Victor Kalashnikov


Victor Mikhailovich Kalashnikov was a Russian small arms designer known for developing the PP-19 Bizon submachine guns.

Early life and education

Kalashnikov was born 16 July 1942 in Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union, the son of legendary weapons designer Mikhail Kalashnikov and Ekaterina Viktorovna Kalashnikova.
Victor graduated in 1966 from a mechanical institute in Izhevsk in the Soviet Union.

Career

Kalashnikov began his weapon designing career in 1966 by conducting a series of tests of the AK-47 and summarizing the factors that affect its stability, durability, and reliability. He was then involved in the development of self-loading hunting rifles.
He designed a number of parts and components and participated in developing self-loading hunting rifles and Kalashnikov machine guns. He led a group which designed the Bizon-2 and Vityaz-SN submachine guns.

Personal life

Kalashnikov had two sons, Mikhail and Aleksandr. He died 27 March 2018 at age 75 in Izhevsk, Russia.