Victor Kalashnikov

Victor Mikhailovich Kalashnikov (Russian: Ви́ктор Миха́йлович Кала́шников; 16 July 1942 – 27 March 2018) was a Russian small arms designer known for developing the PP-19 Bizon submachine gun.

For the journalist and ex-KGB officer, see Viktor Kalashnikov. For other people, see Kalashnikov.

Victor Kalashnikov
Kalashnikov at his father Mikhail's funeral, December 2013
Born
Victor Mikhailovich Kalashnikov

(1942-07-16)16 July 1942
Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Died27 March 2018(2018-03-27) (aged 75)
Izhevsk, Russia
NationalityRussian
OccupationSmall arms designer
Known forDesigner of the PP-19 Bizon
ChildrenMikhail and Aleksandr
Parent(s)Mikhail Timofevich Kalashnikov, Ekaterina Viktorovna Kalashnikova
AwardsOrder of the Badge of Honour
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