In this Oct. 29, 1997 file photo Mikhail Kalashnikov shows a model of his world-famous AK-47 assault rifle at home in the Ural Mountain city of Izhevsk, 1000 km (625 miles) east of Moscow. Kalashnikov, whose work as a weapons designer for the Soviet Union is immortalized in the name of the world’s most popular firearm, died in 2013 at the age of 94.AP FILE PHOTO / VLADIMIR VYATKIN
By Lee Williams

Published: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 1:27 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 1:27 p.m.

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