The creator of the AK-47, Mikhail Kalashnikov, developed the weapon in response to a German-engineered firearm called the Sturmgewehr 44 rifle. Let's take a look at the AK series by the numbers.

We’re guessing that’s the case; why else would he build an AK-47 out of a common garden shovel ... Bulgarian AK he had just lying around. The new stock proved to be very comfortable, and ...

In fact, its 20,000 workers made a far more successful Soviet export – the Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle ... While the Arsenal factory’s new EU/Nato status has added a Western sense of ...

The Defence Headquarters, on Thursday, confirmed the emergence of a new terrorist group known as ‘Lukarawas’ in Sokoto and ...

and 30 AK-47 magazines among other items during the week. He added that the troops also recovered over 1,500 rounds of 7.62 ...

Firing at targets in a clearing with AK ... the Nato summit in Vilnius is a crucial moment to ensure they have what they need to continue the fight. The widespread expectation is that new weapons ...

The M-16 is one of the world’s two major rifles, along with the Kalashnikov series rifles like the AK-47. The M-16 rifle ...

She was on her way to her new job. Rada then grabbed his rifle and walked closer to her, investigators stated. “The defendant starts shooting toward the victim but first strikes a block wall ...

KAMPALA - The children of the late Emmanuel Mayanja, better known as AK 47, have returned to Uganda after spending seven years in the United States, where they had been living with their maternal ...

In this case the Russians saw the AR-15 and were inspired to create a new line of the AK family of weapons. The newest iteration is the AK-12. This is the modern assault rifle used by Russian ...

Andrew Rada, 44, pulled up to a gas station in Mesa, Arizona, and fired the shots from an “AK-47 style rifle”, the Mesa Police Department ... She was on her way to her new job. Rada then grabbed his ...