Assignment to the Shchurovo weapons range
· NIPSMVO firing range, Shchurovo, Kolomna, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Following evaluation of his first submachine-gun design, Kalashnikov was sent to the Red Army’s small-arms and mortar-weapons test range, beginning his professional weapons-design career. The named NIPSMVO range was located at Shchurovo; coordinate is a representative point for the former range area.
