The Golden Kalashnikov out of Saddam Hussein's Iraq
Royal Armouries
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10m
We're kicking the new year off with what could be our highest profile weapon in the collection... or at very least our shiniest. Join Jonathan Ferguson as he reveals this Golden Kalashnikov's connections to a famous dictator and bloody conflict.
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