An airport official said the shop, offering novelties including pens, umbrellas, bags, hats, camouflage gear and "I love AK" T-shirts, would be situated in the rail-link section of the airport complex. The model guns - automatic pistols and rifles - would very clearly be imitations and would pose no security problems, he added.
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“Kalashnikov is one of the most popular brands that comes to mind for most people in the world when they hear about Russia,” Vladimir Dmitriev, the company’s marketing chief, said in a news release.
"So we are pleased to provide everyone with an opportunity to take home a souvenir with our brand on it."
The AK-47, the first rifle the firm produced, has acquired an iconic status due to its low production costs and reliability in extreme conditions. It was introduced in 1948, armed the whole of the Soviet Union and eastern Europe in communist times and served largely pro-Soviet rebel forces across Africa and Asia.
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