Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Mikhail Kalashnikov

 Mikhail Kalashnikov

 

  • Born: November 10, 1919, Kurya, Kuryinsky District, Altai Krai, Russia
  • Died: December 23, 2013, Izhevsk, Russia
  • Lieutenant-general Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov was a Russian general, inventor, military engineer, writer and small arms designer.
  • He created one of the most popular guns in history, the AK-47. This automatic rifle first debuted in 1947 and is still being made today.

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