Mikhail Kalashnikov
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Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov was a Soviet and Russian lieutenant general, inventor, military engineer, writer, and small arms designer. He is most famous for developing the AK-47 assault rifle and
Kalashnikov, c. 1944
Kalashnikov (right) and Eugene Stoner (left) hold the rifles they designed, taken in May 1990.
The SMG predecessor of the Kalashnikov rifle
Victor Kalashnikov
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Victor Mikhailovich Kalashnikov was a Russian small arms designer known for developing the PP-19 Bizon submachine gun.
Kalashnikov at his father Mikhail's funeral, December 2013
