Its back, with more pages, more information and more photographs: AK-47 The Grim Reaper Second Edition. This book is most definitive study on Kalashnikov pattern rifles to date. Over 1,100 printed pages covering the AK rifle and its many variants that have been manufactured in over 19 countries. In depth detailed information and photographs from private collections, museums and military armories around the world. In addition to original military issue AK rifles, this publication includes an in-depth study of the many civilian semiautomatic AK rifles that have become very popular since they were first imported in the early 1980s up to the present time. 1104pp.