To: kronos77
Yuri Orlov: Of all the weapons in the vast Soviet arsenal, nothing was more profitable than Avtomat Kalashnikova model of 1947, more commonly known as the AK-47, or Kalashnikov. It's the world's most popular assault rifle, a weapon all fighters love. An elegantly simple nine pound amalgamation of forged steel and plywood, it doesn't break, jam, or overheat. It will shoot whether it's covered in mud or filled with sand. It's so easy even a child could use it, and they do. The Soviets put the gun on a coin. Mozambique put it on their flag. Since the end of the Cold War, the Kalashnikov has become the Russian people's greatest export. After that comes vodka, caviar, suicidal novelists. One thing is for sure, no one was lining up to buy their cars.
53 posted on
12/23/2013 9:27:02 AM PST by
CrazyIvan
(Obama phones= Bread and circuits.)
To: CrazyIvan
Think of where Russia would be today if they made cars as good as they made AKs? ;-)
72 posted on
12/23/2013 9:41:09 AM PST by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: CrazyIvan
It will overheat. You can set the foreend grips on fire if you work at it.
131 posted on
12/23/2013 11:14:13 AM PST by
donmeaker
(The lessons of Weimar will soon be relearned.)
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