Gun Websites currently is currently running a Kickstarter campaign for Kalashnikov playing cards reminiscent of aircraft identification cards. Consisting of 52 individual Cold War-era AK variants manufactured in Russia, China, East Germany, and Bulgaria, the cards will feature the following information:
– Kalashnikov Model
– Country of Origin (USSR, China, E. Germany, Bulgaria)
– Countries ‘Cold War’ Flags
– Dates of Production (when available)
– Caliber (color of silhouette indicates caliber)
– Type of Receiver (Milled, Stamped)
– Materials used (Wood, Plastic, Bakelite, etc)
– Factory of Origin (when available)
– Cold War Factory Logos
Of course, the cards will also feature full suits and will fully function as a standard playing deck. The cards will be printed in the USA by USPCC.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gunwebsites/kalashnikov-identification-playing-cards
Tags: Gun Websites, Kickstarter
The SVDs (and variants their of) are not Kalashnikov variants by any definition of the word; the pkm (and variants) are mechanically similar but not close enough to be considered a “variant” in my opinion.
Indeed, AK and RPK does have pretty much similarity, while PKM and PKT heavier machine guns are not its variants, while being developed by the same design bureau headed by Kalashnikov. SVD is based on the same principle, but it’s even created by the other bureau, headed by other chief designer – Dragunov.
They need to be in color. How else can you compare an AKM to a milled AK-47? The silhouettes will not be distinguishable enough from each other, in other words.
By the shape of the gas block and front sight, but I get your point. There are quite a few notable omissions here, like the Hungarian, Romanian and Polish variants for example, which can actually be distinguished in pure silhouette form unlike quite a few of these.