Here’s What You Need To Remember: Many countries built their own AK-47 because they were licensed to do so, or becuase they had politically split from the Soviet Union. The AK is one of the most ...

The AK-47 has become the most recognizable assault rifle in the world, celebrated for its simplicity, durability, and devastating reliability in combat. In this video, we trace its origins in the ...

The Kalashnikov assault rifle, or AK-47, is one of the most dangerous and widely used weapons in the world. For more than 60 years, nations, rebels, gangsters and child soldiers have wielded the gun.

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 ...

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 ...