[nickcarraway]

Russian weapons designer Maj. Gen. Mikail Kalashnikov, 84, shows a AK-47 at the opening of an exhibition of his rifles at the Army Museum in Delft, The Netherlands, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2003. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski) .

[Husker24]

When I first read the title, I thought it said "Kalishnikov Opens Rare Public Execution"....lol

[elbucko]

" Kalashnikov said. "Soldiers usually don't come from academies, they need a simple, reliable weapon. But it's much more difficult to make something simple than to make it complicated."

I wish Eugene Stoner, father of the M16, had said that instead of Kalashnikov. A few more Americans would be alive today.

[ChefKeith]

The Man made a good functional firearm.

Just because they(he) was the "enemy" does not take away from the truth.

He desingned and built a firearm that will endure for many years to come.

From the results We had with the wrong lube given to Our Troops in the current conflict I would have to say He did what was needed.

(fireproof garmets in place)

[raybbr]

This is not Kalashnikov. Just some combatant showing off the rifle.

Another story here.

[yarddog]

Kalshnikov's statement about it being harder to make something simple rather than complicated is almost the exact same thing John Browning said when as a young man, he designed his first rifle, which was later bought and marketed by Winchester as the model 1885 High Wall.

The rifle was patented in 1878 and manufactured by the Browning Brothers in Utah before Winchester bought the patent rights.