| − | The '''AK-47''' (Russian '''А'''втомат '''К'''алашникова образца 19'''47''' года, ''Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947'') is the designation of an [[assault rifle]] designed by [[Mikhail Kalashnikov]]. It stands for ''Avtomat Kalashnikov model 1947'' in [[Russia]]n. During the design, Kalashnikov built upon many elements introduced by the [[Nazi]] [[Sturmgewehr44]]. His main competitor was [[Eugene Stoner]] who designed the [[M16 rifle|M16]] rifle. The modernized version of the AK-47 is the [[AK-74]] assault rifle, the standard-issue infantry rifle of the [[Russian Federation]]. | + | The '''AK-47''' (Russian '''А'''втомат '''К'''алашникова образца 19'''47''' года, ''Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947'') is the designation of an [[assault rifle]] designed by [[Mikhail Kalashnikov]]. It stands for ''Avtomat Kalashnikov model 1947'' in [[Russia]]n. During the design, Kalashnikov built upon many elements introduced by the [[Nazi]] [[Sturmgewehr44]] and the [[M1 Garand]] of the [[United States]]. The modernized version of the AK-47 is the [[AK-74]] assault rifle, the standard-issue infantry rifle of the [[Russian Federation]]. |