Russia's new Kalashnikov statue has a problem.

rolandtg · 09-22-2017, 11:08 PM

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41367394?

"Mikhail Kalashnikov's monument was opened this week to great fanfare by government officials and members of the Russian Orthodox Church.
But arms experts said a drawing on the base of the statue showed the StG 44 rifle used by the Nazis during WWII.
It was removed by an angle grinder."

LU1900 · 09-22-2017, 11:57 PM

But , the stg 44 was perhaps the real father of the kalashnikov ....

rolandtg · 09-23-2017, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by LU1900

But , the stg 44 was perhaps the real father of the kalashnikov ....

Shhh! Do not attempt to dispel the mythos of the brilliant Russian farm boy who single-handedly hand forged the AK47 from old tractor parts.

09-22-2017, 11:08 PM	#1
rolandtg User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 473 Thanks: 369 Thanked 255 Times in 111 Posts	Russia's new Kalashnikov statue has a problem. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41367394? "Mikhail Kalashnikov's monument was opened this week to great fanfare by government officials and members of the Russian Orthodox Church. But arms experts said a drawing on the base of the statue showed the StG 44 rifle used by the Nazis during WWII. It was removed by an angle grinder."

09-22-2017, 11:57 PM	#2
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