Tag: Victor Kalashnikov

Modernized Vityaz: Kalashnikov Concern’s New PPK-20 9mm SMG

Posted July 22, 2020 in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK, Daily News, News, Submachine Guns/Pistol Caliber Carbines by Hrachya H with No Comments

Kalashnikov Concern has just published a press release announcing that a new modernized version of the 9mm Vityaz SMG has successfully passed the government trials. The new iteration of the submachine gun is called PPK-20. The trials were held within the R&D [Read More…]

Rest In Peace Victor Kalashnikov

Posted April 6, 2018 in Daily News, News by Hrachya H with No Comments

Victor Kalashnikov, the son of Mikhail Kalashnikov, has passed away on March 27 at age 75. Like his father, he also was a firearms designer and worked in Izhevsk for many years. He is buried in a local cemetery in Izhevsk, Russia. Kalashnikov Media published an article [Read More…]