Comparing Kalashnikov to John M. Browning is ridiculous. Kalashnikov didn’t invent anything. The soviets ripped off Hugo Schmeisser’s design of the MP43(Schmeisser was held prisoner in the same factory where Kalashnikov worked after the war) and gave the credit to a wrench monkey named Kalashnikov for propaganda purposes. Flame away, but it’s true, and you can’t change the truth.
The soviets ripped off Hugo Schmeisser’s design of the MP43———————That’s why the Germans call the Kalashnikov the Stg. 47.