The Paternity test,
This article is interesting since it covers the paternity of the AK47, also the comments since it refers to Hugo Schmeisser who was captured by the Soviets at the end of war and worked for them until 1952. What I find interesting is that the first version of the AK47 had a stamped receiver which they ended up having a lot of problems in manufacturing, since they did not have the technical knowledge with stamping that the the Germans had. In this regard they where not alone since the British also had the same problems when they where trying to develop the EM1 and EM2 in the same time period.
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/05/05/rifle-paternity-test-pinning-down-the-m1-garands-influence-on-the-ak/
This article is interesting since it covers the paternity of the AK47, also the comments since it refers to Hugo Schmeisser who was captured by the Soviets at the end of war and worked for them until 1952. What I find interesting is that the first version of the AK47 had a stamped receiver which they ended up having a lot of problems in manufacturing, since they did not have the technical knowledge with stamping that the the Germans had. In this regard they where not alone since the British also had the same problems when they where trying to develop the EM1 and EM2 in the same time period.
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/05/05/rifle-paternity-test-pinning-down-the-m1-garands-influence-on-the-ak/
