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[[Image:MarineAK47.JPG|thumb|right|250px|A US Marine firing the AK-47 assault rifle.]] | [[Image:MarineAK47.JPG|thumb|right|250px|A US Marine firing the AK-47 assault rifle.]] | ||
| − | '''The AK-47''' 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 AK-47''' 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]]. |
[[Category:Guns]] | [[Category:Guns]] | ||
Revision as of 03:33, April 22, 2007
File:MarineAK47.JPG
A US Marine firing the AK-47 assault rifle.
The AK-47 is the designation of an assault rifle designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It stands for Avtomat Kalashnikov model 1947 in Russian. During the design, Kalashnikov built upon many elements introduced by the Nazi Sturmgewehr44. His main competitor was Eugene Stoner who designed the M16 rifle. The modernized version of the AK-47 is the AK-74 assault rifle, the standard-issue infantry rifle of the Russian Federation.