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Degtyaryov Plant

Coordinates: 56°22′N 41°20′E / 56.37°N 41.33°E / 56.37; 41.33
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Degtyaryov Plant
Native name
ОАО «Завод им. В. А. Дегтярёва»
ZiD
Company typeOpen joint-stock company
IndustryMechanical engineering
Founded27 August 1916; 108 years ago (1916-08-27)
Headquarters
Kovrov, Vladimir Oblast
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Russia
ProductsFirearms, Anti-tank rifles, Anti-tank guns, Aircraft cannons, Anti-aircraft cannons, Rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), ATGMs, MANPADS missiles, Grenade launchers, Motorcycles, Mopeds, Tractors, Batteries
BrandsVoskhod
OwnersGlobalVoenTreuing Ltd (49.88%)
Research Institute "Signal" (24.9%)[1]
ParentHigh Precision Systems[2] (Rostec)
Websitezid.ru

Degtyaryov Plant (Russian: ОАО Завод имени В. А. Дегтярёва, romanized: ОАО Zavod imeni V. А. Dеgtyaryovа, English: Open Joint Stock Company "V. A. Degtyaryov Plant") or ZiD (Zavod imeni Dеgtyaryovа) is one of the most important weapon and vehicle producing enterprises of Russia.

Degtyaryov Plant is a subsidiary of High Precision Systems (Rostec).

History

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Founded in Kovrov in 1916, the firearms plant has been supplying Russian and Soviet armed forces with weapons ever since. Weapons such as the Degtyaryov anti-tank rifle (PTRD-41), the Degtyaryov machine gun, the Shpagin submachine gun (PPSh-41) and the Goryunov heavy machine gun (SG-43 Goryunov) were created at the plant.

In 1989 it was the fourth largest motorcycle producer in the Soviet Union.[3]

Production

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ZiD-50-Pilot moped

Presently the Degtyaryov Plant is producing revolvers, machine guns, aircraft guns, anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank guns and rocket systems.

Products

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The plant also makes a range of civilian products: motorcycles (i.e. Voskhod), mopeds, micro-tractors, sewing machines and accumulator batteries.

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Список аффилированных лиц". ОАО «ЗиД». Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ^ "ОАО "Завод им. Дегтярева"" (in Russian). High Precision Systems (Vysokotochnye Kompleksy). Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Russian Defense Business Directory". Federation of American Scientists. US Department of Commerce Bureau of Export Administration. May 1995. Retrieved 21 July 2017.[permanent dead link] Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Modern Firearms - RGS-50M". modernfirearms.net.
  5. ^ "Завод имени Дегтярёва" (PDF). Узнай свой город "Ковров".
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