Acidus wrote:
] I couldn't believe he was still alive. The man is the perfect
] engineer as his work was just what Russia needed. An
] automatic weapon that could work in almost all conditions, and
] can be used by unskilled villagers.

No doubt, a great engineer.

] There are now 100 million AK-47s in circulation, which means
] one in for every 60th person on the planet, and they have been
] responsible for the deaths of more people than the atomic
] bombs which fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki put together.

Next, vodka.

More on how this new venture came about in the linked article.