Degtyaryov Plant
Native name | ОАО «Завод им. В. А. Дегтярёва» |
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Romanized name | ZiD |
Company type | Open joint-stock company |
Industry | Mechanical engineering |
Founded | 27 August 1916 |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Firearms, Anti-tank rifles, Anti-tank guns, Aircraft cannons, Anti-aircraft cannons, Rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), ATGMs, MANPADS missiles, Grenade launchers, Motorcycles, Mopeds, Tractors, Batteries |
Brands | Voskhod |
Owners | GlobalVoenTreuing Ltd (49.88%) Research Institute "Signal" (24.9%)[1] |
Parent | High Precision Systems[2] (Rostec) |
Website | zid |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Presently the Degtyaryov Plant is producing revolvers, machine guns, aircraft guns, anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank guns and rocket systems.
Products
[edit]- KSVK 12.7 sniper rifle
- PTRD-41
- KPV heavy machine gun
- Kord machine gun
- RPD
- PKM
- PPSh-41
- PKP Pecheneg machine gun
- AEK rifle series
- AGS-30
- DP-64
- AEK-919K "Kashtan"
- RPG-7V2
- SP81 flare gun
- RGS-50M grenade launcher[4]
The plant also makes a range of civilian products: motorcycles (i.e. Voskhod), mopeds, micro-tractors, sewing machines and accumulator batteries.
Awards
[edit]- Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1942)
- Order of Lenin (1945)
- Order of October Revolution (1971)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Список аффилированных лиц". ОАО «ЗиД». Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "ОАО "Завод им. Дегтярева"" (in Russian). High Precision Systems (Vysokotochnye Kompleksy). Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "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] This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Modern Firearms - RGS-50M". modernfirearms.net.
- ^ "Завод имени Дегтярёва" (PDF). Узнай свой город "Ковров".
External links
[edit]- The official site
- The motorcycle division (in Russian)