| The AK 47 airsoft gun is among the most popular | | | | For this reason, the AK 47 has a lot of cultural |
| models of the replica gun used in the game of | | | | impact on our society as a whole. It is even |
| airsoft. The actual AK 47 is a gas-powered | | | | included in the flag of Mozambique and is quite |
| assault rifle designed for Mikhail Kalashnikov, | | | | prominent in many countries' coats of arms, such |
| produced in Russia. It was popularized in films and | | | | as Burkina Faso. In some African countries, people |
| on TV shows and it also known as the | | | | even name their children after the Kalashnikov by |
| "Kalashnikov". The AK 47 is widely considered the | | | | calling them "Kalash". It is quite a popular name |
| most popular and recognizable assault rifle in the | | | | and gives an alarming sense as to the popularity |
| world. For this reason, many people into the game | | | | of the AK 47 in our world. The AK 47 airsoft |
| of airsoft use an AK 47 airsoft gun replica for | | | | gun, because of this incredible global popularity, is |
| their game play. The design of the replica gun is | | | | clearly the top selling airsoft gun on the market |
| so close to the real gun that they are often | | | | today. Most players of airsoft use an AK 47 |
| confused to sometimes dangerous results. | | | | airsoft gun as part, or whole, of their arsenal. |
| In the time of the Cold War, countries like China, | | | | World Politics Influences Gameplay |
| Russia, and the United States served as the | | | | In many Hollywood films, the "bad guys" are |
| primary arms dealers for the rest of the world. | | | | armed with AK 47s as a symbol of the way in |
| Russia was known to be supplying the AK 47 to | | | | which most of the Western world views these |
| several armies around the world, often for free | | | | guns. This, however, gains them certain notoriety |
| of charge. African nations and armies often were | | | | and makes them popular as the AK 47 airsoft |
| supplied with generous amounts of Kalashnikovs; | | | | gun flies off the shelves. People feel a kinship to |
| the AK 47 was said to have spread to over 55 | | | | the weapon, replica or not, that is represented by |
| national armies in the period of the Cold War, | | | | the politics behind the weapon. The politics behind |
| creating a widespread usage pattern that | | | | the weapon, in turn, is shown in the marketing |
| continues into the world today and is utilized as | | | | and showmanship of the AK 47 airsoft gun. |
| the top selling weapon in army history. | | | | |