Ak-47

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we all know that infamous soviet ak-47. i heard somewhere that the soviets stole the design from the german stg-44 that was used on the russian front. Not sure if this is true but im wondering what you guys know?

[temujin77]

Some info on the design of the AK-47, and a brief discussion on whether the designer stole the design from Germans, at this link:

AK-47 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[sniper1shot]

Design concept
Despite circumstantial evidence, Mikhail Kalashnikov denies that his rifle was based on the German assault rifle. It is best described as a hybrid of several previous innovations. To support his position, the AK-47 owes more to the M1 Garand Rifle than any German design. The double locking lugs, unlocking raceway, and trigger mechanism are clearly derived from the earlier American design.This is not surprising as millions of Garand rifles had operated reliably in combat around the globe. The safety is surprisingly similar to the
Browning-designed Remington Model 8 rifle.

The genius in the design of the Kalashnikov rifle is in the simplification of those contributing designs and adaptation to mass production. The AK-47 can be seen as a fusion of the best that the M1 Garand offered combined with the best aspects of the StG44 made by the best processes available in the Soviet Union at the time.

Regardless of what he says....if you put the two weapons side by side you will see the similarities.

[Klaus]

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Look what we got here! Brothers! In my opinion there is no doubt were the look of this rifle came from.