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The Russian arms maker Kalashnikov is out into fashion. The weapons manufacturer one of Russia's most famous companies. It the well-known AK-47 assault rifle. The company said it has to different things because of Western sanctions. Many countries buying Russian weapons after the conflict in Ukraine . Before the sanctions, Kalashnikov 70 per cent of its hunting and sporting weapons to Europe and the USA. Kalashnikov will soon a fashion label. It will 'military style' casual clothing and accessories. There also plans to open 60 Kalashnikov clothes stores across Russia by the end of this year.

Kalashnikov not the first Russian arms company to into fashion. UralVagonZavod, the makers of tanks and other military vehicles, a shop in 2014 selling T-shirts, jackets, shoes and bags. Most of its products images of its tanks on them. The Kalashnikov CEO Alexei Krivoruchko his company would still make most of its money from making guns. He said: "In addition to the development of new products, by 2017 we to our sales of small arms." He the company will, " the mass production of not less than 10 new products". A marketing manager said Kalashnikov's fashions could well because of a rise in patriotism in Russia.