Developed to supply a poorly-trained conscript army, the AK-47 remains one of the most reliable rifles ever built. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Steven L. Galimore) The AK-47 has seen action in numerous ...

The compact automatic rifle that Stalin's engineers unveiled in 1947 didn't look like much of a gun. The result of a secret design contest, its components were simple, inelegant, workmanlike. Its ...

Key Point: The AK-47 has become a cultural phenomenon. Today it is among the most famous guns in the world, but until it was used by the Soviet Red Army during the Budapest uprising in 1956, few ...

There is a relevant cultural and historical legacy at work here. American arms are informed by a history and a legacy in which a colonial farmer could shoot down a squirrel or a British officer with a ...

Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have neutralised a suspected terrorist and recovered an AK-47 rifle, motorcycle and other items during a raid on a terrorist hideout in Gudu Local Government Area of ...

It’s probably not a stretch to describe Mikhail Kalashnikov’s AK-47 assault rifle as the most important small-arms weapon of the 20th century. See also: This Day in Tech July 6, 1947: The AK-47, an ...

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When I lived in southern Sudan, I would hear bursts of [AK-47] gunfire at night three or four times per week,” recalls David Lochhead, senior researcher at the Geneva-based Small Arms Survey. “If it ...

Bihar Police informs Supreme Court about constable firing AK-47 during protests, asserting no excessive force was used.

Take down enemies both near and far with ease using our AK-47 class recommendation in Warzone. The AK-47 in Warzone had lost popularity over time due to its fairly odd recoil, but the balance update ...