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2007-10-24 17:31:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Lieutenant General Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov (born November 10, 1919) is a famous Russian small arms designer, most famous for his AK-47, frequently called the Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov began designing an assault rifle while in hospital after being wounded in the Battle of Bryansk. Soon afterwards, he entered a competition that had been launched for a new weapon that would take the new 7.62 x 39 mm cartridge and would not jam under the adverse conditions of the Soviet frontline. His winning entry, the "Mikhtim" became the prototype for the development of a family of guns.
This process culminated in 1947, when he designed the AK-47 (acronym for Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1947). In 1949, the AK-47 assault rifle became the Soviet Army's standard issue rifle; after that, the design became Kalashnikov's most famous invention.
2007-10-24 17:35:57 · answer #1 · answered by [♥]Rae Rae[♥] 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He's the Russian version of Eugene Stoner (creator of the M16 rifle) or John C. Garand (Creator of the M1 "Garand" Rifle). He designed and created one of the most widely built, used and recognized assault rifles of the 20th century, the Avtomav Kalashnikov Model of 1947 (AK-47).
2007-10-24 19:54:47 · answer #2 · answered by tercelclub 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't be a lazy twit...
Google, "Mikhail kalashnikov" You'll get a lot of stuff.
You can cut and paste from those sites just as well as you can from here.
2007-10-24 17:36:54 · answer #3 · answered by gugliamo00 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Designer of the AK-47 assault rifle. Developed the concept while he was in the hospital recuperating from injuires received in battle during WWII.
2007-10-24 17:38:21 · answer #4 · answered by Uz2BAZroBoy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Russian guy who invented the AK-47, the deadliest of all military weapons, still in use today.
2007-10-25 11:55:22 · answer #5 · answered by robert43041 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A Sergeant in the Soviet Army during WWII.
Developed the weapon that came to be known as the AK47
2007-10-24 17:36:57 · answer #6 · answered by October 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The designer of AK series
2007-10-25 01:08:08 · answer #7 · answered by Peiper 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Maker of the AK47
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2007-10-24 17:34:16 · answer #8 · answered by TG79 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Isn't he a ballet dancer?
2007-10-24 17:35:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋