Victor Kalashnikov
Russian firearm designer
Victor Mikhailovich Kalashnikov (Russian: Ви́ктор Миха́йлович Кала́шников; 16 July 1942 – 27 March 2018) was a Russian small arms designer. He was known for developing the PP-19 Bizon and AK-74m. He was the son of Mikhail Kalashnikov.[1] He was born in Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union. He began his weapon designing career in 1966 by conducting a series of tests of the AK-47.[2]
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Kalashnikov died at a university hospital in Izhevsk, Russia on 27 March 2018 at the age of 75.[3]
References
change- ↑ Калашников Виктор Михайлович Archived 2020-11-28 at the Wayback Machine. Kalashnikov Museum. museum-mtk.ru
- ↑ Galina Sapozhnikova (10 November 2004) Михаил Калашников: Я создавал оружие для защиты Отечества, а не для бандитских разборок!. Komsomolskaya Pravda
- ↑ Оружейник Виктор Калашников скончался в Ижевске (in Russian)
Other websites
change- Биография на сайте музея им. М.Т. Калашникова Archived 2020-11-28 at the Wayback Machine