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Originally Posted by Schone23666
There's still debate on just how "original" Mikhail Kalashnikov's design is/was when you look at the Stg-44.  |
I believe that a lot of the post war Soviet research was rehashed German stuff, but here, in regards to the AK, I think there is less duplication than most would think.
While the idea might have come from the limited use of AR's in Late 42 that got the ball rolling, the Soviets was always looking for something that would hit harder than a pistol round and not be as brutal in automatic fire as the Nagant would be. I can see MK and others glancing at the StG as they worked on the AK, but I think that in detail, its mostly original.
The AK is one of the few honest wins for original weapons development.