Mikhail Kalashnikov

I tried a dozen different modifications that were rejected. But they all served as a path to the final design. ↗

— Mikhail Kalashnikov

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I wanted to invent an engine that could run for ever. I could have developed a new train, had I stayed in the railway. It would have looked like the AK-47 though. ↗

— Mikhail Kalashnikov

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The negative side is that sometimes it is beyond control. ↗

— Mikhail Kalashnikov

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Life can make you do many things, even kiss a man with a runny nose. ↗

— Mikhail Kalashnikov

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Life is composed of different inventions. ↗

— Mikhail Kalashnikov

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We had grain but no mills, so I designed a special mill of wood so we could make flour. ↗

— Mikhail Kalashnikov

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I had to gain experience as I did not have a technical education. ↗

— Mikhail Kalashnikov

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I have continued to work at different things, and rebuilt my home all by myself. I did it for the sake of satisfaction at doing something. I did it because I happened to be where I was. ↗

— Mikhail Kalashnikov

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I made it to protect the motherland. ↗

— Mikhail Kalashnikov

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I shot with it a lot. I still do now. That is why I am hard of hearing. ↗

— Mikhail Kalashnikov

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