As a kid I always wanted to be a spy or an IB agent someday. The idea of seeing Heroes escaping
the villain’s trap and running away with the required ‘blueprint’ seemed very exciting. The fact that I could be able to do those fancy stunts like jumping over buildings and hilltops, handle an AK 47 or an M1A1 Thompson used to move me to a different world altogether. But to my disappointment I grew up to become a nerd and my dreams of being a secret agent saving the nation from it’s enemies continues to be a dream. Well if not for real may be I could just do
something through this piece.
The AK 47 or the Kalashnikov was first developed in USSR by Lieutenant General Mikhail Kalashnikov, a small arms designer. The device was made during the last year of World War II in 1945. The first generation AK was first used in 1946, ever since many versions of the AK have
been made. AK 47 is the most basic form of the device. It is a selective fire gas operated 7.62 by 39mm assault rifle. AK 47 still continues to remain the most widely used assault rifle even after five decades.
It is very durable, less expensive and easy to use. AK is very easy to manufacture, clean and maintain. The AK 47 was initially made to suit the Soviet soldiers fighting in Arctic region. The rifle was intended to be part of mass infantry fire, not long range engagements. The average shelf
life of an AK 47 is 20-40 years depending on its usage.
The basic design of the AK 47 has been used by many countries to create their version of the device. The Israeli Galil, the Indian INSAS and the Yugoslav M76 and M77/82 rifles and the Finnish RK 62/26 rifle are some of the successful versions.
Apparently the OJSC IzMash has claimed that majority of the manufacturers produce AK 47 without a license from the IZH, weapons manufacturers based in Izhevsk. They had acquired
a patent in 1999 making manufacturing of AK rifles by anyone other than them illegal. But older designs like the AK 47 are open for manufacturing to everyone.
The AK 47 is known to be the most smuggled small arms sold to governments, criminals, extremists, military officials and civilians. A lot of illegal trade of the AK 47 takes place all over the world. In many African countries AK rifles are sold at cheap prices. In 1986 a small town in Kenya an AK 47 cost fifteen cows. The weapon has been used for a lot of civil wars. The weapon is widely used by groups in Africa like Hamer.
“The World Bank estimates that out of 500 million total firearms available worldwide 100 million are of the Kalashnikov family and 75 million are AK 47s.”
The Kalashnikov Museum was opened on November 4, 2004, in a city located in the Ural Mountains of Russia. The Museum documents the invention of the AK rifle and also gives a
biography of General Kalashnikov. The museum attracts nearly 10,0000 visitors every month. The museum is devoted completely to the making and use of the AK rifle.
the villain’s trap and running away with the required ‘blueprint’ seemed very exciting. The fact that I could be able to do those fancy stunts like jumping over buildings and hilltops, handle an AK 47 or an M1A1 Thompson used to move me to a different world altogether. But to my disappointment I grew up to become a nerd and my dreams of being a secret agent saving the nation from it’s enemies continues to be a dream. Well if not for real may be I could just do
something through this piece.
The AK 47 or the Kalashnikov was first developed in USSR by Lieutenant General Mikhail Kalashnikov, a small arms designer. The device was made during the last year of World War II in 1945. The first generation AK was first used in 1946, ever since many versions of the AK have
been made. AK 47 is the most basic form of the device. It is a selective fire gas operated 7.62 by 39mm assault rifle. AK 47 still continues to remain the most widely used assault rifle even after five decades.
It is very durable, less expensive and easy to use. AK is very easy to manufacture, clean and maintain. The AK 47 was initially made to suit the Soviet soldiers fighting in Arctic region. The rifle was intended to be part of mass infantry fire, not long range engagements. The average shelf
life of an AK 47 is 20-40 years depending on its usage.
The basic design of the AK 47 has been used by many countries to create their version of the device. The Israeli Galil, the Indian INSAS and the Yugoslav M76 and M77/82 rifles and the Finnish RK 62/26 rifle are some of the successful versions.
Apparently the OJSC IzMash has claimed that majority of the manufacturers produce AK 47 without a license from the IZH, weapons manufacturers based in Izhevsk. They had acquired
a patent in 1999 making manufacturing of AK rifles by anyone other than them illegal. But older designs like the AK 47 are open for manufacturing to everyone.
The AK 47 is known to be the most smuggled small arms sold to governments, criminals, extremists, military officials and civilians. A lot of illegal trade of the AK 47 takes place all over the world. In many African countries AK rifles are sold at cheap prices. In 1986 a small town in Kenya an AK 47 cost fifteen cows. The weapon has been used for a lot of civil wars. The weapon is widely used by groups in Africa like Hamer.
“The World Bank estimates that out of 500 million total firearms available worldwide 100 million are of the Kalashnikov family and 75 million are AK 47s.”
The Kalashnikov Museum was opened on November 4, 2004, in a city located in the Ural Mountains of Russia. The Museum documents the invention of the AK rifle and also gives a
biography of General Kalashnikov. The museum attracts nearly 10,0000 visitors every month. The museum is devoted completely to the making and use of the AK rifle.
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