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Of all the weapons in the vast Soviet arsenal, nothing was more profitable than the Avtomat Kalishnikova model of 1947. More commonly known as the AK-47 or Kalishnakov. Its the worlds most popular assault rifle, a weapon all fighters love. An elegantly simple nine pound amalgamation of forged steel and plywood. It doesnt break, jam, or overheat. It will shoot whether its covered in mud or filled with sand. It's so easy, a child can use it, and they do. The Soviets put the gun on a coin. Mozambique put it on their flag. Since the end of the Cold War, the Kalashnikov has become the Russian people's greatest export. After that comes vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists. One thing is for sure, no one was lining up to buy their cars.....