What in the world is a Kalakov??

[BruderShweigen]

I heard of something called a Kalakov Rifle on National Geographic and elsewhere on the net. Some say it's the AK-74, while i heard its also a Pakistani .222 AK clone. Anyone can clear me up on this?

 

[300Spartans]

Were the natives wearing anything?

 

[Longshot]

Were the natives wearing anything?

Ewww.

I think they meant Kalashnikov.

 

[ElmerFudd]

Were the natives wearing anything?

LOL! Is that the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear "National Geographic"?


I would think that they were talking about guns designed by Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov. He was the main designer of the AK-47 and many others.


Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov in the late 1940s:

Look for his own brand of Vodka in a liqueur store near you! OK, I haven't seen it here yet but he's only been selling it since 2004 apparently!


Fudd

 

[Deckard]

Kalakov is how you say Kalashnikov when you are totally sh*tfaced on Kalashnikov vodka.

 

[TheCanuck]

it's not his vodka, he just lended his name to it, for a hefty fee i'm sure

 

[Ljungman]

LOL! Is that the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear "National Geographic"?


I would think that they were talking about guns designed by Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov. He was the main designer of the AK-47 and many others.


Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov in the late 1940s:

Look for his own brand of Vodka in a liqueur store near you! OK, I haven't seen it here yet but he's only been selling it since 2004 apparently!


Fudd

His hair style is over 60 years old!!!

 

[tootall]

Yeah? Are you going to be the one that tells him?

 

[PerversPépère]

His hair style is over 60 years old!!!
If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
PP.

 

[Boomer686]

Still... un-stylish or not.... he's still one of (if not THE!) most famous firearms designers of all time. No one remembers who designed the FN or the M14 but everyone knows who made the AK.

Regards,

 

[cancer]

Doesn't hurt that he named it after himself

 

[DELETED]

Id still hit it! The gun that is!!!!

 

[albayo]

Famous Firearms Designer

The AK is only one gun design by Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov. But the one person that made most of the designs in the firearms world has to be John Browning. If you read his life's story and the designs he came up with has to be phenomenal.
He designed most of the Winchester lever actions, Colts handguns, FN's GPMG, BAR, and M2 HMG. I don't think there is another man that has single handedly made more contributions to the firearms world.

 

[Speckfire]

Still Kalashnikov is more famous than Browning in all of the world hotspots

Kalakov is another name for the Krinkov, ie smaller Kalashnikov with the 5.45x39 round

 

[Tozman]

Krinkov is not a real name. That name is commonly used in the US for a short AK variant and everybody thinks it is a real name. I have no idea who came up with that name.

As for Kalakov, Klashinkov and other, a lot of these mis-spelled names originate from third world countries that use the Avtomat Kalashnikov but cannot pronounce the name properly