RIP Mikhail Kalashnikov

[Kazinsal]

Rip to him, long live the soviet propaganda.
For the uninformed-
Hugo Schmeiser´s StG 44:

Stolen with style nuff said.
Also even Kalashnikov admitted it few years ago. Same story with many many others american and russian "inventors" that used german war captive scientists and forced/paid (Russia/USA) them to work for them.

The mechanics of the StG 44 and the mechanics of the AK are so incredibly different. The StG uses a gas-operated piston-delayed roller-lock mechanism. The AK uses a gas-operated long-stroke-piston rotating-bolt mechanism.

They merely look visually similar at best. The design is similar because it's a simple, working design.

For an example of a gun that was actually outright stolen from the Germans, early prototypes of the M60 machine gun ('murica) were literally composed of MG42 and FG42 parts.

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Retired, permanently.