▁by ▁the ▁militar ies ▁of ▁ 5 5 ▁nations , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁so ▁influ ential ▁in ▁military ▁struggle ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁on ▁national ▁flags . ▁Prom inent ▁examples ▁include ▁the ▁flags ▁of ▁Moz amb ique ▁and ▁He z bol lah , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁East ▁Tim or ese ▁and ▁Z imb ab we an ▁co ats ▁of ▁arms . ▁ ▁Kal ash nik ov ▁himself ▁claimed ▁he ▁was ▁always ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁service ▁to ▁his ▁country ▁rather ▁than ▁money , ▁and ▁made ▁no ▁direct ▁profit ▁from ▁weapon ▁production . ▁He ▁did ▁however ▁own ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁a ▁German ▁company ▁Mark en ▁Mark eting ▁International ▁( MM I ) ▁run ▁by ▁his ▁grand son ▁Ig or . ▁The ▁company ▁rev amps ▁tra dem arks ▁and ▁produces ▁mer ch and ise ▁carrying ▁the ▁Kal ash nik ov ▁name , ▁such ▁as ▁v od ka , ▁um bre ll as ▁and ▁kn ives . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁items ▁is ▁a ▁kn ife ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁A K - 7 4 . ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁Kal ash nik ov ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁tour ▁a ▁Virginia ▁holding ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁forth coming ▁American ▁W art ime ▁Museum . ▁The ▁former ▁tank er ▁Kal ash nik ov ▁became ▁vis ibly ▁moved ▁at ▁the ▁sight ▁of ▁his ▁old ▁tank ▁in ▁action , ▁painted ▁with ▁his ▁name ▁in ▁C yr ill ic . ▁ ▁Death ▁After ▁a ▁prolong ed ▁ill