Hello Kitty assault rifle

Posted by Cory Doctorow, October 18, 2007 2:55 PM | permalink

For just over $1,000, GlamGuns will sell you this super-custom Hello Kitty AK-47 assault rifle. Comes with hand-crocheted shoulder-stock muffler. Link (via Neatorama)

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#1 posted by mattyd

, October 18, 2007 3:13 PM

Very sweet. My gf and I collect "Hello Kitty" so this would be perfect for our collection (actually she pointed this out to me from another site and said she wanted it). YES, we would have a REAL AK-47 in our house along with our Glock and Mossberg. Remember our Constitution.

Cheers.

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#2 posted by Gloria , October 18, 2007 3:33 PM

Murder is *adorable*!

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#3 posted by LeadPipe

, October 18, 2007 3:35 PM

It's a shame its a fake.

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#4 posted by Beastmouth , October 18, 2007 3:36 PM

Where is the AK from, tho?

I've broken down a few, and there's no way, no matter how gussied up, a Chinese AK is worth a $K. If it's Russian, or Eastern Europe I supposed it might be worth it...

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#5 posted by Baby Jeebus

, October 18, 2007 3:40 PM

Too bad it's a parody. I was looking around for a hot pink "Britney Spears" Humvee Assault Vehicle with a roof-mounted "Strawberry Shortcake" M249 SAW "Berry Picker".

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#6 posted by noen , October 18, 2007 3:40 PM

Fake? oh, you mean they don't have permission from Sanrio? Heh, the AK is all the permission they need! lol

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#7 posted by Strato

, October 18, 2007 3:46 PM

fake as in, the Martha Stewart Claymore Mines and Mother Teresa LAW Rocket launcher are kind of a dead give away...since not even the N.R.A. can get you those on the open market...much less in a wide variety of pastel colors.

wonder if anyone still does "Z-coating" on firearms... friend once did some custom Zcoats on a pair of matching Colt Python pistols..
one baby blue the other hot pink..."his" and "hers" aniversary gift.

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#8 posted by trai_dep , October 18, 2007 3:47 PM

You know, if al-Queda used these rifles, I'll bet Bush *never* would have gotten Congressional authorization to invade Iraq....

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#9 posted by Dewi Morgan

, October 18, 2007 3:54 PM

The text at the bottom of the page was more of a giveaway. You know, the bit that says:

NOTE: This site is a parody for humor purposes only. No actual weapons may be bought on this site. [...] There is no such thing as "Sucking-Chest-Wound Bear." [...] GlamGuns.com has no connection with and is not affiliated with [...] Paris Hilton, Mother Theresa, Lady Diana, or, in fact, much of anyone really, especially Dick Cheney who, at no time, was CEO of our corporation or even on the Board of Directors. No, really. Would we lie to you?

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#10 posted by David B.

, October 18, 2007 4:14 PM

It's perfect. There just aren't enough drive-by murders by women. It's so heartwarming to see that gangs are being proactive!

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#11 posted by Reynold Doforno

, October 18, 2007 4:33 PM

Is a very nice rifle... but the name is terrible: AK-47 and it can kill.

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#12 posted by wildweasel

, October 18, 2007 4:55 PM

This reminds me of the Sanrio Beretta 93R that somebody made as a graphics hack for Half-Life.

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#13 posted by stevew , October 18, 2007 5:02 PM

Some might prefer an old fashioned, Barbie Doll motif. I believe this one works:
http://www.hellinahandbasket.net/BARBIE1%20%282%29.jpg

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#14 posted by noen , October 18, 2007 6:01 PM

"There is no such thing as 'Sucking-Chest-Wound Bear.'"

oh, I'm heartbroken. I would buy a Sucking-Chest-Wound Bear.

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#15 posted by Maggie Leber , October 18, 2007 6:19 PM

Not exactly a new idea:

http://coalcreekarmory.blogspot.com/2005/11/kalashnikitty-t-shirts-now-available.html

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#16 posted by jburris , October 18, 2007 6:36 PM

if its functional thats cheap for an AK anymore. recently the prices have gone up dramatically again. a pre ban AK in terrible shape with a factory folding stock and a pair of high capacity clips can sell for $1500 these days when about 10 years ago you could grab one for $150 all day long.

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#17 posted by MoogleLally

, October 18, 2007 8:12 PM

Ha! When you go to check out it redirects you to a book on amazon: A Theory of Parody.

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#18 posted by Slutty McWhore - Scottish Handjob Artiste

, October 18, 2007 8:15 PM

Too bad this gun's fake. I would have loved to have used it to put a bullet in the ass of my fat-assed Republican clients

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#19 posted by Parq , October 18, 2007 8:36 PM

Darn it, all the good comments are already taken!

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#20 posted by idoru45

, October 19, 2007 12:46 AM

I can totally go one better - how's about Tactical Nuclear Strike Kitty?

(Link goes to a Flickr page)

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#21 posted by Tom A , October 19, 2007 1:22 AM

I'm disappointed they limit quantities to 200 per order.

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#22 posted by Calton

, October 19, 2007 5:11 AM

So, you ARE going to mark it as a parody to save people the trouble of having to figure it out, right?

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#23 posted by The Life Of Bryan

, October 19, 2007 7:17 AM

Puddy tat piddle on the pillow again? What better way to say Goodbye Kitty?

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#24 posted by IshMEL

, October 19, 2007 8:44 AM

Standard issue for Thai Police?

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#25 posted by RugerRedhawk , October 19, 2007 10:42 AM

First sign it's fake was the S&W 460 they were selling all decked out for $658. A stock one sells for around $900.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=83006658

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#26 posted by Crash , October 19, 2007 9:39 PM

Curses that it's only a parody... I thought the problem of my girlfriend's birthday present had been solved!

This would have gone perfectly with my pink-heart and unicorn sticker festooned Glock 19.

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#27 posted by anthropomorphictoast , October 20, 2007 1:20 AM

...CHIBI KILLSTICK!!!

Sorry, couldn't help but think of MegaTokyo here. >.>

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#28 posted by Andy , October 20, 2007 3:51 AM

This reminds me of Antonio Riello's work from a few years back, some images here:
http://www.hoardmag.com/riello/Riello_1.htm
or our own story in Issue 8 of
http://www.thisisamagazine.com
He also did hand-grenades, armour, assault rifles missles, etc. They were all real/working firearms, as well as great fashion accessories. Win, win.

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#29 posted by akathewomanwhosharesmyhead , October 20, 2007 11:15 AM

Wow !!!!
Dear Santa
Ive been a VERY good girl this year.......

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#30 posted by seanhansen , October 20, 2007 5:08 PM

There's no way that's real,they got too many technical data wrong, like calling a stock sock a muffler.

-SH.

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#31 posted by Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator

, October 20, 2007 7:55 PM

SeanHansen (31), ignore for the moment the bits on the page that label it parody. You're right that Glamguns.com get the technical data wrong: for handguard, read grip. Also, I'm not sure that isn't an AK-74.

But errors aren't enough to prove it's a fake. Real objects frequently receive flawed writeups. What's more to the point is the objection JBurris and RugerRedHawk make: the price is way too low for an unmodified fully automatic AK-47, much less a custom job like that one.

Calton (23): No. It's good for them.

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#32 posted by arbitraryaardvark , November 12, 2007 3:58 PM

Accessorize with this pink taser from amazon, $350.

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#33 posted by Belac , March 1, 2008 2:36 PM

It's an HK-47!

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#34 posted by Antinous , March 1, 2008 3:22 PM

Hello Kalashnikov?