We all know the history of the AK-47
families and copies around the world. It is arguably the best assault
rifle around in terms of longevity, durability, firepower, and
simplicity of design. (Of course they stole the basic design from the
German STG-44 while the West went for Mauser's STG-45 design).

This canard has been disproven many times. While there is a similarity in the
size of the round and shape of the magazine the StG 44 and AK 47 used two
substantially different operating principles and the AK is not a copy of the
StG 44.

John Dupre'