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Aimo Lahti

Aimo Lahti
Image: Finnish Defence Forces photographer · Public domain · source

Aimo Johannes Lahti was a self-taught Finnish weapons designer. Of the 50 weapons he designed, the best known is the Suomi KP/-31 SMG. Other well-known weapon designs of his include the Lahti-Saloranta M/26 LMG, Maxim M/32-33 and Sampo L-41 MMG, Lahti L-35 pistol, and Lahti L-39 anti-tank rifle.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Buckminster FullerJuly 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983
  2. Igor TammJuly 8, 1895 – April 12, 1971
  3. Aimo Lahti (this page)April 28, 1896 – April 19, 1970
  4. Leon ThereminAugust 15, 1896 – November 3, 1993
  5. Murray LeinsterJune 16, 1896 – June 8, 1975
  6. Ana AslanJanuary 1, 1897 – May 21, 1988

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