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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. In 2013, it merged with Izhmsh to form Kalashnikov Concern.
The Mosin–Nagant is a five-shot, ... A carbine based on the M1891/30 design that was produced from 1939 to 1945 at the Izhevsk arsenal and in 1940 and 1944 at Tula ...
Production of the improved version began in July 1940 at Tula and later at factories in Izhevsk and Podolsk. Production of the Mosin–Nagant M1891/30 bolt-action rifle continued, and it remained the standard-issue rifle to Red Army troops, with the SVT-40 more often issued to non-commissioned officers [citation needed] and elite units like the ...
During the early to mid-Soviet era, Tula Arms Plant produced a variety military rifles, including the Mosin–Nagant, SVT-40, SKS, and AKM. It also produced the Nagant M1895 revolver . From the late 1970s to the early 1980s, the factory produced the AK-74 , [ 5 ] and went on to manufacture the VSS Vintorez , AS Val , OTs-14 Groza , and TOZ ...
Stamp on a Mosin-Nagant rifle of the 1924 issue with a hexagonal receiver, Izhevsk Gun and Steel Factories. After the formation of the Soviet Union in 1922, large changes came to the IGSF. The state's first hunting gun factory was opened on the enterprise's premises in the same year. The IGSF required more highly trained personnel in order to ...
Mosin–Nagant: Bolt-action rifle Russian Empire: 1891–present Berdan II: Bolt-action rifle Russian Empire: 1895–1920s Rechambered from the original 10.67×58mmR. [4] PM M1910: Heavy machine gun Russian Empire: 1910–present Derived from the Maxim gun. AVS-36: Battle rifle Soviet Union: 1936–1953 SVT-38: Semi-automatic rifle Soviet Union ...
The company is best known for Émile's contribution to the design of the Mosin–Nagant Russian service rifle, adopted in 1891. [2] This introduction to the Tsar 's military administration led to the adoption, in 1895, of the Nagant M1895 revolver (designed by Léon) as their standard-issue sidearm. [ 3 ]
Sergei Ivanovich Mosin (Russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Мо́син, 14 April [O.S. 2 April] 1849 - February 8, 1902) was a Russian Major General, engineer, and the main contributor to the design of the 3-line rifle, Model 1891 (Russian: "трёхлинейная винтовка образца 1891 года"), colloquially known as the Mosin–Nagant.