He designed the best assault rifle in the world, and the AK-47 is a legend of a generation of guns. The ak-47 is the perfect piece, with low recoil, a suitable quality structure, super reliable and easy to maintain, and most importantly, cheap. This man was Kalashnikov, a tanker who graduated from junior high school.
Young Kalashnikov
Mikhail Kalashnikov was only 1.6 meters tall and very different from the tall and mighty Russian, perhaps for this reason, he was fortunate to be sent to the tank driving school. However, he was seriously wounded in later battles. During his recuperation, he systematically learned the knowledge of weapon design and his personal talent, designed an assault rifle in 1944, and then perfected the assault rifle in 1947, which became the famous AK-47 assault rifle. In the 1950s, he truly embarked on the path of a true weapons designer, and the Republic of Udmurt, where he worked, was known as the "home of ak-47s".
AK-47 assault rifle
He spent most of his life designing firearms. In his later years, he also designed the AK-74 small-caliber assault rifle in line with the trend of the times and the development of small arms, which invariably became the standard equipment of the Soviet Union. After the 1990s, he announced his retirement from the design of military firearms.
AK-74 small caliber assault rifle
Kalashnikov received numerous honors and a high social status in his lifetime. However, there has been little change in his economic situation. Because his design was not patented at all during the Soviet Union. Although the imitators are rich as enemies of the country, he has not become rich because of it.
Kalashnikov in his later years
In his later years, due to the changes in the soviet political situation, he had to live in poverty, and finally had to subsidize his meager income by allowing a British company to produce vodka of the same name by naming it. This is perhaps the best example of the inability of honor and wealth to be combined.
Kalashnikov vodka
According to statistics, the number of deaths killed by AK-47 has far exceeded the casualties caused by the atomic bomb. Kalashnikov once said: Guns are not guilty, and the guilt is the person who pulls the trigger. This may be a self-liberation statement of Master Ka, and it must also be a deep psychological reason for his withdrawal from ordnance design in his later years.