Victor Kalashnikov

Victor Mikhailovich Kalashnikov (Russian: Ви́ктор Миха́йлович Кала́шников; 16 July 1942 – 27 March 2018) was a Russian small arms designer. He was known for developing the PP-19 Bizon and AK-74m. He was the son of Mikhail Kalashnikov.^[1] He was born in Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union. He began his weapon designing career in 1966 by conducting a series of tests of the AK-47.^[2]

Kalashnikov died at a university hospital in Izhevsk, Russia on 27 March 2018 at the age of 75.^[3]

1. ↑ Калашников Виктор Михайлович Archived 2020-11-28 at the Wayback Machine. Kalashnikov Museum. museum-mtk.ru
2. ↑ Galina Sapozhnikova (10 November 2004) Михаил Калашников: Я создавал оружие для защиты Отечества, а не для бандитских разборок!. Komsomolskaya Pravda
3. ↑ Оружейник Виктор Калашников скончался в Ижевске (in Russian)