I Tried A Dozen Different Modifications That

My Aim Was To Create Armaments To Protect The Borders Of My Motherland. It Is Not My Fault That The Kalashnikov Became Very Well-known In The World; That It Was Used In Many Troubled Places. I Think The Policies Of These Countries Are To Blame, Not The Designers. Man Is Born To Protect His Family, His Children, His Wife. But I Want You To Know That Apart From Armaments, I Have Written Three Books In Which I Try To Educate Our Youth To Show Respect For Their Families, For Old People, For History.

I Had To Gain Experience As I Did Not Have A Technical Education.

Before Attempting To Create Something New, It Is Vital To Have A Good Appreciation Of Everything That Already Exists In This Field.

You See, With [designing]weapons, It Is Like A Woman Who Bears Children. For Months She Carries Her Baby And Thinks About It. A Designer Does Much The Same Thing With A Prototype. I Felt Like A Mother - Always Proud. It Is A Special Feeling, As If You Were Awarded With A Special Award. I Shot With It A Lot. I Still Do Now. That Is Why I Am Hard Of Hearing.

The Ak-47 Is Not A Device Of Aggression ... I Devised This Machine-gun For The Security Of My Country.