The AK-47 Wants To Be Free

The Russian firm Izhmash (Izhevsk Mechanical Works) holds the patents for the AK-47, and is having little success in trying to force companies in Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Israel, China and the United States to pay licensing fees for the AK-47s they produce.

Gee. Ya think?

Romanian-built AK clone.

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