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| Company type | Unitary enterprise |
|---|---|
| Industry | Defense |
| Predecessor | Plant 622 |
| Founded | Izhevsk, USSR July 20, 1942 |
| Founder | State Defense Committee |
| Fate | Merged with Izhmash to form Kalashnikov Concern |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Firearms, air guns |
| Revenue | 
US$ 94,867,462 (2009)
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US$ 225,315 (2009)
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Number of employees | 11,633 (January 2010) [1] |
| Parent | Ministry of Industry and Trade |
| Subsidiaries | Trading House "Baikal" |
| Website |
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Izhevsk Mechanical Plant ( Russian: Ижевский Механический Завод, Izhevsky Mekhanicheskiy Zavod) or IZHMEKH (ИЖМЕХ) was a major firearms manufacturer founded in Izhevsk in 1942 for manufacturing small arms.
History
It was one of the primary factories producing Mosin–Nagant and SVT-40 rifles during World War II for standard issue to Soviet troops.
After the end of World War II, it continued producing firearms, both for military ( Makarov pistols) and hunting applications, and later high-tech weapons and civilian machinery.
In 1948, the plant began production of Margolin pistols.
In 1956, the plant began production of IZh-56 combination guns.
Since 1960, Izhmekh supplied hunting shotguns for export under the trademark " Baikal". The first model that began to sell for export was IZh-54 [2] In 1973 plant began production of PSM pistol, in 1978 - IZh-35 pistols.
In 1982, the plant produced a small number of double barreled shotguns IZh-41. [3] In 1980s plant began production of IZh-38 and IZh-40 air guns, since 1989 - IZh-46 air pistols. [4]
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union the range of civilian products was greatly expanded, but firearms were still its major production. In 1993, Izhmekh began production of the IZh-76 gas pistol (the first model of gas pistol made in Russian Federation), [5] IZh-81 and IZh-94 shotguns.
In 2002, Izhmekh began the production MP-461 pistols, and in 2004 the production of Makarych pistols.
In January 2004, a contract was signed between the Remington Arms company and the plant; Baikal firearms was bought by Remington and sold in USA ( IZh-18MN were sold as Remington SPR 18, IZh-94 were sold as the Remington SPR94, IZh-18 were sold as the Remington Spartan 100, IZh-43-1S were sold as the Remington Spartan 210, IZh-43 were sold as the Remington Spartan 220, IZh-27 were sold as the Remington Spartan 310 and MP-153 were sold as the Remington Spartan 453). [6]
In 2008, Izhmekh made 9mm pistols ( MP-443 Grach and MP-446 Viking), gas pistols, signal pistols, rifles and several models of smoothbore hunting shotguns. [7]
In 2010, Izhmekh began production of MP-353 pistols.
On August 13, 2013, Izhmash and Izhevsk Mechanical Plant were merged and formally renamed Kalashnikov Concern. [8]
References
- ^ a b c "Izhevsk Mechanical Plant announced financial and economic results of its activities". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ^ Л. Е. Михайлов, Н. Л. Изметинский. Ижевские охотничьи ружья. 2-е изд., испр. и доп. Ижевск, изд-во «Удмуртия», 1982.
- ^ инженер-конструктор А. Матвеев. Новое ружье ИЖ-41 // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 7, 1985. стр.24-25
- ^ Галина Валеева. Эволюция продолжается. История создания спортивных пистолетов на "Ижмехе" // журнал "Калашников. Оружие. Боеприпасы. Снаряжение", № 11, 2015. стр.50-54
- ^ Алексей Тарабрин. Оружие самозащиты. // журнал «Милиция», июнь 1993, стр.29-31
- ^ Валерий Шилин. Российско-американский SPARTAN // журнал «Калашников. Оружие. Боеприпасы. Снаряжение», № 5, 2005. стр.40-43
- ^ Ижевский механический завод, ФГУП // Предприятия оборонно-промышленного комплекса России и стран СНГ. Справочник. изд. 4-е, пер. М., 2008. стр.124
- ^ "Janes | Latest defence and security news".
Literature
- Н. А. Мокшин. Во имя Победы. 2-е изд. Ижевск, 1975.