Monday, December 23, 2013

MIKHAIL KALASHNIKOV, INVENTOR OF THE AK-47, PASSES AT 94

From the Russian Times we learn that Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47, has died. The AK-47 is the most popular gun in the world, and was even used by U.S. troops in place of issued M-16s in Vietnam after they grabbed them from captured or killed Vietnamese.


If you're interested in reading about the inventors life story and the AK-47 Mikhail Kalashnikov's "The Gun That Changed the World" is an accessible and quick read. I read it about 5 years ago.


A few words on the gun ...


- Mark 

2 comments:

  1. Lord of War was a gripping movie. Never looked at wars as political and money making until I saw that movie when it first came out on DVD. The intro was insane:

    The question Cage asks and the making of the bullet are unforgettable.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHn1zogeyO4

    And Cage "lobbying" for guns reminds me of Aaron Echhart in Thank You for Smoking and lobbying for tobacco.

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  2. This scene was just as captivating:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTK8torOylM
    Cage telling Hawke he would walk out a free man because he sells to the enemy's enemy. Operation Fast and Furious comes to mind.

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