the first AK-47. It became the standard-issue Soviet army rifle in 1949, and its descendants are the standard rifle for today's Russian army. Because Soviet Russia didn't have a patent system and ...

The Avtomat Kalashnikova or AK-47 was developed by Russian weapons designer Mikhail Kalashnikov, as the first firearm in the ...

A golden assault rifle from one of Saddam Hussein's palaces is going on display for the first time. The AK-47 is thought to have been gifted to someone by the Iraqi dictator. The weapon is part of ...

In this case the Russians saw the AR-15 and were inspired to create a new line of the AK family of weapons. The newest iteration is the AK-12. This is the modern assault rifle used by Russian ...

Authorities have released the first photos from the assassination attempt ... Trump ‘safe and well’ after being targeted by ...

[Boris] must have been a little bored over Thanksgiving. We’re guessing that’s the case; why else would he build an AK-47 out of a common garden shovel? After buying an old shovel from an ...

The StG-44 (Sturmgewehr 44) was invented by Hugo Schmeisser and first used by Adolf Hitler's troops in 1944. Some experts point to the similarity of the StG-44 and the AK-47, and also mention the ...

Brad Simpson, 53, now faces charges of prohibited weapons and tampering/fabricating evidence following the discovery of the AK-47, which records ... to media for the first time.