Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I believe Kalishnikov does not have to rely on a military or government pension. According to a program on his firearm designs broadcast on the History Channel last year which included an interview segment with the man himself. Not all former Red Army Sergeants do as well. Regards, Greg Kit McChesney | acmefoto wrote: >Well, even better than that, did you hear on NPR today that poor >Kalishnikov, who never earned a royalty on any of his weapons designs, >especially the infamous AK-47, has now been granted 1/3 ownership in a >German company that will be manufacturing perfume and other chotchkes >brandishing the brand Kalishnikov? Now he won't have to live on his paltry >government pension! Hooray! > >Kit > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Dante >Stella >Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 3:59 PM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] 170 protest images from around the world > > >Am I the only one who gets a kick out of the fact that the Baghdad >"peace" protest includes men waving Kalashinikov assault rifles? > >Whatever. > >NO ARCHIVE > >On Tuesday, February 18, 2003, at 11:44 PM, doug kim wrote: > >>http://www.punchdown.org/rvb/F15/ >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >> >____________ >Dante Stella >http://www.dantestella.com > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html