Question by DynoDiKk: What was the actual manufacturer of the First AK-47?
I cannot find this information. I know it was Russia, in russia, who made it first? what firm?
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Answer by Filipe
The AK-47 or Avtomat Kalashnikova 47 was first developed by Mikhail Kalashnikov.
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What do you think?
Akinci92 says
Mikhail Kalashnikov designed the AK-47 at various places through out Russia, but finalized the design in a competition between several legendary Russian weapons designers. The AK-47 was first mass produced at Izhevsk Mechanical Works, which is located appx. 1,000 kilometers west of Moscow, Russia. Izhevsk was originally a motorbike manufacturer and was later converted into a weapons factory. You can read all of this in Mikhail Kalashnikov's biography "The Gun that Changed the World".
Kush Slayer says
it was designed by michael kalashnikov(yes im probably spelling it wrong) and the first place to produce them would have been tula, izhevsk, or some other russian armory
EDIT:
my guess would be izhevsk because they have a museum dedicated to it there
Jerome-092 says
I believe it was Mikhail Kalashnikov
he based the design from the German STG 44 or Sturmgewher 44
gunplumber_462 says
The first specimens were produced at the Tula Weapons Factory according to Edward Clinton Ezell in "The AK47 Story"
Zeke says
Pretty certain it is manufactured under the Russian company Izhevsk Mechanical Works or IZH.