AK 47 Copyright

[marine1]

Never going to happen. The Chines will duplicate anything and everything and no one will stop them

 

[Glock26]

The Chinese today produce more AK's than the Russian Federation does. There is no way they will ever stop, and they don't care about any (non-existent) copyright.
The type 56 is a great version of the AK. I have imported them, and shot them, and owned them. As well as the Russian ones, Hungarian ones, Romanian ones, East German ones, Yugoslavian and others.
Oh, and don't forget there are AK47's, AKM's, AK74's and then variants such as the Dragunov SVD, Galil, Valmet, Insas, VZ58 and others.
All are great guns. The worst are the US made clones, and I don't think you could easily say which is the best..probably the Bulgarian or Chinese versions.
AN94 etc....those are a different puppy completely.
I met Col Kalashnikov when he visited here. He signed my Kalashnikov book. Strange and humble guy. He's a hero in the USSR, but has very little money.

G26

 

[peace]

23:1222/10/2009

Russia, China draft Kalashnikov copyright deal



Kalashnikov rifle: 60 years of glory

KLIMOVSK, October 22 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is working to reach an agreement with China on copyright protection of Kalashnikov assault rifles, the head of Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Thursday.

"We have received China's national patent for Kalashnikov products. The documents have been handed to the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation to prepare and conclude an intergovernmental agreement in the field," Anatoly Isaikin told journalists.

Isaikin said the process of reaching a deal with China will be lengthy, but that Russia hopes it will be finished soon, and noted the huge number of unlicensed Kalashnikov rifles produced all over the world.

"There are about 100 million Kalashnikov assault rifles worldwide, of which half are counterfeit, i.e. produced without licenses, patents and intergovernmental agreements," he said.

Isaikin said over 15 countries, including Bulgaria, Romania, Egypt, and China, produce the rifles either on expired licenses or without them.

"Even America produces the assault rifles, even though the country has never received a license for their manufacture," he said.

Isaikin said there are at least 30 organizations illegally producing and trafficking the weapons, whose activities are very difficult to prevent.

The best-known Kalashnikov rifle is the 1947 model known as the AK-47. It is the most widely produced used assault rifle in the world, and is used by both regular armies and militant groups.

The creator of the AK-47, Mikhail Kalashnikov, is 89 years old and lives in Izhevsk.

 

[Nanfeishen]

I dont know much about this.. sincerely... so could I ask you which bits Israel, SA and Finish companies copied? I would be curious to learn more.

History Line goes AK-47 - RK 62 - Galil - R4

On the Galil:

The Galil’s design is optimized for operation in arid conditions and is based on the Finnish RK 62,[1] which itself was derived from the Soviet AK-47 assault rifle. It was selected as the winner of a competition for the Israel Defense Forces that included many other rival designs (among them, the M16A1, Stoner 63, AK-47 and HK33) and was formally accepted into service in 1972, replacing the dust-sensitive FN FAL.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMI_Galil

On the RK 62:

The Rk 62 (also 7.62 Rk 62 and M62; Rynnäkkökivääri 62 or "assault rifle 62") is an assault rifle manufactured by Valmet and Sako. It is the standard issue infantry weapon of the Finnish Defence Forces.

The RK 62 was designed in 1962 and is based on the Soviet AK design. The Rk 62 uses the same 7.62x39mm cartridge as the AK. Between 1965 and 1994 350,000 M62 rifles were produced jointly by Valmet and Sako.

The RK 62 is considered a high quality AK-47 variant. This is apparent especially in its accuracy, as it can frequently achieve less than one minute of arc. The rifle uses a "peep" diopter sight, which is flipped over to reveal the open tritium enhanced rear night sight. The forward sight has also a mode for night operation. After basic training, some 30% of Finnish conscripts can score 93 or more points with ten rounds at 150 m distance with target shooting on RK 62, the bullseye (10 points) diameter being 100 mm.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RK_62

On the R4

The R4 is a 5.56mm assault rifle that was introduced into service with the South African Defence Force (SADF) in the early 1980s, replacing the earlier 7.62mm FN FAL rifle, that was manufactured in South Africa under a license agreement from Fabrique Nationale as the R1. The R4 is produced by Vektor (a small arms division of Denel corporation, currently Denel Land Systems).

The weapon is a licensed variant of the Israeli Galil ARM assault rifle[1][2] with several modifications; notably, both the stock and magazine are now made of a high-strength polymer and the stock's arms were lengthened, adapting the weapon for the average South African soldier.[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R4_assault_rifle

 

[OhGats]

Well, a dirty R1 in the old SADF would have left you still doing pushups and running around trees! I had an R1 and an R4 during my national service, I loved the R4, it was a wonderful weapon that could shoot the **** out of most things, but that R1 had sheer stopping power and could kick like a mule.

 

[Palimino]

...but that R1 had sheer stopping power and could kick like a mule.

I think the R1’s deployment was better suited to an urban environment than the bush. With that stopping power you could shoot through walls, shoot engines, etc. I initially thought that India and Pakistan troops had the FN. However, I see (on TV) that it is only the FN design because it looks more cheaply made. As long as the barrels are decent, this would not make any difference (quite clever really given their numbers). AK47 sloppiness but good steel where it counts (the barrel).

 

[rebel998]

The R1 was a good rifle except for the high maintenance it needed. Very accurate and I've seen it penetrate steel effortlessly.

The R4 on the otherhand had less power(5.56 vs 7.62) but the fact that it needed less maintenance made it my choice of weapon.

The last hing you need in a firefight is a blockage.