Mikhail Kalashnikov designed the AK47 rifle. If, at any point, he had designed it for a larger cartridge (which there is no indication that he did), then it would have been because he had begun the design before the requirement was made that his design utilize the 7.62x39 cartridge, which was first used in the SKS rifle.
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.
Mikhail Kalashnikov. AK-47 stands for Automatic Kalashnikov Rifle, Model 1947
Russia, soviet union thus the name Kalashnikov.
That is the name of the inventor of the weapon. AK stands for Avtomat Kalashnikov. Translates as Kalashnikov Automatic Rifle.
M. T. Kalashnikov has written: 'Mikhail Kalashnikov' -- subject(s): AK - 47 rifle, AK-47 rifle, Biography, Firearms designers, Gunsmiths, Kalashnikov machine gun, Pictorial works
Avtomat Kalashnikov- or automatic, and Kalashnikov, the creator.
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Mikhail Kalashnikov. Ak 47 stands for Automatic Klashnikov 47 (1947, year rifle was made)
39 OBVIOUSLY cuz theres no way 47 can be bigger than 39
47 kilograms is about 103 pounds.