Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov, a former Russian lieutenant general and army engineer, is credited with developing the AK-47 assault rifle. According to reports, Kalashnikov learned how to manufacture numerous other types of systems firearms by practicing on himself before creating the most well-known handgun ever in 1947......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>
He claimed that because he engaged himself to the provision of a service rather than to a financial gain, he never benefited from the income.
The initials “AK” represent for Avtomat Kalashnikova, Russian for “computerized Kalashnikov,” which is derived from his phone number, and “47” refers for the year the weapon was conceived (1947).
The AK-47 rifle’s creator, Kalashnikov, had reasons to regret his design before he passed away in 2013 because he observed how the weapon was being misused, particularly by terrorists and during sector clashes. He highlighted that the rifle must be used as a “weapon of protection now, not an attacking weapon.”
