Insist on a genuine Kalashnikov - before it's too late!

Doug

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January 4, 2010 - 4:10am

Losing out to low-cost competitors isn't just something happening to car manufacturers.

For years, the AK-47 assault rifle has been the world's most popular weapon, the gun of choice for dictators, gang members and Third World revolutionaries.

But the global recession and a proliferation of copycats has left the Russian maker of the Kalashnikov, OAO Izhmash, in financial turmoil.

Monday, a court in Russia said it will consider a bankruptcy application filed against Izhmash by a supplier owed more than $13-million (U.S.). According to reports out of Russia, Izhmash has been losing money for years on its small-arms business and closed its largest gun factory in Izhevsk for much of 2009.

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conrad yablonski

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January 4, 2010 - 4:35pm

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Some of the copies I've seen are better made than the original not significantly cheaper but made to last.

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