We’re guessing that’s the case; why else would he build an AK-47 out of a common garden shovel ... In the end, [Boris] spent $2 on a shovel, $30 on a barrel, and $200 on a Romanian AK kit.

This model, dubbed the AK-47 Type 4 or AKM, entered service in 1959 ... The group of designers he led was behind the the Bizon-2 and Vityaz-SN submachine-guns.

Widely adopted by Indian troops, the AK-47, sourced from countries like Russia and Romania, supplements the army's firepower with 7.62x39mm rounds. It can hold up to 30 bullets by default ...