That is the name of the inventor of the weapon. AK stands for Avtomat Kalashnikov. Translates as Kalashnikov Automatic Rifle.
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Mikhail Kalashnikov was the designer.
Mikhail Kalashnikov. AK-47 stands for Automatic Kalashnikov Rifle, Model 1947
Avtomat Kalashnikov
AK = "Avtomat Kalashnikov".. something like "Kalashnikov's Automatic Rifle"... Mikhail Kalashnikov was the designer of the AK-47. 47 is the year of its introduction into service - 1947.
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Automatic rifle Kalashnikov 1947. After its designer and the year it was made.
Mikhail Kalashnikov.
AK stands for Автомат Калашникова, pronounced "avtomat kalashnikova". It means "Kalashnikov's Automatic [rifle]". The rifle is named after it's inventor, Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov. 47 is the index appended by Western classificators for the year in which the rifle was put into service.
A transferable, NFA stamped, full auto Kalashnikov rifle will run you well over $10,000.
Mikhail Kalashnikov is the name of the man who designed small arms weapon for the Soviet army including the well known AK-47 Assault Rifle.