Russia Today put together this pretty informative documentary about the legendary AK-47 invented by Mikhail Kalashnikov as well as a look at the Spetsnaz, the Russian special forces. It’s pretty remarkable that Russia, as well as many other nations, still use a rifle designed at the end of WWII. It just goes to show, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
While I’m more of an AR fan, I have much respect for the AK platform. It has been used for many decades and will probably be used for many many more.