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.
Victor Kalashnikov | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Kalashnikov at his father Mikhail's funeral, December 2013 | |
| 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] |
Early life and education
editKalashnikov 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
editKalashnikov 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]
Personal life
editKalashnikov had two sons, Mikhail and Aleksandr.[2] He died 27 March 2018 at age 75[5] in Izhevsk, Russia.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Russian weapons designer Kalashnikov Jr. passes away". TASS.com. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ a b Sapozhnikova, Galina (10 November 2004). "Михаил Калашников: Я создавал оружие для защиты Отечества, а не для бандитских разборок!". Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian).
- ^ a b "Биография М.Т.Калашникова". Kalashnikov.name (in Russian). Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Калашников Виктор Михайлович". museum-mtk.ru (in Russian). Kalashnikov Museum.
- ^ a b "Viktor Kalashnikov, Son of Weapons Inventor, Dies at 75". Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018 – via rferl.org.
- ^ "В Ижевске умер Виктор Калашников – сын легендарного конструктора Михаила Калашникова". izh.kp.ru (in Russian).