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.

See this golden AK in our newest exhibition, Re:Loaded, which was curated by Jonathan himself. Pre-book your free ticket here: https://bit.ly/47m5wTg

Vlad Onokoy's articles on the history of the Tabuk:
https://www.recoilweb.com/the-history...
https://www.recoilweb.com/son-of-tabu...

0:00 Intro
0:20 Re:Loaded!
0:45 Origins
1:43 What is this AK?
3:29 Gun Details
6:15 Purpose?
7:39 Wider context
9:52 Outro

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