Kalashnikov launches liquid weapon

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LONDON, England (Reuters) -- The creator of one of the world's most famous guns, the AK-47 assault rifle, has launched another weapon in Britain -- Kalashnikov vodka.

Lt. Gen. Mikhail Kalashnikov, who invented the AK-47 after being shot by German soldiers during World War II, said Monday he wanted to continue "the good name" of his gun.

"I've always wanted to improve and expand on the good name of my weapon by doing good things," he told Reuters Television. "So we decided to create a vodka under my name. And we wanted that vodka to be better than anything made, up until now, in both Russia and England."

The Kalashnikov rifle has become the weapon of choice for guerrillas and gangsters across the world. But Kalashnikov said his original intentions for the gun were purely patriotic. "I did not create the gun for international conflicts, I created it to protect the borders of my country," he said.


http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/20/kalashnikov.vodka.reut/index.html

Hmmm...when you ask for a shot of Kalashnikov, you may want to think about where you're at.

[Spinzonner]

1. I predict a spirited debate over this

[whistle]

2. Kalashnikov Vodka, filered through 28 defferent processes....

...no smell, no color, no taste, no feel, no sound....just a repeated kick like the AK-47! :bounce:

[Jack_DeLeon]

3. kind of old news...

I've heard of this before, the bottle and case it comes in looks really cool. The Bottle is shaped like an AK, and the case is a small military looking wooden crate.

[Rick Myers]

4. I suppose you'll be able to buy a bottle on the streets of Baghdad

for about One Dollar. Keeping the tradition alive!!!

[Zynx]

5. Not in Baghdad

Those open minded liberal democratic Iraqis will flog your infidel ass for consuming alcohol.

[derby378]

6. But will Kerry try to ban it in America? (n/t)

:evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: