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Izhevsk Mechanical Plant
Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (, ''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 Izhmash to form Kalashnikov Concern. 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 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, such as ...
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Unitary Enterprise
A unitary enterprise () is a government-owned corporation in Russia and some other post-Soviet states. Unitary enterprises are business entities that have no ownership rights to the assets that they use in their operations. This form is possible only for state and municipal enterprises, which respectively operate state or municipal property. The owners of the property of a unitary enterprise have no responsibility for its operation and vice versa. Russia Federal Law No. 161-ФЗ "''On State and Municipal Unitary Enterprises''" (amended July 13, 2015), defines the legal status of unitary enterprises in Russia. The State Duma passed this law on October 11, 2002, and President Putin signed it on November 14, 2002. The assets of unitary enterprises belong to the federal government, to a Russian federal subject, or to a municipality. A unitary enterprise holds assets under economic management (for both state and municipal unitary enterprises) or under operative management (for ...
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MCM Pistol
The Margolin or (MCM pistol) Practice Shooting Pistol () is a .22 LR pistol, primarily used for competitive target shooting in 25m Standard Pistol class under the rules of the International Shooting Sport Federation for bullseye round-target shooting at 25 m. The Margolin has been used since the 1950s, and complies with all international competition standards. History The pistol was designed by Mikhail Vladimirovich Margolin (1906–1975). It was produced since 1948 and made its international debut at the 36th World Shooting Championships held in 1954 at Caracas, Venezuela.В. А. Марьяновский. Он не был в Каракасе. М., "Молодая гвардия", 1965 A very accurate, reliable and economically priced pistol of functional and simple design. The designer himself was blind - he was fighting in the Red Army against the bandits in the aftermath of the Russian Civil War The Russian Civil War () was a multi-party civil war in the former Russ ...
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MP-461
The MP-461 (Mechanical Plant-461) is a Russian compact non-lethal pistol. History The gun was designed in early 2000s. In January 2002 Izhevsk Mechanical Plant announced name and photo of new MP-461 pistol.Михаил Драгунов. Новинки Ижевского механического завода // журнал "Калашников. Оружие. Боеприпасы. Снаряжение", № 1, 2002. стр.20-23 In March 2002, the prototype was presented at the "IWA-2002" exhibition in Nuremberg and offered for export. In November 2002, this pistol was shown at the "INTERPOLITEX-2002" exhibition in Moscow and plant started its serial production. Since 2007 MP-461 are equipped with laser designator. Design The MP-461 is a two-barreled break-action gun. It has two vertical chambers in its detachable chamber block. Users * – it is used by private security guards * – since June 27, 2002 is allowed as self-defense weapon for civil population * ...
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IZh-94
The IZh-94 (also known as MP-94) is a Russian double-barreled shotgun. History IZh-94 was designed in 1992 as a successor to the IZh-27. In September 2008, all Izhevsk Mechanical Plant firearms were renamed and IZh-94 got the name MP-94 (Mechanical Plant-94). Design IZh-94 is an over and under hammerless shotgun, with one barrel above the other. The barrels are detachable. The weapon based on the design of IZh-27M shotgun It has a walnut or beech stock and fore-end. All variants of IZh-94 have iron sights and scope base for optical sight is available. Variants * IZh-94 (''ИЖ-94'') - smoothbore shotgun * IZh-94 "Sever" (''ИЖ-94 " Север"'') - combination gun, .20 gauge barrel over 5.6 mm rifled barrel ( .22 LR, .22 WMR or 5.6×39mm) * IZh-94 "Taiga" (''ИЖ-94 " Тайга"'') - combination gun, .12 gauge barrel (.12/70mm or .12/76 mm Magnum) over 7.62 mm caliber rifled barrel ( 7.62×39mm, .308 Winchester or 7.62×54mmR) * IZh-94 "Express" (''ИЖ-94 "Эк ...
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IZh-81
The IZh-81 (''ИЖ-81'') is a Russian pump-action shotgun Pump action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by moving a sliding handguard on the gun's forestock. When shooting, the sliding forend is pulled rearward to eject any expended cartridge and typically to cock the hammer or s .... History In 1990s and even in year 2000 IZh-81 was the most common shotgun in Private security company, private security companies in Russia. In 1997, work began on creating a semi-automatic shotgun based on the design of IZh-81. In 1998, first MP-151 shotgun was made. After tests and trials, in 1999 this shotgun was presented at the "IWA & OutdoorClassics, IWA-99" arms exhibition in Nuremberg. However, only 100 MP-151 were made before its production was discontinued.Александр Калугин, Марат Сибиряков. Самозарядки "Ижмеха": от замысла до производства // журнал "Калашников. Оружие. ...
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