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Ezell, Edward Clinton; R. Blake Stevens (2001). Kalashnikov: The Arms and the Man. Cobourg, ON: Collector Grade Publications. ISBN 0-88935-267-4. Chú thích sử dụng tham số |coauthors= bị phản đối (trợ giúp)