The inventor of the Kalashnikov assault
rifle, Mikhail Kalashnikov, has died aged
94, Russian TV reports.
The automatic rifle he designed became one
of the world’s most familiar and widely used
weapons.
Its comparative simplicity made it cheap to
manufacture, as well as reliable and easy to
maintain.
Although honoured by the state, Kalashnikov
made little money from his gun. He once
said he would have been better off designing
a lawn mower.
Mikhail Kalashnikov was admitted to hospital
with internal bleeding in November.
He was born on 10 November 1919 in western
Siberia, one of 18 children.
www.metronaija.com/photo-ak-47-
inventor-mikhail-kalashnikov-dies/
rifle, Mikhail Kalashnikov, has died aged
94, Russian TV reports.
The automatic rifle he designed became one
of the world’s most familiar and widely used
weapons.
Its comparative simplicity made it cheap to
manufacture, as well as reliable and easy to
maintain.
Although honoured by the state, Kalashnikov
made little money from his gun. He once
said he would have been better off designing
a lawn mower.
Mikhail Kalashnikov was admitted to hospital
with internal bleeding in November.
He was born on 10 November 1919 in western
Siberia, one of 18 children.
www.metronaija.com/photo-ak-47-
inventor-mikhail-kalashnikov-dies/
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