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Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian general and weapons designer, designed the AK-47 rifle (born 1919)

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Mikhail Kalashnikov

Russian firearms designer (1919–2013)

Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov was a Soviet and Russian lieutenant general, inventor, military engineer, writer, and small arms designer. He is most famous for developing the AK-47 assault rifle and its improvements, the AKM and AK-74, as well as the RPK light machine gun and…
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AK-47

Soviet 7.62×39mm assault rifle

The AK-47, officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova, 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 family of rifles. After…
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December 23

Day of the year

December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; eight days remain until the end of the year.
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