On November 15, 1922, the famous Soviet and Russian small arms designer Igor Yakovlevich Stachkin was born in Aleksin, Tula region.
Despite the fact that the designer is known throughout Russia for the automatic pistol named after him, in total he has more than 60 developments and more than 50 inventions to his credit.
Stechkin developed pistols, revolvers, machine guns, weapons disguised as household items, and participated in the creation of anti-tank missiles Fagot and Konkurs. The designer did not stop working until the end of his life.
During his lifetime, the inventor was awarded many awards, including the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, the Order of Honor, the Stalin Prize in the second degree and the title of Honored Designer of the Russian Federation.