Degtyaryov Plant

Degtyaryov Plant
	Degtyaryov Plant's main entrance in Kovrov, VLA
Native name	ОАО «Завод им. В. А. Дегтярёва»
Romanized name	ZiD
Company type	Open joint-stock company
Industry	Mechanical engineering
Founded	27 August 1916; 108 years ago
Headquarters	Kovrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia
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%)
Parent	High Precision Systems (Rostec)
Website	zid.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

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

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

Products

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

Awards

References

^ "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

The official site
The motorcycle division (in Russian)

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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.

[rdbd385-3] "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]} 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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