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History of the AK-47: Mikhail Kalashnikov and its Adoption by Soviet Army
An article recounts the history of the AK-47, noting its official adoption by the Soviet army on June 18, 1949, and crediting its design to then 27-year-old junior sergeant Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov.
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