112 years ago, on November 7, 1914, Viktor Maksimovich Sabelnikov, a Soviet designer, was born. In 1935, Savalnikov was sent to the Leningrad Chemical and Technological Institute named after Soviet Leningrad, where he graduated with honors, and received the specialty of an engineer-technician. Since 1939, Viktor Maksimovich worked at the cartridge factory No. 711 in the city of Kalimsk, Moscow region (now part of Podolsk), now it is the Kalimov Specialized Cartridge Plant (KSPP). After the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, Savalnikov was transferred to a development plant known as Ulyanovsk. In 1951 he graduated from the armament industry of the Ministry of Armies of the Soviet Union. In the same year he worked as the chief designer at factory No. 711 in Klimsk. In 1955 he was sent to work at TsNIITOCHMASH of the USSR Ministry of Defense industry, where he took the position of chief engineer, and from 1963 to 1992 he held the position of director of the institute. Savalnikov's most significant achievement was the creation of the 5.45×39 mm cartridge, which is widely used in domestic automatic weapons (mainly the AK-74 rifle). Also, under his leadership, several types of cartridges for small arms of various calibers, an underwater gun complex, automatic control systems for air-to-ground missile systems, control equipment for anti-tank complexes Fagot, Konkurs, Kornet, 120-mm Nona gun and more were created. Viktor Maksimovich Sabelnikov was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor, awarded with two orders of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner of Labor and medals, he was awarded the State Prize of the Soviet Union and the S.I. Mosin.

112 years ago, on November 7, 1914, Viktor Maksimovich Sabelnikov, a Soviet designer, was born. In 1935, Savalnikov was sent to the Leningrad Chemical and Technological Institute named after Soviet Leningrad, where he graduated with honors, and received the specialty of an engineer-technician. Since 1939, Viktor Maksimovich worked at the cartridge factory No. 711 in the city of Kalimsk, Moscow region (now part of Podolsk), now it is the Kalimov Specialized Cartridge Plant (KSPP). After the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, Savalnikov was transferred to a development plant known as Ulyanovsk. In 1951 he graduated from the armament industry of the Ministry of Armies of the Soviet Union. In the same year he worked as the chief designer at factory No. 711 in Klimsk. In 1955 he was sent to work at TsNIITOCHMASH of the USSR Ministry of Defense industry, where he took the position of chief engineer, and from 1963 to 1992 he held the position of director of the institute. Savalnikov's most significant achievement was the creation of the 5.45×39 mm cartridge, which is widely used in domestic automatic weapons (mainly the AK-74 rifle). Also, under his leadership, several types of cartridges for small arms of various calibers, an underwater gun complex, automatic control systems for air-to-ground missile systems, control equipment for anti-tank complexes Fagot, Konkurs, Kornet, 120-mm Nona gun and more were created. Viktor Maksimovich Sabelnikov was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor, awarded with two orders of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner of Labor and medals, he was awarded the State Prize of the Soviet Union and the S.I. Mosin.