George Kellgren
George Lars Kellgren | |
|---|---|
| Born | Göran Lars Magnus Kjellgren May 23, 1943 Borås, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation | CEO of Kel-tec, firearms designer |
| Website | www |
George Kellgren (born May 23, 1943) is a Swedish-born firearms designer, inventor and founder of the gun manufacturer Kel-Tec. His designs include the Intratec TEC-9, Kel-Tec P-11, Kel-Tec KSG, Kel-Tec SUB-2000 carbine and Grendel .380 ACP pocket pistol.[1][2]
Kellgren is the owner and Chief Engineer of Kel-Tec CNC. He designed many firearms earlier for Husqvarna and Swedish Interdynamics AB in Sweden. He moved to the US in 1979 and his original US designs were for Intratec and Grendel brand firearms. He founded Kel-Tec in 1991.[3]
References[]
- ^ US 7469496
- ^ Stanford, Andy (2001). "Perfectly Small". Guns Magazine.
- ^ Who's Who in the South and Southwest (28 ed.). Marquis Who's Who, LLC. 2001. p. 352. ISBN 978-0-8379-0832-8.
Categories:
- Firearm designers
- 20th-century American inventors
- Swedish emigrants to the United States
- Living people
- 1943 births