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2013-12-24 -Obits-

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Posted by Besoeker 2013-12-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 The ballet dancer?

Oh, yeah. The inventor of the every-terrorist-wants-one assault rifle.

A lot of folks will wish him into Hell, I suppose, but he just invented a simple and effective tool. Too bad the demand was so high.

Posted by Bobby 2013-12-24 09:35|| 2013-12-24 09:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Arguably invented the highest impact individual weapon ever.

Posted by OldSpook 2013-12-24 12:44|| 2013-12-24 12:44|| Front Page Top

#3 I doubt it would have had the impact it did if the SU hadn't made so many and handed them out to every pretend-revolutionary on the planet.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-12-24 13:37|| 2013-12-24 13:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Invented or dare I say...... copied? Sorta ;)

Posted by Jefe101 2013-12-24 17:57|| 2013-12-24 17:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Yep, copied, sorta, but also an improvement on the item copied. Just a tool? Yep, you betcha. The "left on the table" principle says if it wasn't the AK, some other similar device would have been the go-to dick substitute for the terrs of the planet...

Posted by M. Murcek 2013-12-24 20:55|| 2013-12-24 20:55|| Front Page Top

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