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German gun scrubbed from Kalashnikov monument in Moscow

by Chris Eger

Russian workers redacted a portion of AK47 inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov's new monument last week to scrub away the presence of a controversial German rifle.

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Outrage as German weapon pops up on Kalashnikov’s new monument

by Chris Eger

In the latest installment in the 70-year running argument in the "AK was based on the StG" fracas, Mikhail Kalashnikov's new monument may include a Sturmgewehr.

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Trying a run and gun with the full-auto only MP40 (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

Alex with TFB TV goes in-depth with the classic open-bolt MP40 submachine gun of World War II fame.

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Hugo Schmeisser: Godfather of the assault rifle

by Chris Eger

Hugo Schmeisser was to the submachine gun, what John Browning was to the machine gun, and blazed a path all the way to the venerable AK-47 assault rifle.

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