There is a long-running belief that the Kalashnikov assault rifle appeared in the army in 1947. However, it usually takes a long time to pass from the adoption of a model to the beginning of mass ...

It's been said that when Mikhail Kalashnikov, creator of the AK-47, met Eugene Stoner, inventor of the AR-15, the two didn't even need to speak the same language to convey how highley each of them ...

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Quick, what do Royal Enfield, Husqvarna, and Kalashnikov have in common? If you're as sharp as you look, you've probably guessed correctly – all three companies started out making guns before ...

Despite opposition from Washington, the construction of a Kalashnikov AK-103 assault rifle factory in Venezuela is proceeding according to plans, Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical ...

Russia's newly announced AK-12 assault rifle will be "much more versatile" than the famed AK-47, one expert has said, as Russia prepares to roll out the upgraded model to its armed forces in Ukraine.

Firearms manufacturer Kalashnikov has unveiled an upgraded AK-12 assault rifle, with modifications based on the weapon’s use in the war on Ukraine. Kalashnikov Group Chief Designer Sergey ...

entered service in 1959 and became the definitive model of the weapon. Some 75 to 100 million unites are believed to have been built altogether of the various AK 47 versions. Kalashnikov will be ...

Kalashnikov, the famed weapons maker behind the AK-47, has reported a spike in small-arms sales. The Russian company says there's been a boom in exports and sales to civilians overseas. The ...