The History of the AK-47
The Avtomat Kalashnikova assault rifle, generally known as the AK-47, was born out of the harsh experiences of World War...
15 Russian Submachine Guns Used From the Soviet Union to Today
Fedor Tokarev, one of the most successful Soviet small-arms designers of the pre-WWII era, began developing the first Soviet submachine...
Soviet Pistols: 5 Combat Handguns Used by the Red Army
The Red Army was officially formed in January of 1918. During its first decade, it was armed with legacy guns...
AK Dominance: A History of the World’s Most Popular Rifle Platform
The story of the Kalashnikov assault rifle began in 1942, during the hardest part of World War II, when the...
Soviet R&D: The Many Experimental Weapons of the USSR
Service handguns were among the first indigenous small-arms developments in the Soviet Union. In the mid-1920s, the Red Army was...
4 Post-Soviet Pistols Used by Russian Military & Law Enforcement
The Russian Federation emerged as an independent state in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It inherited most...
9mm Comrade: Kalashnikov Concern’s PL-14 Pistol
The PL-14 pistol was first announced to the general public during the 2015 Russian Arms Expo, which was held in...
Tomorrow’s AK: Kalashnikov Concern’s AK-12 Rifle
The AK-12 is the newest creation of Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash). It is intended to replace the older AK-74M and...
21st Century AK-74: Kalashnikov Concern’s Next-Gen Upgrade Kit
Thanks to the longstanding Soviet tradition of keeping large stocks of military surplus weapons and equipment just in case World...
Foreign Firepower: 5 Chinese Assault Rifles
The first military “assault rifle” of communist China was of Soviet origin. Adopted by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in...
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