Golden “Kalashnikov-Lamp” for sale in Skopje for 48.360 denars

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A bedside lamp, with the body in the form of an automatic “Kalashnikov” rifle, in the colour gold, is being sold at a Skopje shop for 48,360 denars (approximately 800 euros).

Reportedly, there are only two copies of the lamp – one in the window display that is on sale, and the other is at the shop owner’s home.

We were told that the lamp had such a high price because it was an “Italian brand and was made with high quality material”.

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