Mikhail Kalashnikov
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Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov ( UK: / kəˈlæʃnɪkɒf /, US: / kəˈlɑːʃnɪkɒf /; [4] [5] Russian: Михаил Тимофеевич Калашников, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈiɫ tʲɪmɐˈfʲejɪvʲɪt͡ɕ kɐˈlaʂnʲɪkəf]; 10 November 1919 – 23 December 2013) was a Soviet and Russian lieutenant general, inventor, military engineer, writer, and small arms designer.
The flagship of the domestic shooting industry, it accounts for about 95% of the production of small arms in Russia. Powerhouse of Russia's small arms industry. Manufacturer of industrial, medical, and specialized equipment. Kalashnikov Group exports its products to more than 27 countries around the world.
'Kalashnikov's automatic [rifle]'; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is a gas-operated assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian small-arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov, it is the originating firearm of the Kalashnikov (or "AK") family of rifles. After more than seven decades ...
Kalashnikov rifles (Russian: Автоматы Калашникова), also known as the AK platform, AK rifles or simply the AK, are a family of selective fire assault rifles based on Mikhail Kalashnikov's original design.
Kalashnikov Group produces a wide range of 100 and 200-series AK rifles, as well as modern designs included in the Ratnik gear set.
May 27, 2024 · AK-47, Soviet assault rifle, possibly the most widely used shoulder weapon in the world. The initials AK represent Avtomat Kalashnikova, Russian for ‘automatic Kalashnikov,’ for its designer, Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov, who designed the accepted version of the weapon in 1947.
In the late 1940s, arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov created a machine gun that would become not just the main weapon of the Soviet army, but a national symbol.
Mikhail Kalashnikov was a renowned Russian weapons designer, engineer, war hero, and general. He is known for developing the AK-47, the most commonly distributed assault rifle in the world.
Dec 23, 2013 · Lt. Gen. Mikhail T. Kalashnikov, the arms designer credited by the Soviet Union with creating the AK-47, the first in a series of rifles and machine guns that would indelibly associate his name...
Nov 8, 2019 · One hundred years ago, the inventor of the most deadly weapon of the 20th century was born in Russia. Now more than 100 million of his namesake guns have been manufactured and...
