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Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov (UK: / k ə ˈ l æ ʃ n ɪ k ɒ f /, US: / k ə ˈ l ɑː ʃ n ɪ k ɒ f /; Russian: Михаил Тимофеевич Калашников, IPA: [kɐˈlaʂnʲɪkəf]; 10 November 1919 – 23 December 2013) was a Soviet and Russian lieutenant general, inventor, military engineer, writer, and small arms designer.
'Kalashnikov's automatic [rifle]'; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is a gas-operated assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian small-arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov , it is the originating firearm of the Kalashnikov (or "AK") family of rifles .
- Overall length:, 415 mm (16.3 in), Rifled bore length:, 369 mm (14.5 in)
- Soviet Union
- 350 m (380 yd)
Mikhail Kalashnikov. Russian inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov (born 1919) designed the most ubiquitous gun in the history of modern armaments, the AK-47. Known more fully as the Avtomat Kalashnikova Model 1947, the infamous Kalashnikov rifle was developed for Soviet army soldiers by one of their own, and went on to become the most manufactured gun ...
Apr 20, 2024 · AK-47, Soviet assault rifle, possibly the most widely used shoulder weapon in the world. The initials AK represent Avtomat Kalashnikova, Russian for ‘automatic Kalashnikov,’ for its designer, Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov, who designed the accepted version of the weapon in 1947.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 19, 2016 · Published September 19, 2016. Updated January 24, 2019. How Mikhail Kalashnikov invented the AK-47, why it took over the world, and what he wishes he'd made instead. NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/Getty Images Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Russian inventor of the globally popular AK-47 assault rifle.
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Nov 8, 2019 · One hundred years ago, the inventor of the most deadly weapon of the 20th century was born in Russia. Now more than 100 million of his namesake guns have been manufactured and used around the world.
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Kalashnikov in December 2009. Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov (10 November 1919 – 23 December 2013) was a Russian designer who is known for designing the AK-47, AKM, and AK-74 assault rifles when he served in the Soviet Army during World War II. He had the rank of lieutenant general.
