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Tales of the Gun

Tales of the Gun

Description: Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the AK47, discusses how he designed this influential gun.
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History, War
Year Released: 1998
Number of seasons: 2
Number of episodes: 35
First episode air date: October 13, 1998
Network: History
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