Kalashnikov rifle

Kalashnikov rifle is a assault rifle or weapon family.

Also recorded as Kalashnikov.

Overview

It is associated with Soviet Union. The record gives 1949 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Catalogue entries for arms and armour state maker, marks, mechanism and, where relevant, licensing. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

Russian automatic rifle family

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Kalashnikov rifle”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q6026802: Kalashnikov rifle
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