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| birth_name = Gennadiy NikolayevichNikolaevich Nikonov

| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1950|8|11}}

| birth_place = = [[Izhevsk]], Russia[[Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]

| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2003|2|05|1950|8|11}}

| death_place = [[Izhevsk]], [[Russia]]

| occupation = Inventor, engineer

| spouse = = Tatiana Nikonov

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'''Gennadiy NikolayevichNikolaevich Nikonov''' ({{lang-ru|Геннадий Николаевич Никонов}}; August 11, 1950 -– May 14, 2003) was a [[Russia]]nRussian gunfirearm engineer. HisSome of his most famous accomplishments were probably as the designer of the [[AN-94]] [[assault rifle]], and the "straight-back bolt." Nikonov held 44 Copyright Certificates,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.peoples.ru/military/design/nickonov/ | title=Биография Геннадий Никонов }}</ref> and was awarded the titles of "The Best Designer of the Company" and "The Best Designer of the Ministry." <ref name="auto">{{cite web| url=http://alibudm.narod.ru/pis/pisuch.html | title=Войтович Валерий Юрьевич (Valery Yuryevich Voytovych)| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402152326/http://alibudm.narod.ru/pis/pisuch.html |archive-date=2015-04-02 | language=ru}}</ref> In memory of the outstanding designer, a memorial plaque on the building design and weapons center of "Izhmash" (2003), and at the place of his burial (2007).<ref>http: name="auto"//alibudm.narod.ru/pis/pisuch.html</ref>

Nikonov was born in [[Izhevsk]]. His father and mother were employed at [[Izhmash]], a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] arms factory. His father was a mechanic. Nikonov graduated from technical school in 1968 . At Izhmash, he took evening classes. In 1975 he graduated from the [[Izhevsk Mechanical Institute]] certified as a gun engineer.

He started work at Izhmash in the Department of the Chief Arms Designer. His first position was as a technician. In technical school, Nikonov became obsessed with underwater rifles. He won his first professional recognition by designing a trigger mechanism for an underwater rifle.

He designed various rifles, including [[air gun]]s and sporting firearms. One of the most praised was the stylish, accurate "Izjubr" (Buck Deer) carbine -– a limited edition luxury weapon. Nikonov was appointed as a senior project engineer to design single-shot bolt -action rifles and fully automatic weapons. In this assignment he patented a number of mechanisms and components. One of the most significant was the "straight-pull bolt," first used in a winter [[biathlon]] target [[rifle]].

Nikonov also worked on research projects. In the middle 1970s he entered a post-graduate Ph.D course. From 1980 to 1985 he worked on projects for the Soviet Ministry for Defense Industry. Examples of his innovation include his [[Nikonov machine gun|twin-barreled machine gun]] and the "blow back shifted pulse (BBSP)" used on the AN-94. It is said that his high quality and quantity of work helped him advance to higher positions at work.

* [http://www.kalashnikov.ru/upload/medialibrary/b8c/15.pdf Геннадий Николаевич НИКОНОВ (Gennady Nikolaevich NIKONOV)]

* [http://www.kalashnikov.ru/upload/medialibrary/110/042_046.pdf КАЛАШНИКОВ. ОРУЖИЕ, БОЕПРИПАСЫ (KALASHNIKOV. WEAPONS, AMMUNITION)]

[[Category:20th-century Russian engineers]]