Sergey Koksharov
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Sergey Ivanovich Koksharov (Сергей Иванович Кокшаров) is a Russia
n firearms designer working for the Kovrov
Machinebuilding Plant (Ковровский Механический Завод). He is most well known for his rifle design, the AEK-971
, having variants for either 5.45 mm or 7.62 mm Soviet rounds.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n firearms designer working for the Kovrov
Kovrov
Kovrov is a city and the administrative center of Kovrovsky District of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, situated on the right bank of the Klyazma River . Kovrov's population as of the preliminary results of the 2010 Census was 145,492; down from 155,499 recorded in the 2002 Census, and further down from...
Machinebuilding Plant (Ковровский Механический Завод). He is most well known for his rifle design, the AEK-971
AEK-971
AEK-971 is a Soviet / Russian selective fire assault rifle that was developed at the Kovrov Mechanical Plant by chief designer S.I. Koksharov in the 1980s...
, having variants for either 5.45 mm or 7.62 mm Soviet rounds.