It’s a fearsome weapon of war against the capitalists and a valuable trademark:

There really should be nothing inherently odd or amusing about this (hey, business is business) — and yet somehow there is:

“We see a great number of products which are named after Kalashnikov, my name,” said Mikhail Kalashnikov, the weapon’s original designer. “They are buying Kalashnikovs from other countries.”

Thanks to Dan Gifford for the pointer.