Victor Kalashnikov

Victor Kalashnikov
Kalashnikov at his father Mikhail's funeral, December 2013
Born
Victor Mikhailovich Kalashnikov

(1942-07-16)16 July 1942
Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Died27 March 2018(2018-03-27) (aged 75)
Izhevsk, Russia
OccupationSmall arms designer
Known forDesigner of the PP-19 Bizon
ChildrenMikhail and Aleksandr
Parent(s)Mikhail Timofevich Kalashnikov, Ekaterina Viktorovna Kalashnikova
AwardsOrder of the Badge of Honour

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.

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, and Ekaterina Viktorovna Kalashnikova.

Victor graduated in 1966 from a mechanical institute in Izhevsk in the Soviet Union.

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. He was then involved in the development of self-loading hunting rifles.

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.

Personal life

Kalashnikov had two sons, Mikhail and Aleksandr. He died 27 March 2018 at age 75 in Izhevsk, Russia.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Russian weapons designer Kalashnikov Jr. passes away". TASS.com. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 Sapozhnikova, Galina (10 November 2004). "Михаил Калашников: Я создавал оружие для защиты Отечества, а не для бандитских разборок!". Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian).
  3. 1 2 "Биография М.Т.Калашникова". Kalashnikov.name (in Russian). Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Калашников Виктор Михайлович". museum-mtk.ru (in Russian). Kalashnikov Museum. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Viktor Kalashnikov, Son of Weapons Inventor, Dies at 75". Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018 – via rferl.org.
  6. ↑ "В Ижевске умер Виктор Калашников – сын легендарного конструктора Михаила Калашникова". izh.kp.ru (in Russian).