Victor Kalashnikov | |
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Born | Victor Mikhailovich Kalashnikov 16 July 1942 [1] |
Died | 27 March 2018 | (aged 75)
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation | Small arms designer |
Known for | Designer of the PP-19 Bizon |
Children | Mikhail and Aleksandr [2] |
Parent(s) | Mikhail Timofevich Kalashnikov, Ekaterina Viktorovna Kalashnikova [3] |
Awards | Order of the Badge of Honour [4] |
Victor Mikhailovich Kalashnikov ( Russian: Ви́ктор Миха́йлович Кала́шников; 16 July 1942 – 27 March 2018) was a Russian small arms designer known for developing the PP-19 Bizon submachine gun.
Kalashnikov was born 16 July 1942 in Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union, the son of small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov, creator of the AK-47, [5] and Ekaterina Viktorovna Kalashnikova. [3] [4]
Victor graduated in 1966 from a mechanical institute in Izhevsk in the Soviet Union. [1]
Kalashnikov began his weapon designing career in 1966 by conducting a series of tests of the AK-47 and summarizing the factors that affect its stability, durability, and reliability. [1] He was then involved in the development of self-loading hunting rifles. [6]
He designed a number of parts and components and participated in developing self-loading hunting rifles and Kalashnikov machine guns. He led a group which designed the Bizon and Vityaz-SN submachine guns. [1]
Kalashnikov had two sons, Mikhail and Aleksandr. [2] He died 27 March 2018 at age 75 [5] in Izhevsk, Russia. [1]
Victor Kalashnikov | |
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Born | Victor Mikhailovich Kalashnikov 16 July 1942 [1] |
Died | 27 March 2018 | (aged 75)
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation | Small arms designer |
Known for | Designer of the PP-19 Bizon |
Children | Mikhail and Aleksandr [2] |
Parent(s) | Mikhail Timofevich Kalashnikov, Ekaterina Viktorovna Kalashnikova [3] |
Awards | Order of the Badge of Honour [4] |
Victor Mikhailovich Kalashnikov ( Russian: Ви́ктор Миха́йлович Кала́шников; 16 July 1942 – 27 March 2018) was a Russian small arms designer known for developing the PP-19 Bizon submachine gun.
Kalashnikov was born 16 July 1942 in Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union, the son of small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov, creator of the AK-47, [5] and Ekaterina Viktorovna Kalashnikova. [3] [4]
Victor graduated in 1966 from a mechanical institute in Izhevsk in the Soviet Union. [1]
Kalashnikov began his weapon designing career in 1966 by conducting a series of tests of the AK-47 and summarizing the factors that affect its stability, durability, and reliability. [1] He was then involved in the development of self-loading hunting rifles. [6]
He designed a number of parts and components and participated in developing self-loading hunting rifles and Kalashnikov machine guns. He led a group which designed the Bizon and Vityaz-SN submachine guns. [1]
Kalashnikov had two sons, Mikhail and Aleksandr. [2] He died 27 March 2018 at age 75 [5] in Izhevsk, Russia. [1]