Nemesis
Russian Grizzly Adams
i myself do get quite tired of seeing the whole "he just copied the stg" argument.
as said above, they are very different weapons...if anything the AR design copied the STG more than the AK did.
both the AR and STG have the same safe design, ejection port covers, 2 piece 2 pin receivers, and straight in push button release mag designs. the only thing that the AK and STG have in common is being stamped steel and being piston driven...which nearly all semi auto firearms are piston driven so that is really nothing special...which even the first AKs were actually milled receivers rather than stamped steel so that almost goes out the window as well.
the most similar firearms these days to the STG are HKs designs such as the MP5 and HK 33 rifle (and all variations there of).
as said above, they are very different weapons...if anything the AR design copied the STG more than the AK did.
both the AR and STG have the same safe design, ejection port covers, 2 piece 2 pin receivers, and straight in push button release mag designs. the only thing that the AK and STG have in common is being stamped steel and being piston driven...which nearly all semi auto firearms are piston driven so that is really nothing special...which even the first AKs were actually milled receivers rather than stamped steel so that almost goes out the window as well.
the most similar firearms these days to the STG are HKs designs such as the MP5 and HK 33 rifle (and all variations there of).