Product Description

*120 illustrations
* 6 x 9
* A gun-by-gun directory identifying individual variants and types
* Includes details of sights, bayonets, and ammunition

This volume examines one of the outstanding successes in small-arms history. From the first gun designed by a convalescing Red Army sergeant in 1941, to mass production and use by a vast number of armed forces throughout the world, this is the complete story. The prototype was developed into the AK-47 by 1949, and by the 1950s the Kalashnikov had achieved runaway success based on simplicity and reliability. A superbly illustrated directory.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #936956 in Books
• Published on: 1999-09-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 144 pages

Customer Reviews

book has much erroneous information, lacks indepth research
Walter's book on the Kalashnikov rifle started with a good premise-to catalog the many different variations of the AK family among it's 70 million produced weapons. The book falls far short of Masami Tokoi's masterpiece and classic reference work"AK-47 & KALASHNIKOV VARIATIONS." and is still inferior to Kalashnikov arms own catalog on the subject. Many of the entries were incomplete or glossed over, and there were glaring omissions of numerous variations. Additionally many of the photos were improperly captioned,giving one the impression that the author really doesn't know his subject matter very well. for the low price an o.k. book, for serious reference work very poor.