Thread: Kalashnikov dies at 94
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Old 12-24-2013, 12:16 AM
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I saw the notice of his death on the NBC news tonight. Of course, Brian Williams got in a dig about the AK-47 taking many American lives.

If Kalashnikov improved and simplified the StgW- 44 into the AK-47, basically the same was done by whoever took the Walther PP concept and developed the Makarov pistol. I suppose the designer was actually named Makarov?

Feoder Tokarev also looked hard at Colt-Browning designs and develoed the TT-30/33 pistol.

The Swiss had a good look at Petter's French M-35A and came up with the refined SIG-P-210. Copying and modifying designs isn't unique to our departed friend Mikhail.

I hope someone shoots an AK-armed Somali pirate tonight in his honor.

Is the Galil perhaps the ultimate AK derivative?
I saw the same report and that was one of the first lines out of Williams mouth. While doing his reports--I watched how practiced his eyes were to sneak a peek at what to say. I almost felt like I was looking at an Automaton report the news.
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