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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
Mikhail Kalashnikov
Kalashnikov, c. 1944
Kalashnikov, c. 1944
Kalashnikov (right) and Eugene Stoner (left) hold the rifles they designed, taken in May 1990.
Kalashnikov (right) and Eugene Stoner (left) hold the rifles they designed, taken in May 1990.
The SMG predecessor of the Kalashnikov rifle
The SMG predecessor of the Kalashnikov rifle
Sergei Simonov (firearms designer)
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Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov was a Soviet firearms designer known for the SKS carbine and the PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle. Simonov is considered one of the fathers of the modern assault rifle.
Sergei Simonov (firearms designer)
Simonov during a test of the PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle, firing 14.5×115mm rounds that he himself designed in 1941.
Simonov during a test of the PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle, firing 14.5×115mm rounds that he himself designed in 1941.