Aimo Lahti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aimo Lahti

Finnish weapons designer

Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1896

Place of Birth: Viiala, Finland

Date of Death: 19-Apr-1970

Profession: military personnel, inventor, gunsmith

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Aimo Johannes Lahti (April 28, 1896 – April 19, 1970) was a self-taught Finnish weapons designer.
Of the 50 weapons he designed, the best known is the Suomi M-31 SMG.
Other well-known weapon designs of his include the Lahti-Saloranta M/26 LMG, Lahti L-35 pistol, and Lahti L-39 anti-tank rifle.
Lahti also designed the 7,62 ITKK 31 VKT anti-aircraft machine gun and the 20 ITK 40 VKT anti-aircraft cannon. His work is considered decisive in defending Finnish independence and increasing trust in the reliability of domestic weapons produced there.