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While the latter was a clear inspiration, the AK operating mechanism is very different from the Stg 44 I believe you are referencing. There are plenty of disass
by simonh 4y ago
While the latter was a clear inspiration, the AK operating mechanism is very different from the Stg 44 I believe you are referencing. There are plenty of disassembly videos on YouTube you can check to see differences. They’re no more similar than is say the AR15. On the other hand Kalashnikov worked with other soviet weapons designers and some features of the AK are clearly borrowed from some of their designs. There are plenty of records, schematics and eye witness accounts of the weapons development and military trials at various stages, and no Germans were involved.
- Ekaros 4y agoStg 44 from what I can see can clearly be called German. That is rather complicated in engineering. Unlike AK which is exceedingly simple. I think only thing is the inspiration for class of weapon which time had clearly come. Something beyond sub-machine gun. With decent single shot accuracy.
- simonh 4y agoIndeed, the Russian military was explicitly trying to develop a weapon like the 44. First they developed the 7.62x39 cartridge and then developed a weapon to use it. Kalashnikov had been working on a sub machine gun design and then adapted it (redesign really) to the new cartridge.
- Ancapistani 4y agoI immediately thought of the Stg 44, but while my memory is foggy, I do remember that that wasn’t the rifle that the AK drew from in inspiring the actual action itself. Ergonomics and overall layout, sure - but the action was another gun, that I can’t remember right now. Getting older sucks sometimes, but it beats the alternative!
- baybal2 4y ago