The AK was a design lifted directly from the German Stuhrmgewehr 44, and a poor copy designed for peasants. I wonder what inspired the Rus for this pistol.
35 posted on 04/19/2017 1:40:43 PM PDT by tumblindice
Hardly. The StG 44 has a tilting bolt like the SKS, and was designed with stamped steel body. The original AK was designed with a milled steel receiver, a rotary bolt, and still got a higher rate of fire than the StG 44.
48 posted on 04/21/2017 4:08:14 PM PDT by gundog
(Hail to the Chief, bitches.)