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Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov (UK: / k ə ˈ l æ ʃ n ɪ k ɒ f / kə-LASH-nik-off, US: /-ˈ l ɑː ʃ-/- LAHSH-; [4] [5] Russian: Михаил Тимофеевич Калашников, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil tʲɪmɐˈfʲejɪvʲɪtɕ kɐˈlaʂnʲɪkəf]; 10 November 1919 – 23 December 2013) was a Soviet and Russian lieutenant general, inventor, military engineer, writer, and small arms ...
'Kalashnikov's automatic [rifle]'; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is an 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. After more than seven decades since its ...
The RPK (Russian: Ручной пулемёт Калашникова/РПК, romanized: Ruchnoy Pulemyot Kalashnikova, English: "Kalashnikov's hand-held machine gun"), sometimes inaccurately termed the RPK-47, is a Soviet 7.62×39mm light machine gun that was developed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in the early 1960s, in parallel with the AKM assault ...
Stoner (left) and Kalashnikov hold the rifles they designed, May 22, 1990. On May 16, 1990, Stoner and Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47 and its derivatives, met for the first time. They spent the next few days talking, sharing stories, shopping, going out to dinner and touring Washington D.C.
AK-47 (Russian: Калашников, romanized: Kalashnikov) is a 2020 Russian biographical film about the experiences of Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle. [ 3 ] Elena Kalashnikova, the designer's daughter and a consultant to the Kalashnikov Concern , took part in the production of the film.
It is the place of birth of Mikhail Kalashnikov. In November 2013 a museum dedicated to him was opened in the town, in a century-old wooden school house where Kalashnikov used to study. In November 2013 a museum dedicated to him was opened in the town, in a century-old wooden school house where Kalashnikov used to study.
The Kalashnikov assault rifle 1974 model by Izhmash, Russia (AK-74) The logo that is currently being used by Kalashnikov Concern to represent its series of AK-branded rifles. Kalashnikov rifles (Russian: Автоматы Калашникова ), also known as the AK platform , AK rifles or simply the AK , are a family of assault rifles based ...
Having inspired a "Kalashnikov culture" throughout Africa, a man is not considered masculine if he does not own an AK-47. The AK-47 is a select-fire, 7.62×39mm, air-cooled, long-stroke-piston gas-operated, magazine-fed rifle, with a rotating bolt.