Papercraft AK47 assault rifle

Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, December 17, 2007 9:48 AM |
200712170946Here's a papercraft kit to build a full-scale AK47 assault rifle replica. It's $30. Link (Thanks, Ben!)
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#1 posted by macegr , December 17, 2007 10:04 AM

Interesting that this paper AK-47 is only $120 less than the price of the real thing in Africa.

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#2 posted by RugerRedhawk , December 17, 2007 10:32 AM

How can they be $150 in Africa and so much more in the US?

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#3 posted by lawnmowerdeth , December 17, 2007 12:36 PM

@Rugerredhawk: Because pages upon pages of BATFE rules and laws have severely limited how these can be imported into the U.S., artificially raising the price.
Also, this would be for semi-automatic only. No full-automatic weapons may be imported to the US. And these $150 'African' rifles are most likely fully-automatic.

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#4 posted by zuzu Author Profile Page, December 17, 2007 1:25 PM
Because pages upon pages of BATFE rules and laws have severely limited how these can be imported into the U.S., artificially raising the price.

Or, you could locate (or learn to be) a machinist and Make (tm) one yourself.

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#5 posted by KK , December 17, 2007 3:00 PM

in albania, back in 1997 You could buy the real ones for $5...how % cheaper is this comparing to the paper one?

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#6 posted by klg19 , December 18, 2007 8:53 AM

Great. I can't wait until some kid builds one of these, paints it appropriate colors, and then gets shot by cops who think it's the real thing.

Sorry, I just find this irresponsible. But then I live in a city where this kind of senseless shooting happens more often than it ought--which is never.

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#7 posted by zuzu Author Profile Page, December 18, 2007 10:25 AM

@6 KLG19

I can't wait until some kid builds one of these, paints it appropriate colors, and then gets shot by cops who think it's the real thing. Sorry, I just find this irresponsible. But then I live in a city where this kind of senseless shooting happens more often than it ought--which is never.
as opposed to the irresponsibility of trigger-happy police shooting kids and a legal system which fails to convict its own for causing those deaths?

or were you really suggesting blaming the victim? I suppose women who dress provocatively should expect to be raped too?

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