The weapon has to pass the roughest operational tests in the world that no other weapon has to sustain in order to be adopted to the military.
The AK assault rifle remains the only one capable of functioning in the desert or in snow storms, as well as in tropical rains or after heavy dusting. These features have made it the weapon of choice for numerous armies around the globe.
I asked representatives of the Kalashnikov Concern how they created such a unique weapon back in 1947 and why it remains the most reliable weapon more than 70 years after its birth.
