http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25497013#TWEET993283
RIP Mikhail.
I’m not a commie, but he changed the world in a very significant way.
oh man just posted a thread about this too Not a commie either but the AK will always be a weapon that will live forever
The man may have died, but his name will live on until someone can come up with a more reliable, cheaper, easier to make alternative (so probably forever).
Eugene Stoner died a long time ago…
I kind of have mixed feelings about this. On one hand he was a great weapons creator who deserves praise. On the other hand he is/was the enemy.
A state hero for the ComBloc. RIP.
Prepare to half mast flags.
I have mixed feelings about this as well.
He was a hero in the MotherLand.
Though he prolly had very little to do with the actual design of the weapon, the legend that was created for him/about his will live forever. Along with the weapons carrying his name.
The Ruskie in me will weap. I will lower my hammer and sickly in his honor 
Makes me want to buy an AK. I hate NJ
… his funeral was ended with a rousing 21-gun salute from rusty but well working, AK’s …
:sad:
The inventor of the iconic AK-47 assault rifle, Mikhail Kalashnikov, has died at the age of 94. His ingenuity earned him widespread admiration, but his legacy became more controversial when his weapons were used in some of the world’s bloodiest conflicts.
“It is difficult and sad to realize that Mikhail Kalashnikov is no longer with us. We have lost one of the most talented, memorable and committed patriots of Russia, who served his country throughout his life,” said the statement from the press secretary of the Udmurtia administration Viktor Chulkov.
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed “deep condolences” over the death of the engineer.
“Blame the Nazi Germans for making me become a gun designer … I always wanted to construct agriculture machinery.”
Wow, for better or worse, a legend. 94. Good on him.
Don’t have mixed feelings. He isn’t, wasn’t, and wasn’t ever “the enemy.”
The enemy is the guy telling you your brothers are your enemy.
He often joked he would have been more successful had he invented a better lawn mower.
RIP
Actually your topic beat mine by one minute.
But mine spelled his name right, and had a link. 
So important…he gets two threads!
RIP…I love my AK!
-brickboy240
https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=144580
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There was 3 actually. 
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The more time that passes, the more we find out that Kalashnikov was propped up by Soviet propaganda. CJ Chivers has done an exhaustive work on telling the true history of the AK. It’s pretty obvious that the Soviets reversed engineered captured StG-44s.