Worth pointing out in the design of the AK47 that it was based on the earlier work of Hugo Schmeisser.<p>Not just that Mikhail Kalashnikov took inspiration from Schmisser but that he also had Schmisser working on the project as a prisoner of war. [0]<p>That doesn't mute any of the design discussions that were taken but it's worth remembering where the design came from.<p>[0] <a href="https://wehrmachthistory.com/heer/the-lies-about-ak-47-were-the-ak-47-really-designed-by-hugo-schmeisser/" rel="nofollow">https://wehrmachthistory.com/heer/the-lies-about-ak-47-were-...</a>