Kalashnikov was born on 10 November 1919 in Kurya, Altai Krai, Russian SFSR, one of nineteen children to Timofey Aleksandrovich Kalashnikov ( 1883-1930 ) and Aleksandra Frolovna Kalashnikova ( 1884-1987 ).

In 1938, Kalashnikov was conscripted into the Red Army, and became a tank driver and mechanic, achieving the rank of senior sergeant tank commander serving on the T-34s of the 24th Tank Regiment, 12th Tank Division stationed in Stryi before the regiment retreated after the Battle of Brody in June 1941.

On his 90th birthday on 10 November 2009, Kalashnikov was named a " Hero of the Russian Federation " and presented with a medal by President Dmitry Medvedev who lauded him for creating " the brand every Russian is proud of.

*' I sleep soundly ' - Interview with and article on Mikhail Kalashnikov at the age of 83, from The Guardian newspaper.

At four minutes past midnight of 6 September, one of them ( likely Issa ) turned on the hostages in the eastern helicopter and fired at them with a Kalashnikov assault rifle from point-blank range.

The IDF originally suggested that two Kalashnikov assault rifles and a handgun were found on the premises, but subsequently backtracked on the allegation.

The IDF originally suggested that two Kalashnikov assault rifles and a handgun were found on the premises, but subsequently backtracked on the allegation ( it appears the weapons were found during the operation, but not in the ISM's building ).

** The Merchant Kalashnikov, opera by Anton Rubinstein, based on Lermontov's poem

** Song About the Merchant Kalashnikov ( film ), a 1909 Russian film by Vasily Goncharov, based on Lermontov's poem

The muzzle velocity depends on the ammunition used ; the NATO round being 900 m / s while the Kalashnikov round is 719 m / s.

Mikhail Kalashnikov later developed a prototype submachine gun in 1942 that operated by a screw-delayed blowback principle, which is also found on the Fox Wasp carbine.

* Kalashnikov Culture Talking Tough on Guns in Pakistan

The INSAS rifle is based on the Kalashnikov AK-47 action with modifications.

*: The PSL ( rifle ) is a purpose-built designated marksman rifle chambered for 7. 62x54mmR based on a modified Kalashnikov action.

*: The Zastava M76 is a designated marksman rifle based on a modified Kalashnikov action.

*: The Zastava M91 is a purpose-built designated marksman rifle based on a modified Kalashnikov action and chambered for 7. 62x54mmR.

On the morning of March 11, 1978, eleven Palestinian militants including Dalal Mughrabi landed by Zodiac boats on a beach near Ma ' agan Michael north of Tel Aviv, having departed from Lebanon with a stash of Kalashnikov rifles, rocket propelled grenades, light mortars and high explosives.

He does however own 30 % of a German company Marken Marketing International ( MMI ), based in Solingen, that revamps trademarks and produces merchandise carrying the Kalashnikov name, such as vodka, umbrellas and knives.

It began during 1988 in Bergen, Norway, under the name Kalashnikov, that was used until 1989 ; from 1989 to 1990 was renamed into Uruk-Hai, and finally in 1991 was called Burzum.

* PK machine gun, a Soviet weapon, abbreviated from Pulemyot Kalashnikova ( Kalashnikov machine gun )

The AK-101 is marketed at those looking for a weapon that combines the logistical compatibility and familiarity of the 5. 56 × 45mm NATO round with the reliability of a Kalashnikov.

This requirement was later changed to require the weapon to accept and feed from Kalashnikov magazines.

Soon after World War II, the Automatic Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle was fielded by the Soviet Union and other Communist allies within the Eastern Bloc, also including nations such as China, North Korea, and North Vietnam.

AKM ( or " automatic rifle Kalashnikov modernized ") is a 7. 62mm assault rifle designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov.

Armed with an illegally obtained Kalashnikov assault rifle, he waited for the headmistress and killed her by shooting her in the head.

The reconstruction of events in Račak was prevented by two armed Albanians, one with a Kalashnikov and the another with a pistol, who chased off court officials, telling them, " we don't want any cockroachs ( Serbs ) in our village.

* The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov, poem by Mikhail Lermontov, written in 1837

He is regarded by most historians, along with John Browning and Mikhail Kalashnikov, as one of the most successful firearms designers of the 20th century.

A Song about Tsar Ivan Vasilyevish, the Young Oprichnik, and the Valorous Merchant Kalashnikov, often abbreviated as The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov, is a poem by Mikhail Lermontov written in 1837 and first published in 1838.

* Song About the Merchant Kalashnikov ( film )-1909 Russian film directed by Vasily Goncharov

* List of weapons influenced by the Kalashnikov design

After a brief conversation they rounded up all the members of the Hindu households and then summarily gunned them down with Kalashnikov rifles The massacre was allegedly committed by Abdul Hamid Gada of Hizbul Mujahideen and was timed to coincide with the Shab-e-Qadar, the holiest night of the month of Ramzan, when believers stay awake until dawn.

Soviet engineer Mikhail Kalashnikov quickly adapted the German concept, using a less-powerful 7. 62 × 39mm cartridge derived from the standard 7. 62 × 54mmR Russian battle rifle round, to produce the AK-47, which has become the world's most widely used assault rifle.

Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov (, Mihail Timofejevič Kalašnikov ) ( born 10 November 1919 ) is a Russian small arms designer, most famous for designing the AK-47, AKM, and AK-74 assault rifles.

Timofey Kalashnikov was deported when Mikhail was still a boy.

In his youth, Kalashnikov wrote poetry, and his dream was to become a poet.

During this time Kalashnikov began designing a submachine gun.

From 1942 onwards Kalashnikov was assigned to the Central Scientific-developmental Firing Range for Rifle Firearms of the Chief Artillery Directorate of RKKA.

Monument to Kalashnikov in Izhevsk.

Since 1949, Mikhail Kalashnikov has lived and worked in Izhevsk, Udmurtia.

The AKM (-Automatic Kalashnikov Modernized ) first appeared in 1963, which was lighter and cheaper to manufacture due to the use of a stamped steel receiver ( in place of the AK47's milled steel receiver ), and contained detail improvements such as a re-shaped stock and muzzle compensator.

Despite estimates of some 100 million AK-47 assault rifles circulating, General Kalashnikov claims he has not profited and that he only receives a state pension.

Mikhail Kalashnikov was twice named Hero of Socialist Labour.

* 7. 62 × 39mm: The standard Soviet / ComBloc rifle cartridge from the mid-1940s to the mid-1970s, this is easily one of the most widely distributed cartridges in the world due to the distribution of the ubiquitous Kalashnikov AK-47 series.

These were an architect, geographer, historian A. I. Losev, a writer I. T. Kalashnikov, a teacher S. S. Schukin.