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In the movie 'Lord of War' starring Nicolas Cage, the production team bought 3,000 real SA Vz. 58 rifles to stand in for AK-47s because they were cheaper than prop movie guns.

In the movie Lord of War, The production team rented 3000 REAL SA Vz. 58 rifles to stand in for AK 47s because they were cheaper than prop guns.

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1. The filmmakers of "Lord of War" used a real stockpile of over 3,000 AK-47s because it was cheaper than getting prop guns.

2. In 2011 a Gurkha single-handedly held off 12 Taliban as they attacked his base. Alone on the roof, he fought ‘an onslaught of rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47s’. He fired over 400 rounds, launched 17 grenades and detonated a mine. After his gun failed, he threw his tripod to fend a man off.

3. The "Lord of War" films production team rented 3000 real SA Vz. 58 rifles to stand in for AK 47s because they were cheaper than prop guns.

4. During a meeting with the UN, North Koreans came with AK-47s under their jackets. Instead of confronting them, American officers turned up the heat in the room to make them sweat under their heavy clothes

5. Bananas have more trade regulations than AK-47s

6. Along with making AK-47s, Kalashnikov is now starting to make electric cars

7. There is a jewelry company that upcycles AK-47s confiscated from Africa into jewelry and returns some profits to remove assault rifles from Africa's war-torn areas

8. In 2004 there were an estimated 500 million firearms in the world. 100 million of these were Kalashnikov variants and three-quarters of which were AK-47s.

9. North Koreans once attended a UN meeting with AK-47s underneath their jackets.

10. Of the estimated 500 million firearms worldwide, approximately 100 million belong to the Kalashnikov family, three-quarters of which are AK- 47s. That’s about one in every seven guns.

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BDK, a violent religious sect in the DRC. In a 2008 clash with the military, the BDK fought with stones, nuts, and sticks, believing they would magically transform into grenades and swords. They didn't transform, and 100 were shot to death with AK 47s and machine guns.

Although 100 million AK-47s have been produced, inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov claims to have not seen any direct profits from sales. Kalashnikov also states to have created the weapon for defense rather than for offense. - source