Which is the only country to feature the image of a Kalashnikov rifle on its national flag?
Flag of Mozambique to see removed from the flag the image of the Kalashnikov assault rifle, which symbolises the nation's struggle for independence, according to press reports. The proposition of a new flag was rejected by the FRELIMO-led parliament in December 2005. 169 proposed flags were turned down, including the current flag without the rifle. Flag of Mozambique The flag of Mozambique was adopted on 1 May 1983. It includes the image of an AK-47 with a bayonet attached to the barrel. It is one of three national flags among UN member states that features a firearm, along with those of Guatemala and
Kalashnikov rifle ComBloc style weapons, but the Kalashnikov design is extremely heavy within the participant's arsenals. Kalashnikov rifle A Kalashnikov rifle is any one of a series of automatic rifles based on the original design of Mikhail Kalashnikov. They are officially known in Russian as "Avtomat Kalashnikova" ("Kalashnikov's Automatic Gun"; ), but are widely known as Kalashnikovs, AKs, or in Russian slang, as a "Kalash". They were originally manufactured in the Soviet Union, primarily by Kalashnikov Concern, formerly Izhmash, but these rifles and their variants are now manufactured in many other countries. The primary types of Kalashnikov rifles. Original AK variants (7.62×39mm)