# Uncle Joe’s Insurance Policy: The History of the AK-47, Part Two [PREVIEW]

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Published: 2026-03-03T18:00:00+00:00
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This is a preview. To hear the entire episode and help Blood Work to survive and thrive, become a supporter on Patreon. It’s time to tell the story of Mikhail Kalashnikov, his eponymous gun, the horrors of the Eastern Front, and one of the biggest fumbles in US military history. Blood Work is a Scam Goldin ProductionThis episode was produced by Thomas O’MahonyOur theme song is ‘Dream Weapon’ by Genghis TronOur artwork is provided courtesy of KT Kobel For more: – Support Blood Work via Patreon – Follow us on Bluesky / Instagram / Twitter THIS WEEK IN VIOLENCE: Pox AmericanaALSO AVAILABLE IN AUDIOFor this week’s newsletter, we provide a little Blood Work commentary on two morbid eruptions borne from the American imperial violence machine. Chronic and acute, all at once. Image: Mikhail Klashnikov posing with the AK-47 at an event commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of the gun’s creation in 2007

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