Biography:Victor Kalashnikov
Victor Kalashnikov | |
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.jpg) Kalashnikov at his father Mikhail's funeral, December 2013 | |
| Born | Victor Mikhailovich Kalashnikov 16 July 1942[1] Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| 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 machine pistols.
Early life and education
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]
Career
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 machine pistols.[1]
Personal life
Kalashnikov had two sons, Mikhail and Aleksandr.[2] He died 27 March 2018 at age 75[5] in Izhevsk, Russia .[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Russian weapons designer Kalashnikov Jr. passes away". 28 March 2018. http://tass.com/defense/996542.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sapozhnikova, Galina (10 November 2004). "Михаил Калашников: Я создавал оружие для защиты Отечества, а не для бандитских разборок!" (in ru). Komsomolskaya Pravda. http://rusk.ru/st.php?idar=712686.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Биография М.Т.Калашникова" (in ru). Kalashnikov.name. http://www.kalashnikov.name/index/0-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Калашников Виктор Михайлович" (in ru). Kalashnikov Museum. http://museum-mtk.ru/armourers/list/detail.htm?id=883896&factory=712204.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Viktor Kalashnikov, Son of Weapons Inventor, Dies at 75". Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty. 28 March 2018. https://www.rferl.org/a/viktor-kalashnikov-dead-75-ak47/29131221.html.
- ↑ "В Ижевске умер Виктор Калашников – сын легендарного конструктора Михаила Калашникова" (in ru). izh.kp.ru. https://www.izh.kp.ru/daily/26811/3847569/.
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