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  • Rifle designer Mikhail Kalashnikov dead at 94

    Where to put him. I believe his name will be in the same category as that of Alfred Nobel in the long run. One for dynamite and the other for a assault weapon for the masses. Just my opinion.

    Rifle designer Mikhail Kalashnikov dead at 94 - SFGate

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    Kalishnikov got famous because his country didn't lose in WW II. So that gave him time to copy and upgrade the German MP-44 "Sturm Gewehr" ("Storm Rifle" that Hitler first rejected because of its ugliness but was impressed by its capabiilities).

    For that matter, I don't like the looks of either one of them. They look like slapped together props for a sci-fi movie. I prefer the artistic blend of steel and wood such as the Garand rifle, M-1 Carbine, 1928 Thompson SMG, 03 Springfield, Mauser 98, Remington .22 pumps, Winchester lever actions, etc.

    But I'm an old fashioned kind of guy as I think the best car Ford ever built was in 1939.
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      http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/wor...as-died-2.html
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        Ah, but can't access the link without a log in for the NY Times. Besides does it have as many pictures?

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