The Kalashnikov gun (Avtomat Kalashnikova, AK, Kalash)
Kalash appears to be of the attributes having made Russia famous with the whole world. The weapon has been popular worldwide for 50 years!
Avtomat Kalashnikova is the best automatic gun according to price and quality relation. There are also legends about its reliability. That is why AK modifications (АК-47, АКМ, АК-74, АК-74СУ, АК101) are the best selling samples of small arms weapon in the world. Still, the gun has several drawbacks, namely its inaccuracy and weight.
Though it was invented to serve the mass army and was supposed to go out of date, it did not happen, on the contrary, new modifications keep the right level.
Kalash as well as the warriors using it went through serious trials. In particular, through flash points like Vietnam, Somalia, Afganistan, Chechnya, Yugoslavia, Irak and many other. During the last 50 years there has not been a single military conflict without Russian AK.
In reality Kalash has proved to be a reliable weapon. It shot without a hitch unlike the praised western guns getting stuck because of sand or dirt.
Avtomat Kalashnikova is kept in the inventory in more than 50 countries of the world. Many countries manufacture its modifications as well as other guns with its base. Undoubtedly, Kalash raised Russian arms to a new height!