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Further Reading:
Alpers, Philip. Gunpolicy.org - an AK-47 now costs only 2 cows on Uganda, Sudan, Kenya borders. Accessed February 19, 2023. .
Ezell, Edward Clinton. The AK47 Story: Evolution of the Kalashnikov Weapons. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1986.
“Heckler & Koch G3.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, February 12, 2023. .
McCarthy, Niall. “The Cost of an AK-47 on the Black Market around the World [Infographic].” Forbes. Forbes Magazine, October 12, 2022. .
Rottman, Gordon L., and Martin Pegler. The M16. Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2011.
Senich, Peter R. The German Assault Rifle: 1939-1945. Boulder, CO: Paladin Pr., 1987.
Smithsonian Institution. “AK-47 Automatic Rifle.” Smithsonian Institution. Accessed February 19, 2023. .
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