Mikhail Kalashnikov Dead at 94

[Rebel Rouser]

http://www.ajc.com/news/ap/rifle-designer-mikhail-kalashnikov-dead-at-94/ncSR5/

 

[Kampfhamster]

RIP Mr. Kalashnikov. A good friend of mine had the luck to meet him several times in Switzerland on business-visits. Said he was a great guy.

Cheers to you old soldier.

 

[BeaverMeat]

Best quote when asked about the bloodshed his rifle had caused.

"I sleep well. It's the politicians who are to blame for failing to come to an agreement and resorting to violence,"

 

[stratosonic]

Rip.

 

[Mauser GDog]

Currently reading "The Gun" by C.J. Shivers, if you want to know more about the impact Mr. Kalashnikovs invention I highly recommend it.

 

[Walther_PPK]

...but the harvest he reaped was one of blood as the designer of the AK-47 assault rifle

What a shameless tool the author is. Makes me sick.

R.I.P. Mr. Kalashnikov.

 

[Ohno]

RIP, You served your country well.

 

[Element115]

bye

 

[Rebel Rouser]

The two greatest and influential firearms designers of the 20th Century have passed on. Eugene Stoner and Mikhail Kalashnikov.

 

[Speckfire]

RIP Mr. Kalashnikov. A great Icon indeed.

 

[Pak75]

The two greatest and influential firearms designers of the 20th Century have passed on. Eugene Stoner and Mikhail Kalashnikov.

Nope John Browning eclipses both of them. His designs were before both of them and are still being used.