Vasily Degtyaryov

Vasily Degtyaryov
Degtyaryov in 1941
Born
Vasily Alekseyevich Degtyaryov

(1880-01-02)2 January 1880
Tula, Russian Empire
Died16 January 1949(1949-01-16) (aged 69)
Moscow, Soviet Union
OccupationFirearms designer

Vasily Alekseyevich Degtyaryov (Russian: Васи́лий Алексе́евич Дегтярёв; 2 January 1880, Tula – 16 January 1949, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian engineer who specialized in weapons design. He was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labour in 1940.

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