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The Russian arms maker Kalashnikov is branching acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto into fashion. The weapons manufacturer is one acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto Russia's most famous companies. It makes the well-known AK-47 assault rifle. The company said it has to make different things because acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto Western sanctions. Many countries stopped buying Russian weapons acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto the conflict acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto Ukraine started. Before the sanctions, Kalashnikov sold 70 per cent acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto its hunting and sporting weapons acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto Europe and the USA. Kalashnikov will soon launch a fashion label. It will make 'military style' casual clothing and accessories. There are also plans to open 60 Kalashnikov clothes stores acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto Russia acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto the end acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto this year.

Kalashnikov is not the first Russian arms company to move acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto fashion. UralVagonZavod, the makers acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto tanks and other military vehicles, opened a shop acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto 2014 selling T-shirts, jackets, shoes and bags. Most acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto its products have images acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto its tanks acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto them. The Kalashnikov CEO Alexei Krivoruchko said his company would still make most acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto its money acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto making guns. He said: "In addition to the development acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto new products, by 2017 we plan to double our sales acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto small arms." He said the company will, "start the mass production acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto not less than 10 new products". A marketing manager said Kalashnikov's fashions could sell well because acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto a rise in patriotism acrossafterbyfrominintoofonoutto Russia.