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Kalashnikov launches liquid weapon
Monday, September 20, 2004 Posted: 12:57 PM EDT (1657 GMT)
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- The creator of one of the world's most famous guns, the AK-47 assault rifle, has launched another weapon in Britain -- Kalashnikov vodka.
Lt. Gen. Mikhail Kalashnikov, who invented the AK-47 after being shot by German soldiers during World War II, said Monday he wanted to continue "the good name" of his gun.
"I've always wanted to improve and expand on the good name of my weapon by doing good things," he told Reuters Television.
"So we decided to create a vodka under my name. And we wanted that vodka to be better than anything made, up until now, in both Russia and England."
The Kalashnikov rifle has become the weapon of choice for guerrillas and gangsters across the world. But Kalashnikov said his original intentions for the gun were purely patriotic.
"I did not create the gun for international conflicts, I created it to protect the borders of my country," he said.
"It is not my fault that it has been spread all over the world. It is its reliability and its simplicity that have taken it all over the world."
Promoters of Kalashnikov vodka, which is 82 proof, say it is "made from grain harvested in Russia and water drawn from Lake Ladoga north of St. Petersburg" and is best drunk with friends.
Originally posted by GODFLESH
Intoxicating Vodka, and the AK-47, they go hand in hand.
Originally posted by Aelita
No they don't.
Originally posted by Esoterica
Originally posted by Aelita
No they don't.
IF Aelita THEN NOT Sense of Humor
That said, 41% alcohol is not AK-worthy. It need the stopping power of at least 190 proof
Kalashnikov launches liquid weapon
Monday, September 20, 2004 Posted: 12:57 PM EDT (1657 GMT)
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- The creator of one of the world's most famous guns, the AK-47 assault rifle, has launched another weapon in Britain -- Kalashnikov vodka.
Originally posted by MKULTRA
That's right, this creates a reason to bring a smile to people's faces whenever the AK is brought up... which can now be purchased again in the US due to the recent expiration of the "Assault Weapons Ban". Perhaps there is a little propaganda here? Nah.. drink up, forget about it!
MK