
troops sometimes turned to the AK-47 when their temperamental M-16s jammed from the constant mixture of mud and rain.
Egyptian ak 47 serial numbers serial numbers#
He raises the number of Kalashnikovs to 100 million, because many are manufactured without serial numbers in unknown plants all over the world.

"It can be said, and rightly said, that it's the world's most widely used gun," says Doug Wicklund, curator of the National Rifle Association's museum in Fairfax, Va. The weapon costs about $130, compared with around $600 for its American counterpart, the M-16.

Russian officials say about some 70 million Kalashnikovs of varying designs have been produced since 1947 they are officially in use in 55 countries.
