-1 was and how it affected his work.
Actually, the Stg44 was the predecessor to the Belgian FLM. Superficial resemblences birthed a common misperception.
The machine works of a Kalash are completely different.
/You can tell the difference when you’ve shot all three.
//yes, I’ve shot all three.
///you can REALLY tell the difference when you have to clear jams from all three
////which I’ve done. So many slashes!!!!
And the Sturm44 was developed from a Russia design dating to prior to 1920!