Sergey Koksharov

Sergey Ivanovich Koksharov (Сергей Иванович Кокшаров) is a Russian firearm designer working for the Kovrov Mechanical Plant (Ковровский Механический Завод). He is most well known for his rifle design, the AEK-971, having variants for 5.45x39mm, 5.56x45mm and 7.62x39mm rounds.