The secret of the Kalashnikov rifle is revealed

The legendary Russian designer created the famous AK-47, working at the same factory with the famous gunsmith of Hitler

The great designer Mikhail Kalashnikov admitted that immediately after the war in Izhevsk, he worked along with Hugo Schmeisser, the best gunsmith of the Third Reich. And he was involved in the creation of the most popular machine in the world - AK-47. The advice of the German designer helped Kalashnikov to solve the problem of cold stamping parts.

“Schmeisser came to Izhevsk immediately after the war,” says historian Alexei Korobeinikov. - The city of Suhl, in which he lived, turned out to be in the Soviet occupation zone, and Schmeisser, as well as other engineers and designers, “suggested” to move to the Urals for several years. A special train with German specialists arrived in the capital of Russian gunsmiths 24 October 1946 of the year. It is difficult to accurately assess the contribution of Schmeisser to the development of the Kalashnikov assault rifle, since official documents on their work are not accessible to historians and are still classified, and Hugo himself did not leave memoirs revealing details of his work in the USSR. Schmeisser spoke sparingly about that period: "He gave the Russians some advice."

Comparison of two machines

Testimonies

The German designer left only a few letters and photos about himself in Izhevsk. The house in which the German gunsmiths lived is now in disrepair, and no one lives in it.

“The letters of Schmaisser, which he wrote to the USSR Ministry of Defense, have survived,” said Alexander Ermakov, a senior researcher at the Kalashnikov Museum in Izhevsk. - These letters are the only known written sources that were available in the archives. The designer complains about the living conditions in them, asks to increase the salary and allow them to go on home leave. And Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov arrived in Izhevsk in the 1948 year, for the introduction of the AK-47 model designed by him into production at Izhmash. Therefore, to say that the Kalashnikov "pereral" the construction of the Germans, there is no reason. But the fact that Schmeisser and Kalashnikov met in the production, that's for sure. He helped develop new equipment and introduce technological processes for the mass production of the machine.

Comparison

The Hugo Schmeisser STG 44 machine gun is visually very similar to the AK-47.

“The comparative external similarity of automata is based on approximately the same principles of operation,” says the historian Yermakov. - But a comparison of the internal structure and details suggests that the automata are very different. In addition, Kalashnikov began to develop his machine gun already in the 43 year, and in 46 his sample had already been tested. So, it would be a mistake to attribute the creation of the AK-47 prototype to the Nazis.

But to reject the contribution of the Germans in the launch of "Kalash" in the series can not.

“Schmeisser worked in Izhevsk on cold stamping technology up to the 1952 of the year,” said Korobeinikov. - And the merit in launching a series of stamped store and receiver is largely his own.

Kalashnikov assault rifle

Comments

[Zhenya]

Where is the secret here? All these veils (except "The house in which the German gunsmiths lived is now in disrepair, and no one lives in it") are well known and have never been a secret. If the secret was in the emergency state of the house where the German lived, then the article should have been called, for example, "The Mystery of the House Where the Germans Lived" ...

[NO AVATAR]

That's it. It's no secret that the AK-47 prototype was, in a sense, the Schmeiser-44 assault rifle. The main thing is that AK was more finalized and improved. Everything new is well forgotten old or Everything new is just a remade of the old

[The brightest]

Russian written in white "helped in resolving issues on stamping." In what place AK is a revision, they have a completely different mechanism. It's not a secret that you dream, but not how you cannot tie one to the other.

[mat-vey]

And about stamping, too, fierce cranberries. And MT Kalashnikov in Izhevsk in the fall of 1948 "got".

[Jacks]

Automaton needed authorship. Do not assign it to the German fascist. So they assigned a gunsmith Michael to Schmeisser, who for the whole subsequent life did NOT create ANYTHING fundamentally new.
Since 1944, the STG 44 was already used at the front and occupied its niche between machine guns, rifles and submachine guns that had previously fired pistol cartridges (PPSh)

Automaton needed authorship. Do not assign it to the German fascist. So they assigned a gunsmith Michael to Schmeisser, who for the whole subsequent life did NOT create ANYTHING fundamentally new.
Since 1944, the STG 44 was already used at the front and occupied its niche between machine guns, rifles and submachine guns that had previously fired pistol cartridges (PPSh)

[Murad]

even say that the radio invented some kind of Fritz. again, this is a distortion of history

soon they will say about Gagarin that the British helped him to fly into space, or even a little worse than Americans

[Vladimir]

We didn't fight at all, we drank vodka and played the balalaika. The AMERICANS fought the fascists - the Germans, and the Germans stole the F-16 from them, modernized it and produced the Schmeisser 44. And the Americans won the war. They were the first to fly to the moon. And then they thought - What are we supposed to do there? And they didn't fly anymore.
The fact that "KALASH" is ours is undeniable. And grenades and guns are all similar to each other, only different people invented them.
It would be better if this rubbish - WEAPONS, there was less on the ground.

[Nikolay Sayenko]

Western-looking guys simply cannot understand the principle of creating weapons in the USSR. By and large, ALL weapons are Kalash! He brought it all together, and they envy that they are not in a position to create such a thing, They can surpass in one thing, but the mind is not enough to connect everything together.

[prvv]

Weapons don't rubbish. This is just a tool. People are killing.

[IntrM]

You gentlemen write and comment on what has been written, but, excuse me, you don’t understand a damn thing in this matter. AK really only externally pozhzh on Shturmgewere-44, but nothing more. From mechanics - only the principle of automation is similar. So, judging by this criterion, all modern pistols were invented by the Austrian railroad worker Mannlicher. This is for example. As for the technology of cold stamping, gentlemen, you completely forget how the PPSh-41 and even more so the PPS-43 were made. As for the internal structure, the American M11 has much more similarity to the Schmeiser. And in Russia, Hugo didn't do a damn thing.

[Siberian]

All the best weapons were made in Russia, and if you drip a good story, then the ancient tribes who once lived in Russia went to Germany so that we have the same roots because the Germans are also smart, and if they spoke Russian and Russian was the closest language to Sanskrit, they would smarter and would not fight with us

[Ivan]

Talks about the German roots of AK are, most likely, those who did not hold either machine in their hands. These are completely different cars.
I can’t say anything about the idea of ​​creating AK. God knows where thoughts come from in the head. They came to the head of Kalashnikov or someone else, you and I are unlikely to recognize. But just that AK has nothing to do with the Shturmgewere-44 is a fact. And, probably, you should not, as unreasonable and ignorant people, try to make a sensation on remotely similar external factors. I emphasize - remotely. Since for any professional in these machines there is nothing to do, and even externally. And for the amateur, all machines are on one person ... As for a European, all Negroes are on one person, and vice versa.

[Jacks]

For all subsequent years of life, Kalashnikov did NOT do anything fundamentally new. And the German assault rifle entered service in 1944 and, of course, came to our armory. Many parts of AK - just a copy of the German. It only remained to adapt to the equipment available at the factory and start the technology. The body is mute. stamped rifles, which reduces the cost and simplifies production. But M.K. failed to repeat this. Until now, the body on the AK is milled from a single piece of metal. Therefore, there are differences in rifles due to differences in equipment, technology, and type cartridges in the USSR and Germany.

[venom733]

The receiver is made by stamping from the 50s, if that.

[Ruslan]

Nevertheless, it is worth considering their similarities. Even in childhood, I was perplexed when I looked at the book with machine guns, and I understood something was wrong. I think ours tore off and improved the machine, and nothing to be ashamed of. AK still remains traditionally Russian, the most reliable and powerful weapon !!! And do not say that someone here does not understand the difference in weapons. Perhaps if the Germans won, then the same machine gun came out. )))

To avoid disputes, I will give the characteristics:
Stg. 44

Caliber: 7.92 mm
Cartridge: 7,92 x 33 mm Kurz
Weapon Length, mm: 940
Barrel length, mm: 418
Empty weight, g: 4620
Rate of fire / m: 540
Muzzle velocity, m / s: 690
Sighting range, m: 600
Magazine capacity: 30 rounds

AK-47

Caliber, mm 7.62x39
Cartridge: 7,62 mm cartridge arr. 1943
Length mm: 870
Barrel length, mm: 415
Empty weight, g: 4300
Rate of fire / m: 600
Aim range of shooting, m: 700
Initial bullet speed, m / c: 400
Magazine capacity, cartridges: 30

[Mr. Nobody]

Kalashnikov is a great hard worker. My childhood friend’s father served and told him that M.T. I spent all my free time with weapons. He drew, drew.
AK is fundamentally different from the "Sturmgever" and can not be a copy of German weapons! This has been proven many times by experts. In the history of technology, many samples of weapons are similar, although their authors did not know anything about competitors ...

[Uhalus Posovinomus]

Listen, those who claim that ours "licked" the Germans! Have you disassembled these machines? Well, or at least you saw photos or drawings of them in disassembled form? Their device and layout are completely different! And their similarity is only due to the fact that they work according to the same principle - the removal of gases. So this is all serious modern assault weapons - and what, everything is copied? Kalashnikov admitted out loud that he "danced" from the SVT-38.
And their body is milled because there are grooves that can never be stamped with high quality. Cold stamping does not fit here purely constructively. By the way, the Sturmegever-44 also has a milled body ... Cold stamping is used in the manufacture of "clicks for an hour" - cheap submachine guns.

[red]

Don't throw garbage! The AK is similar to the "Germans" as a dolphin is to sharks. The principles are different. The "Germans" have a bolt recoil due to the pressure of gases on the bottom of the case, while the AK has the pressure of gases diverted from the barrel on the piston. The barrel locking of the "Germans" is done by slowing down the bolt when the balls are wedged, while the AK has it by turning the bolt. And all this was invented before Schmeisser and Kalashnikov. And with a sick imagination, you can look at yourself in the mirror and look for similarities with your neighbor.

[mike]

Friends, I now read carefully: you don't need to copy the details a lot, incl. "design". everything down to a micron. BUT why is it reliable? There is also the secret of "Stradivari", namely the method of chrome plating of parts and assemblies, including the barrel, chamber. This bluing makes it possible to produce fire without difficulty. foreign bodies fly out in vain and do not create additional friction. The secret of AK has not been revealed.

[Yuri S.]

Friends! To judge, you need to be at least a little smart about the topic! Or at least visit the Izhmashzavod museum in the city of Izhevsk. There are also traveling exhibitions of the superconstructor Kalashnikov. At worst, read books, biography. "Do before" - he was too young, "do after" - he and under his leadership created dozens of AK modifications, up to air machine guns !!
Glory of the Great Russian Empire!!!

[Lexx]

What are the similarities of the AK-47 and SG-44 are not similar not outwardly not constructive, go to the optometrist, they even understand differently! Show me one resemblance ...


Ivan: Talking about the German roots of AK is, most likely, those who did not hold either machine in their hands. These are completely different cars.
I can’t say anything about the idea of ​​creating AK. God knows where thoughts come from in the head. They came to the head of Kalashnikov or someone else, you and I are unlikely to recognize. But just that AK has nothing to do with the Shturmgewere-44 is a fact. And, probably, you should not, as unreasonable and ignorant people, try to make a sensation on remotely similar external factors. I emphasize - remotely. Since for any professional in these machines there is nothing to do, and even externally. And for the amateur, all machines are on one person ... As for a European, all Negroes are on one person, and vice versa.
Totally agree!

Jack: So far, the case on the AK is milled from a single piece of metal.
Have you been hit on the head in childhood? The case (receiver, receiver cover) on the AK is stamped from sheet metal, but the bolt and bolt are milled!

[Iwan]

Kalashnikov - frontman of the Soviet regime!
be educated friends. only the deep can believe lies like that. the German is really taken as the basis for the legendary act

[Udav777066]

mike,
Burnishing on AK has never been used! Only phosphate - varnish coating. Only the trunk is chrome plated. The secret is the composition of the alloy from which the parts are made. He has his own for every detail. When firing, parts are heated at different speeds, and expansion should occur the same !!! The same goes for cooling.

If you look into the depths, Schmeiser licked his assault rifle from a Fedorov assault rifle. 1916, and Kalashnikov - with SVT - 38.

[PSS]

Kak vsegda, vse na lji. Jiguli -jeto italianskoe, Kalas-smaiser 80%

[van]

Zasrantsi, nado imet mujestvo, chtobi priznat, chto Mirovaya istoriya, chto Mirovaya istoriya, a takje ves nauchniy progress blagodarya Nemtsam.Posle 2-mirovoy voyni, paraziti tipa Kalashnikova razgrabili Velikuyu imperial pastoralist. menya raduet, chto vas dosihpor muchaet "Sovest" Vot eslibi razgovor zashel bi o laptyah, ili o salomennoy shlyape, zdes vse ponyatno konstruktor russkiy van :))))

[Vladimir]

Komenty brain boils

Komenty brain boils

[Alex]

Honor and praise to Kalashnikov for admitting that God will appreciate it. And so that justice finally triumphed, I propose to rename the AK-47 assault rifle to ASH-45

[Maksim]

Izhevsk is the capital of Russian weapons
nicknames, then Tula. In Izhevsk, apart from Kalpash, nothing serious was invented.

[Kirill]

"van" you are a freak !!! RUSSIA IS THE MOTHER OF ALL PEOPLES! WHO WILL COME TO US WITH A SWORD, THE ONE FROM THE SWORD WILL DIE!

[enmelen]

They came to us with a sword for a long time, but nothing we can do about it

[playkot]

Although our nation is great, we always took the best from the outside, we only have the willpower, the people, etc., but we still don’t know how to do things, copy everything, modify it and, as a result, we get a good product.

I think all the same, ours copied this machine.

And let these guns no longer shoot.

[HUDSON]

in general if you look at history everything that moved or was shot was one way or another half only Russian because all the equipment made was either equipped with foreign engines or guns I can't say right now exactly what types but I know this for sure because it's been said a lot on the internet if you don't believe me look it up and you'll see for yourself!!!! and the fact that Kalashnikov appropriated someone else's work is nothing new even the Zhiguli Kopeika was converted from a Fiat so everything speaks for itself

[The brightest]

A lot of things have been written on the Internet, and judging by that, Azerbaijanis are all members of the LGBT community, I personally do not believe it)

[orel8260]

The country is full of morons, they are ready to give anything to the West for a small ration. Honestly, it's even funny, one not smart person saw that the AK is visually similar to the Schmeisser and without understanding or specially trumpeted this to the whole world. But for some reason everyone forgets that the development of an assault rifle for an intermediate cartridge in the USSR began back in 1943, in April 1944, field tests were held in which the Sudaev AS-44 assault rifle won, which was then released in a small series for military trials (look at the photos, it also looks like the STG 44), in addition to this, there were also assault rifles by F.V. Tokarev, A.A. Bulkin, G.S. Shpagin, V.A. Degtyarev, S.G. Simonov, S.A. Korovin, V.F. Kuzmishchev and others. and they are all visually very similar. I wonder if Bulkin's or Dementyev's assault rifle had won, would they now also say that Bulkin copied the assault rifle from the German Schmeisser???? I wonder why they haven't said yet that Sudayev copied his AS-44 from the STG 44. It seems to me that they just don't know that such a thing existed...


P.S. I read on one forum that one person not smart person He argued that the AK was copied from the German Schmeisser and eventually went so far as to post a photo of the M44 and claim that Sudayev copied the PPS from the Finnish one. He didn't even think to look up the information on this machine gun. If he had looked, he would have learned that the M44 was a copy of the PPS-43, adapted for the standard Finnish 9x19mm pistol cartridge using magazines from the Soumi submachine gun.

[mozz]

Well, actually, the Sturmgewehr was developed in 43, in secret from the Fuhrer, and had the conspiracy index MP-43, although, of course, it was in no way a MaschinenPistole. The Fuhrer was impressed only in 44.

[orel8260]

According to Lada penny converted from fiat, no one remade anyone, bought a license for three models and released

[Denis]

The AK mechanism from Schmeisser differs in two added details (AK read - the upgraded Schmeisser). Kalashnikov, or a German prisoner added them, I do not know. But there were a lot of German technologies bought or borrowed from the Germans before the war. And after that there’s nothing to say ...
And the fact that AK is our Russian brand is rubbish is a brand of terrorists and radicals for a long time. The appearance of this machine is not our merit.

[Igor11]

If all German is the best, then what did German chemists, tankers, and designers in Soviet Russia learn in the 30s? Between the world wars in the field of armaments there was interstate cooperation. A lot of German technology was created according to American patents. In the USSR, the Germans worked for us and at the same time studied with us. And they piled on us at 41, despite our superiority of materiel for the following reasons - we have a mess, gunfire and stress, they have training, order and planning. When the Führer was informed in July 1941 how much iron we actually had, he went very pale and if he had known this before the attack, it would not be a fact that he would have been stuck

[with the BBC]

All this, of course, has long been no secret! And there are many differences! We have a shutter on one side of them on the other! But didn’t the Germans rip off their automatic rifle from our Tokarevka !!?

[StG]

The history of the new machine began with the development by the company Polte (Magdeburg) of an intermediate cartridge of 7,9233 mm of reduced power for firing at a distance of up to 1000 m, in accordance with the requirements put forward by HWaA (Heereswaffenamt - Wehrmacht Weapons Administration). In the years 1935-1937, numerous studies were carried out, as a result of which the initial tactical and technical requirements of the HWaA for the design of weapons for a new cartridge were revised, which led to the creation in 1938 of the concept of light automatic small arms, capable of simultaneously replacing submachine guns in the troops, magazine rifles and machine guns. [1]

On April 18, 1938, the HWaA signed a contract with Hugo Schmeisser, the owner of CG Haenel (Suhl, Thuringia), to create a new weapon officially designated MKb (German: Maschinenkarabin - automatic carbine). Schmeisser, who led the design team, handed over the first prototype of the machine to HWaA in early 1940.

[Il'shat]

Hats off to those who know so much about weapons and their creators !!! And also in front of Kalashnikov !!! Naturally, the principle of operation of the mechanisms of the machine imposes a certain similarity in design - why invent a bicycle if it has already been successfully exploited. And the genius of the AK-74 is that it is made all over the world in millions of copies, and not "Schmeisser". You can also say about the T-34 ...

[PzkpfwT34]

AK-47, AKM, AKMS, AKMN, AKS-74, etc. are naturally not Russian, but Soviet "brands". The principle of removing powder gases, as well as the general layout (irrespective of the development of individual units) is a copy of the STG 44. The rest is the refinement of Soviet designers, in particular M.T. Kalashnikov. We must not forget that at present the entire "line" of "Kalash" is outdated, replaced by "Abakan" and Nikonov assault rifles. This refers to a combat system that meets the requirements of an "assault rifle". I do not see anything shameful in borrowing and refinement. Jet aircraft and prototypes of ballistic missiles were also invented by the Germans.

between the "Abakan" and the Nikonov assault rifle - or.

[Vasya Expert]

Kalash - a good car, served, I know. But according to our Minister of Defense (a dodger), Kalash and SVD are morally obsolete and now he wants to buy foreign weapons. That's what offends and bites. I don’t care who copied from whom or not. I know that Kalash is a cool car. He himself was in the army 10 years older than me, but there were no complaints for the entire service. And on the account of the fact that it’s better to tear off from us, it’s not true. Remember at least Alekseev’s hydrofoil boats or his landing and missile craft, there are still no analogues in the world

[someelse]

Think about it. One of the most profitable types of business is selling weapons. At the same time, Germany does not lay claim to the "AK47" trademark. Imagine if Russia starts producing the German "Leopard" tank and selling it to everyone. I think Germany's reaction will not be long in coming, because they do not intend to share their piece of bread. Like business and nothing personal. Germany has no questions about the AK47, and Russia has to fight with different countries that produce Kalashnikov without a license. Watch a documentary about the creation of the AK47, with a lot of interviews with Kalashnikov... I completely agree with orel8260. And as for the controversy over who stole from whom, we can agree that we study at school and inherit other people's thoughts + industrial espionage has not been canceled. I think a novice gunsmith will definitely familiarize himself with the best examples of weapons in order to create something new and better. this is the essence of the development of civilization: accumulation of experience and work on mistakes. in other words, why reinvent the wheel?..

[Try it!]

Has anyone seen the pre-revolutionary automatic machine of Fedorov? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Only "Udav777066" in the subject! Fedorov's automatic machine, period! Schmeisser is resting! Out of respect for Kalashnikov - for the modernization and integration carried out - the same for rest!

[Sergei]

Well, the Germans were the first to come up with an averaged cartridge
what can I say, they stole the idea and production principle of this machine. What can we say about other equipment, take the R-71 motorcycle, our prototype M-72 just disassembled it and completely copied what the Chinese are doing. And I don’t see anything bad about it, they steal and push and decide on introduce new technologies from scratch they are not always possible to steal.

[sasha]

You can only believe that German experts helped introduce the product into mass proliferation, we have problems with mass production at the genetic level. this is what inhibits our industry and economy. after the war, not only specialists, but machine tools from German plants were transported to us. We make prototypes well (more often we drag strangers and dug up) this is a fact. And Kalashnikov is primarily a political brand, and only then a brilliant designer.

[Igor]

In the 80-90s, the first TV channel showed the anniversary of Kalashnikov, where he personally told "that during
wars when he was dragged by a wounded man from the battlefield, he picked up
a German machine gun is exactly the same, only it was heavy,
Therefore, the Germans did not release this model.
After the hospital, Kalashnikov took up the revision of this machine, and then passed it off as his own. "
time on the first TV Kalashnikov proudly talked about how he
invented this machine. But then the calls from the audience went
(problem-past roses, you told a completely different)
Kalashnikov was offended and hushed up this matter quietly.
PS-surely there are witnesses to this except me. Maybe that will add.

[Sioux]

Lord, how many lackeys-Smerdyakovs have divorced now in Russia? To what extent should one not love one's country in order to deny it the right to give birth to its own geniuses!

[kaiot]

Well, what do you think? Schmaiser squeezed his finger and Kalashnikav crashed without the experience of rogue Kalashnikav crashed avtamaty but they were not even allowed to test

[Heapoiss]

Yes, it’s so illiterate to write and take to judge such complex things ...
For your information, in the 44th Kalashnikov put forward his machine gun for the competition, but did not pass due to the damp construction, and the options of Sudaev and Bulkin won the competition.

[Oleg]

YES KAPETS !!! KALASH-PURE RUSSIAN AUTOMATION !!! MIKHAIL KALASHNIKOV IS THE GREAT INVENTOR, AND AK ITS SERVICE, AND FRITZ SOMETHING. IT CANNOT BE COPENED FROM FASCISTS ... TO TAKE AT LEAST OTHER WORKS M.T.K. MACHINES, AUTOMATIC MACHINES - ALL THIS IS OUR, RUSSIAN !!!

[Gavros]

I just can’t understand why to underestimate the merits of ingenious Soviet designers. I do not argue that the technology for the mass production of machine parts was developed by the Germans, they were cool technologists (until now, in our enterprises you can see captured German machines 36-39 years). But the design ideas belong precisely to our scientists (on which, however, thousands of German engineers and workers worked). Than to dirty your best compatriots, ask yourself what you yourself have done useful in your life!

[Andy]

Kirill said well: "RUSSIA IS THE MOTHER OF ALL PEOPLES! AND WHO WILL COME TO US WITH A SWORD WILL DIE FROM THE SWORD!"
It remains to find out who the father is, what mother puts in all the poses in which he wants and has her as he wants and when he wants.

[Sergei]

My military profession is a small arms repairman. When we were a student of training, we were taken to the warehouses of captured weapons to hone our skills. So there I first became acquainted with the works of Hugo Schmeisser. And it was not difficult to guess where Kalashnikov drew his ideas from. Sorry, but plagiarism on the face.

[China]

2 Sergey
"My military profession is a small arms repairman. When I was a training cadet, we were taken to the trophy warehouses ... that's where I first got acquainted with the works of Hugo Schmeisser. And it was not difficult to guess where Kalashnikov got his ideas from. Sorry, but plagiarism on the face. "

"the Germans were the first to come up with an average cartridge"

"Average" cartridge - alas, I do not know. Actually, since the end of the 20s of the XNUMXth century it has had the official name of INTERMEDIATE. Look at the technical specifications for the development of this cartridge, Mr. "SMALL ARMS REPAIRMAN" ))))))))))

"What to say stole the idea and principle of production of this machine."

See point # 1 - your volumetric-convex in-depth knowledge of the "average" cartridges ...

2 kaiot
"Well, you think that Shmaiser sashed his finger, and Kalashnikav sazdaval without experience like Kalashnikav sazdavat autamata, but they were not even allowed to be tested"

After the creation of "Kalash", many people sucked Russian fingers. And, what's more! - not only fingers. )))))))))))))))

PS: and before you find fault with something created in Russia, I advise you to learn Russian. "For the first time" and "present" are written together. I am generally silent about punctuation marks and the second "text". )))

[Alexander]

Sergei, amazing conclusions, only according to your logic, the designers, for example, of the Ferrari engines, impudently copy the developments, again, for example, from the designers from the Mercedes. Because the principle of operation is the same for them.

[Mr. Truth]

Yeah, boxing swimmers, look, there are a lot of ABC borrowed in STG, and generally look more FN FAL / CAL and copies, outwardly even more if you judge by appearance.

[Winter]

Remember the history of the RPG-47 faustpatron and the shaitan-pipe, and our rocketry, which basically only Korolev, although Zander started.

[Sergei]

Alexander, we are talking about the uniqueness of Kalashnikov as a master? Or about something else?
Schmeisser had revolutionary design ideas embodied in a finished product, which were fundamentally different from other weapons. With Kalashnikov, every detail is a copy of Schmeisser.
By the way, they also dismantled other Hugo Schmeisser assault rifles that had a bolt on the left side and two return springs. Paying tribute to the AK-47, the design of the machine gun clearly shows the idea of ​​Hugo Schmeisser.

[Lerik]

Eh, Sergey. You are so literate. Who taught you this? Yudushka.

[Nikita]

Is it okay that they are based on different principles? :) Otherwise we can say that the stool and the cat are similar, each has 4 legs.
According to the principle of operation, the design closest to StG-44 is M16
It is clear who Kalashnikov got his ideas from; in such matters, it is extremely rare that someone comes up with something new, including the same Hugo who came up with little of anything himself. The AK class, like the T-32, lies in the balance of all elements and aspects of application. And the list of borrowings there is huge and mainly from neighbors in the workshop. At that time, about 10 different assault rifles were being developed, in the USSR alone.
Have you seen Fedorov's assault rifle? :) Adyn-adyn, everything was stolen from Fedorov, nothing less.

[Joker]

Sergei,
Continuing the idea - in Hugo Schmeisesser's machine gun the idea of ​​Fedorov's machine gun is clearly visible (google it and you'll find what kind of animal it is).

How many times have they already written here, both the UAZ and the Hummer have 4 wheels, therefore the idea of ​​the UAZ can be traced in the Hummer..

The idea of ​​the Kalash is as close to Schmeiser as it is to the PPS-43.
If we take the “archetype”, then the PPS-43 is even closer, only our machine guns had a casing covering the barrel of the weapon so that you could hold onto the fore-end with your hand. The barrel gets very hot during shooting. The Germans had no protection.

And if according to the automatic operation scheme, then Schmeiser’s closest relative is the M-16, but not the Kalash.
Just for fun, you can take a look at the M-16 chambered for our cartridge, see the last photo, this is the Schmeiser:
http://topwar.ru/3752-762-mm-karabin-sr-47.html


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Take your hands off the Kalashnikov already, it was a parallel, independent development !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ALEXEY TSENTILLO]

The relative of the STG 44 is the FAN and G3 - G1 in part. The M16 does not have a gas piston, the gas presses on the bolt carrier directly (that's why the entire M16 is sooty inside and constantly misfires, that's why the pusher is made)
And also the stg has an m16 g3 and a fan with an aiming line raised high, the shooter sticks out waist-deep above the parapet - an excellent target!
Py zy Schmeisser the technologist did not develop weapons! Never at all, not even once, not even once

[sss]

It’s ridiculous to even assume that Kalashnikov was able to create an assault rifle. Tokarev invented his famous TT for 10 years!!!! .and by the way, the AK47, which Kalashnikov “created” had a bolt on the left!!!!!
And most importantly, Kalashnikov did not invent anything else. All his other assault rifles and machine guns are simply clones of the AK47, which was created by Hugo Schmeisser.
And one more thing. There is no patent for the AK47, but why? Most likely, they agreed with Hugo that he is silent and Kalashnikov does not patent.)))

[Joker]

Just Tokarev took a lot from the army Colt 1911.

Go to the Internet and look at the pictures, their automation scheme is different.

Of course, not only he developed the machine gun, but he was the chief designer.

Dragunov created the SVD, Makarov PM, Degtyarev machine gun in various versions + light machine gun. The list can be continued if desired.

Before you throw such words, study the mat. Part

[Gray M]

People, I read and understood that your dialogue has reached a dead end: who is proving what to whom?
I agree with those people who say that there is no need to reinvent the wheel, it’s already there, take it and do it better, and if you prove who stole what from you, it’s at least
at least stupid.
Example: the Maxim machine gun was invented by an American, ours was modified, the German Pontera with its sloped armor was taken by German engineers from our 34

[Worker]

Kalashnikov is a successful implementer of other people's ideas! And there is nothing wrong with that! For example, ALL industrial achievements of Japan are based on the creative and careful use of scientific developments borrowed from other countries!
Why are Kalashnikovs worse than the Japanese? His tool has become a cult tool for resolving local conflicts!
rejoice - that he (the machine gun) is not participating in the Third World War!

[figwam]

It's funny to read, gentlemen, haters, of everything RUSSIAN.

The design of the bolt frame and bolt of the Kalash and MP are completely different, and this is the most important thing in a weapon, their characteristics depend on this, and all the fastenings, latches, the location of the linings, their material are little things.
The Germans were the first to adopt an assault rifle chambered for an intermediate cartridge, that’s all.
There was an assault rifle in Russia already in 1916, the creator, as already mentioned, Fedorov, by the way, suggested that it could be used to shoot cartridges of lower power and caliber, but they did not develop and produce a cartridge for his weapon (expensive). They used a Japanese cartridge, which they bought from them.
Then there were the serial ABC-36, SVT-38,40, by the way, the Germans, like the Finns, really liked the SVT, but they never managed to create a high-quality self-loading rifle chambered for a rifle cartridge during the war.
But the M-16 and MP are very similar in trigger mechanisms and disassembly (both break like a gun).

[a guest]

Clever reasoning, there's nowhere else to go.
Russian automakers brazenly stole the idea of ​​the wheel, four-stroke engines, springs, steering wheel and driver's seat, not to mention the bolts.
And Kalashnikov “stole” the ideas of a rifled barrel, cartridge, magazine, sight, butt, trigger, gas exhaust, receiver... And the idea that when firing the machine gun would rest against the shoulder and shoot forward.

In fact, the AK differs from the others only in its unique bolt design. But this is the invaluable merit of Kalashnikov. That same idea, that same couple of details that took it to a new level. Even if the AK had a prototype, it would not take off. And thanks to this Kalashnikov trick, his AK “took off”, and quite high.

And for the really smart ones, I suggest inventing a new unique wheel design so as not to use a stolen one.

[0svaldas]

Tolka nenada shto ak ludshe vsex i evo dosix por delajet takoize i nichego neminiajet.Splashnaja fignia i bred.Skolka avtamabilei ruskix delajut vsio ravno normalna zdelat nepaluchaetsa.Maskvich skapirovali s Opelia ta i kalash s smaisera spiornuli.

[Nikolay-]

Everyone in the world knows about the best weapon of all times - the Russian Kalashnikov assault rifle.
And those who are not happy with this obvious fact can continue to splutter in impotent anger.

[Joker]

The first serial (although the series was small) and actually put into service with an intermediate cartridge was the Fedorov assault rifle. During the First World War, in the Tsarist army there was a unit (for the first time in the world) armed with this machine gun.

Technically, the Kalashnikov assault rifle, apart from its appearance, has little in common with it, if only in a very general way.

[Inga]

Well, it’s no secret that they raped and humiliated all of Eastern Europe, and then they took away everything they could - from cold-stamped pieces of iron to Dresden galleries! And talented people were given a bullet in the mouth or were “offered” to help the Kalashnikov peasants build the most peaceful city in the world! Do at least something in life, and wait for others to praise you, and don’t waste your time with rottenness! Then you will be worth something, but for now...

[His]

Its “Eastern Europe” was still drunk with moonshine, they forgot to mention

[seviku]

Bite your tail and die.

[Stavr]

Inga, apparently, has long dreamed of repeating the humiliation. Right now, I’m daydreaming, here the demographics themselves need to be raised. Unless you personally send a bug in a parcel or a door from an old “Cossack”, it might come in handy.

[Inga]

Thank you very much for the comments! This is exactly what I was counting on! ))) It is immediately clear: who - what - where!!! )))
For illiterate patriots, I inform you: in the story with the door "from the old "Zaporozhets"" a hare, a fox and a wolf participated, so it was the latter who "needed" the door you mentioned, due to the lack of banknotes. For this simple reason, immediately lower the window (the door is already there), and wait, holding your head, for the "repetition of humiliation" from the thousands of HARES migrating from the southeast! )))

At the same time, you can bite yourself in different places... Yes, take a little palinka, or becherovka, or better yet, taburetovka, and with your hands try to spread your eyes as wide as possible towards your ears, to look as much like "tea-hares" as possible ))) And learn Chinese (if you don't know Russian)... Happiness is already very close...

[Joker]

Quote: inga

Thank you very much for the comments! This is exactly what I was counting on!

- you like it harder, right?

- if on this issue (see above), then you are on the wrong site.

[Leopold]

The Schmeisser assault rifle, firstly, has a different design. Gas venting is just a general thing, so what? How many systems with gas venting are there? Schmeiser is a terrible slaughterhouse, 10 kg of iron and there was not enough space for the return spring, I had to put it in the butt, it got hot when shooting (do you think the wooden linings on the AK are for beauty?).

[Joker]

Well written.

[Valera]

So what, even if the German designer contributed to the development of that model of the machine gun, he did not claim any rights to it - purely legally.

[Farrukh]

One clarification, Kalashnikov is of course Russian by nationality, but if it weren’t for his non-Russian Turkic-speaking ancestors (it’s obvious from his face that Kalashnikov has Asian ancestors), Kalashnikov himself would not have been born.

[Smith]

I am surprised (to put it mildly) by the opinions of amateurs who do not understand anything about military equipment!!! It does not matter what a German machine gun looks like!!!!! The Kalashnikov's filling is completely different - ITS OWN!!!!! And the main thing is the composition of the metal of the machine gun and the assembly technology!!! No one has repeated this yet!!! I advise you to leave the disputes!! Kalash is our machine gun!!! And those who are not strong in military equipment should better keep quiet ... less shame ...

[slan]

The article was written by an imbecile who couldn’t even take apart a child’s toy and assembled it himself. I don’t understand why the article is on this portal, it clearly discredits its level and lowers it to the level of an “express newspaper”.
Of course, ratings are important, they collected a lot of comments, but not at the same price; if they started publishing pornography, it would have been better, I think.

[IVANUSHRA]

I don't give a shit at all... the atomic bomb was invented by the Americans, ours stole it and created a hydrogen bomb, much stronger than the atomic one, after testing which the Americans shit themselves. The same with the machine gun: someone invented crap, and our Lefty improved it, and what's wrong with that? On the contrary, we should be proud that we didn't -removed-We know how to steal and how to stand up to an attack.

[desava]

I read the entire dialogue and came to the conclusion that the site is indeed visited by quite a lot of illiterate idiots (sorry, my conscience does not allow me to put it more mildly). There are two paths of development: evolution and revolution. Also in design (no matter what). Everything is created based on a PROTOTYPE. Do you think it’s possible to build something anew in our age without using existing knowledge? Can! But any engineer would call this person an idiot. And those who say that Kalashnikov stole the idea have a very, very, very distant concept of creating a technical system. If I offended anyone, I'm sorry.

[IVANUSHRA]

I read the comments again and watched the film. I am very proud of my country. And I am surprised by how many assholes there are in it who do not like this country. And perhaps out of envy or malice they write nasty lampoons about such noble people. And it is very offensive that the country does not respect such nuggets as Kulibin, Kalashnikov, Lomonosov, etc. I am very proud that I am a citizen of this country and I love and respect the above-mentioned people very much for the fact that RUSSIA did not fall on its knees before anyone!!!!!!!!!

[desava]

And when the horseradish falls!

[PSih2097]

So that there are no more questions...

[daem00n]

It's high time this was posted for the weak-minded! Everything was measured and re-measured a long time ago and NO ONE can CLAIM that KMT appropriated the development of the machine gun.

[roman2011]

Today I want to reveal the secret of Mikhail Kalashnikov's assault rifle.
And tell the truth about this Machine.
It all started in 1943, when the German army received an experimental batch of machine guns of a previously unknown type. No one knew or imagined what an important weapon of defeat and victory it would be in the future, or even on whose side the victory would be, and what kind, especially after the division of Europe into two opposing camps.
This assault rifle was created by Hugo Schmeisser, a previously unknown German engineer, as a counterweight to the machine gun and the Walther pistol. When Germany began to feel its defeat by leaps and bounds, they began to talk about a new miracle weapon that was supposed to turn the tide on the German front. The defeat at Stalingrad in January 1943 and the capitulation on February 1, and this capitulation would not be the last, and Anglo-American troops landed in the south of Italy and the ring around Germany began to tighten and it was becoming increasingly difficult for the Germans to breathe. Then all the new products from German engineers began to come out in haste, including Brown rockets and Messerschmidt jets, which the British bombed at the airfield in 1945. Germany now had to defend itself and not attack. At the end of 1944 and the beginning of 1945, the tips for the Schmeisser submachine gun were produced at 30 degrees for the defense of Koenigsberg, which made it possible to shoot from around the corner of the house at our advancing troops. One of our Soviet officers fought with such a German weapon in his hands against the Germans themselves in Koenigsberg and then in Germany. Then our Soviet engineers began to look closely at the miracle weapon. Koenigsberg was taken with difficulty and now our Soviet engineers needed to keep up with the weapons in order to consolidate the victory. The Germans had little wood but enough iron, so they made everything from iron and made it despite the weight; it is easier and faster to rivet from iron than to make wooden parts. Mikhail Kalashnikov also had a hard time making the submachine gun perfect and unsurpassed. It took him his whole life to do this.
Dear Mikhail Kalashnikov, if you are still alive and will read these lines of mine, I want to tell you that your Modernized 1959 assault rifle is the best assault rifle in the world of all time. My father flew to Moscow on an airplane with such an assault rifle when air terrorism had not yet been heard of and did not exist. The assault rifle easily fits into a field bag and even the stewardess could not determine what it was, and it pierces right through wood.
I read your comments, friends, to the History of Mikhail Kalashnikov's Automatic Rifle. Many of you are right.

[Lex]

In fact, it is a legend that Kalashnikov “copied” the AK from the Stg.44.

Kalashnikov created the AK from scratch! Even the mechanism is different; AKs are made from special steel. The recipe for creating a special steel is classified, and such steel did not exist in Stg.44 at all! AK is 1-2 kg less than Stg.44, which means that the mechanisms are completely different in both machines. The Stg.44 has a long and large spring, which is completely different in size in the AK! The recoil is also not the same, the Stg.44 drags back and forth, almost unnoticeably, while the AK drags up and down. The AK has more recoil than the Stg.44 and is more bulky.

This is the whole truth, that AK is a completely different weapon. And then people write all sorts of nonsense that the AK is a copy of Stg.44. If there was a copy, there would be the same mechanism and it would be disassembled in the same way. And the recoil would be the same and the sound when firing and much more.

[Konstantin969]

Comrades, I had the chance to serve in the ranks of the Soviet army, then the USSR, so in the frosty winter not only did I freeze, but so did my AK-74. And it should shoot in the cold, but it misfired, well, naturally, I tried to pull the bolt carrier, but the cartridge was frozen tightly to the chamber. Well, we returned from the training battlefields to the company. And there the sergeant major, when he found out what had happened to me, raised a howl: the Motherland entrusted you. And you, soldier, wherever you kiss, are all ass. So, in a warm armory, he knocked out a thawed and jammed cartridge with a ramrod. If this had happened in battle, I would not be writing comments here. So the AK-74 is not so omnipotent.

[Evil Tatar]

Konstantin969 - so in the frosty winter, not only I froze, but also my AK-74.
Now tell the truth, ease your soul...
What kind of heated vehicle did you go to to warm up on the sly from your fighting friends and comrades?
Or in some other way did he pervert weapons?

[misha]

There are two common misconceptions about the secret of the creation of the AK: the first is that Kalashnikov created it himself from scratch, the second is that the Stg-47 served as the prototype for the AK-44. At the end of the war, not only the Stg-44 but also an experimental assault rifle (I don’t know its name) appeared in East Prussia. It differed from the AK in its gas-exhaust mechanism, the cartridges were loaded from the front under the barrel, the intermediate cartridge was 7,92*33. The design of the receiver, bolt frame, and trigger mechanism are so identical to the AK parts that they can be confused, but this is the basis of any weapon.
The design of the AK 47 was based on the experimental rifle described above and the ideas of the Stg44, which Kalashnikov was inspired by and created together with Hugo Schmeisser and other talented German gunsmiths, the AK-47.

[d.gksueyjd]

And the AK47 was copied from the Israeli Galil assault rifle. M.T. Kalashnikov changed the NATO caliber 7,62x51 to 7,62x39 model 43, did not install a bipod, and a diopter sight, the fuse is only on the right. I hope the smart ones understand me!

[Konstantin969]

Comrade Misha agrees with your arguments.

[OLESHA]

Dear Inga! And have the representatives of peace-loving Eastern and other Europe always handed out only candies and gingerbread to Russia? And why are you so dismissive of peasants? Oh, and for the record - AK is being discussed here, and no ethnic insults are being made

[Konstantin969]

I answer the evil Tatar: firstly, if I mocked the weapon, the sergeant would have inflated the orders out of turn a lot. And as for the boxcars, this is not provided for soldiers in the field.

[Evil Tatar]

What kind of exercise is this, where a soldier runs around in a field with a cartridge loaded into the chamber and does not fire for a long, long time? Combat or single?
Enlighten ...

[Konstantin969]

I answer the evil Tatar: the cartridges in training are blanks, otherwise we could shoot each other due to inexperience.

[ESCANDER]

Konstantin969

The cartridges in exercises are not always blank.
It depends on what kind of teachings.
Sometimes (at night) tracers are distributed and a green light is hung on people’s backs.
There were also casualties.

[Konstantin969]

Comrades, the commander decides which cartridges are blank or live, based on the training of the personnel, since he is responsible for everything that happens during the exercises. And based on this, why once again risk future stars on your shoulder straps.

[ESCANDER]

This is yes.
Only if ordered by higher command.

[dred]

I wonder if any country has a shmaser in its arsenal

[ALEXEY TSENTILLO]

Hugo Schmeisser - process engineer! I was not involved in the design of weapons! And the mp38/40 pp was created by the design bureau of the Erma plant.....Schmeisser was just setting up the production of mp

[Alex]

For those who stubbornly believe the myths that the AK is a copy of the Sturmgever44.
Looks like you have no time:
1. take an interest in the history of the creation of the AK model of 1947 and the biography of Mikhail Timofeevich himself.
2. inquire about the structure of both samples.

1. M. T. Kalashnikov grew up in a village in Altai, wrote poetry while studying at school, but he was more drawn to technology and invention. One day, his friend dug up a Browning in the garden - because of it, troubles arose with the NKVD and he left for Kazakhstan. He worked at a depot, since 1939 he served in the army as a tank driver in the Kiev Special Military District. His first officially recognized invention was a device for recording the engine life of a tank, awarded by the commander of the Kiev Special Military District G. K. Zhukov with a watch and sent to Leningrad to introduce the device into production. In the fall of 41, Sergeant Kalashnikov was seriously wounded. While being treated in the hospital, he decided to create a compact submachine gun for tankers. While on vacation, he created a working model of the PP, which was rejected, Kalashnikov himself was sent to serve at the test site, where he continued to design weapons. In 1946, he participated in a competition for an assault rifle. The 46 model was rejected due to poor accuracy, but at the insistence of the testers it was admitted to the 2nd stage of the competition with the condition of improving the accuracy of fire. The 47 model was completely redesigned - in essence it was a completely new design, and won the competition. In 48, a batch was manufactured for military trials and in 1949 it was adopted for service under the name Kalashnikov assault rifle AK model 1947 - the name AK-47 was never officially used. 1959 - AKM, 1974 AK-74, 1991 AK-74M, 2000 AK-10x. Since 1948 it has been working in Izhevsk.

2. Similarities. Automatic and AK and StG44 - gas propulsion, the piston is rigidly connected to the bolt frame. The characteristic shape of the front sight base. Then there are only differences.
Completely different receivers. Locking the barrel: on the AK, by turning the bolt, on the StG44, by tilting the bolt down. Recoil springs, trigger mechanisms, fuses, method of switching firing modes, magazine receiver necks, butts - everything is different.
Increased reliability of the AK is achieved thanks, among other things, to large clearances.
The AK receiver was originally stamped, but due to technological problems in the series it was replaced with a milled one. During modernization it became stamped.
By the way, initially the charging handle and safety switch were on the left. The handle was moved to the right side because when shooting it moved in the shooter’s field of vision and got in the way. In those days, everything was done right-handed.

[Alex]

For Konstantin969
The fact that AK is undemanding to care does not mean at all. that you don’t need to watch him at all. Yes, it shoots despite carbon deposits, dirt and water getting inside, and lack of lubrication. If you prevent the water that gets inside from freezing.
During testing, it was covered with dust, kept in a barrel of water, thrown onto concrete from a height of several meters, and was not cleaned or lubricated. But before shooting, they shook out the water and debris.
In comparison, the M-16 is a high-tech weapon, but requires careful cleaning and maintenance. Otherwise, the powder deposit will increase friction so much that the spring energy will not be enough to send the cartridge and close the bolt.

[Konstantin969]

Comrade Alex, in a real battle, a soldier does not have the opportunity to disassemble his weapon to clean it; the enemy will simply shoot this soldier. And ideally, you need to distort the bolt frame so that the faulty ammunition is removed. But this did not happen in reality. From this we conclude that a frost-resistant lubricant is needed, but we simply did not have it at all. That is, the commander should have learned a lesson from this and made a request to the rear services to provide the personnel with the necessary material. But it is easier for a soldier to give an order forward for the Motherland. And don’t do anything.

[Konstantin969]

And somehow I don’t believe that Kalashnikov alone created it. Because there are design bureaus and there are a lot of people there, everyone has their own clearly defined task, calculations, selection and testing of the necessary metal, finishing the weapon to the desired state, in short, work, but here everything was done so quickly one self-taught designer. The question is, why do you need a design bureau with a bunch of people?

[Chern]

When creating something new (not necessarily a machine), it is very important to see and not miss a good idea, or better yet, several ideas, put them together correctly, like cubes, and fit one to the other.
Kalashnikov succeeded.
Truly an epic win!

[tpanichkina]

I've heard about this for a long time. What's so new!

[STARSsoft]

For those who believe that Kalashnikov licked his machine gun from the Germans. In technology, similarity should not be a criterion for determining authorship at all. So what if the German machine gun is somewhat similar to the AK-47. Let's say the space shuttles Buran and Shuttle are like brothers. So what? Well, Americanophiles will naturally say that Soviet scientists slammed the idea of ​​Buran and the Americans.
Okay, screw them with shuttles. Let's take formula one cars for example. So they basically came out of a photocopier. An inexperienced person will be able to distinguish them only by their coloring. Now what, it turns out that Ferrari stole the idea of ​​a car from Renault, and Renault from Mercedes, and so on?
You just need to understand that if in technology something is created for specific tasks and purposes, then it will inevitably have strong similarities.

[Fenia04]

And there is also a ton of information about the fact that there is nothing in common. The fact that the mass dimensions coincide is one thing. But the most important thing is what’s inside, that is, the mechanism itself, no one pays attention. It's like comparing cars that are also all similar to each other.

[ALEXEY TSENTILLO]

Another lie of Russophobes, trolls and CIA propagandists
The obvious fact has long been proven that the Kalashnikov assault rifle is an original design and is fundamentally different from the products of Volmer and “Schmeisser” (Schmeisser is a technologist and not a gunsmith) at factories in Russia, he advised stamping technology and installation of captured equipment. Walter’s product is also not related to AK.
Everyone (except trolls) understands the fundamental differences between the AKs: the locking method and the automatic operation method, as well as disassembly and assembly.
Kalashnikov produced a huge number of samples of pistols, machine guns, rifles, machine guns, etc. Not everyone went into the series
And the last lie of trolls and spammers is that all assault rifles and machine guns are descendants of the STG44, its grandson is only the G3 German rifle and the Belgian FAN - and even then they have different locking systems
For trolls and spammers, I remind you that the bolt locking mechanism of the STG44 is tilted like that of the Stechkin assault rifle.
And the first machine gun chambered for the “intermediate” cartridge is the Fedorov machine gun
And all the “machine guns” are the heirs of SVT ABC AND FEDOROV’S AUTOMATIC

[cat Rusich]

M1911 was developed by John Moses Browning in 1911. And they call him Colt, Samuel Colt - died in 1862. What does Colt have to do with it? Why don't the Belgians sue the Americans so that the pistol can be called Browning? Kalashnikov developed the AK-47 assault rifle. If you don't like it, write a letter to Smith & Wesson and ask why their revolvers aren't called Colts?

[Vova Sapunenko]

Everything that is written about the alleged secret of the Kalashnikov assault rifle is revealed is a 100% lie from the USSR era! In fact, everything was like this, namely: The prototypes of the future AK-47, AKM-55, AK-74 were the experimental assault rifle AS-44* (Sudaev), AB-46* (Budkin), AD-46* (Dementev), AK-46* (Korobov), AS-46* (Simonov). In general, a single draft of drawings was copied from these samples in order to connect all the best components for reliable, trouble-free automatic firing and unpretentiousness of the assault rifle for ordinary soldiers. The drawings were copied by Major Vladimir Lyuty, who was the commandant of the Artillery Firing Range near the village of Shchyurovo, Kolomensky District, Moscow Region. Then, Lyuty asked the Ministry of Defense to issue a letter of recommendation for the Komsomol organizer and sergeant of the SA Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov on a business trip to the city of Kovrov, to the Degtyarev Military Instrument Plant. When Kalashnikov arrived in Kovrov, he was assigned specialists - gunsmiths Zaitsev, Ryzhiy, Sokolov and a number of other weapons specialists. * (under the watchful eye of the MGB, of course). According to the memoirs of Zaitsev in the late 80s, when on the streets of the USSR there was already glasnost and perestroika of Goryachevshchina, freedom of speech and democracy for the common people, Alexander Alekseevich Zaitsev wrote the truth about the creation of the AK-47 and AK-74. Namely, that he improved these models of machine guns together with Alexei Sokolov,
Simonov, Vasya Ryzhy, and other specialists from the Kovrov plant, but without the help of the fake and fake inventor, Komsomol member Mikhtey Kalashnikov, who never knew how to read blueprints and even draw them primitively!!! By the way, only Kalashnikov was allowed to sign and author the drawings of the AK-47 and the future AK-74, but certainly not Alexander Zaitsev and Alexey Sokolov!!! So it turns out that for the alleged invention and authorship of the AK-47, the Sialinskaya Prize of the first degree was received by an atheist from the CPSU system, a liar and an opportunist * (possibly a deserter of the Second World War), a rogue from a distant village in the Altai Territory, an uneducated tankman of the Red Army, a Komsomol sergeant Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov. It is clear that the swindler deftly assumed the role of an inventor, almost a genius of weapons thought, and until his death he loved to watch TV and interviews for the press. He clouded the consciousness of all Soviet people, everyone in the world, that they still believe him like Jesus Christ. It's time for ordinary Russians to debunk the myth about Mikhail Kalashnikov and the Izhevsk-made weapons brand AK-47, AK-74, AK-12.