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75-397: In 2013, it merged with Izhmsh to form Kalashnikov Concern . 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,

150-466: A section automatic weapon or light support weapon ( LSW ), is a man-portable automatic firearm attached to infantry squads or sections as a source of rapid direct firepower . Weapons fulfilling this role can be light machine guns , or modified selective-fire rifles fitted with a heavier barrel , bipod and a belt / drum -fed design. Squad automatic weapons usually fire the same cartridge (though heavier- bullet variants are preferred) as

225-591: A 40% record yearly increase in weapons production for domestic needs and for export and also completed one licensed production agreement. The Concern reported in May 2023 that it had achieved a 10-year record in weapons deliveries during the first quarter of the year and that it has established a drone production unit. It was reported in late August 2023 that the production of 9K121 Vikhr , Strela and Kitolov missiles rose almost 1.5 fold. The company said in January 2024 that

300-755: 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

375-720: A decline in demand and competition with overseas firearm manufacturers. As a result, Izhmash created the Saiga semi-automatic rifle , and started producing the Tigr , a civilian version of the SVD which was created back in the 1970s, in batches. Izhmash also expanded to the Western market, which was extremely successful, especially with the Saiga. Izhmash also created two new sniper rifles, the SV-98 and

450-535: A gun designer. In 1947, Kalashnikov created his assault rifle , the 7.62×39mm AK-47 . The AK-47 became the standard rifle of the Soviet Army in the same year, and later grew popular around the world. The AK-47 gave the plant fame and newer potential in the arms industry . The plant also created newer hunting weapons based out of the Mosin–Nagant rifle as well as sporting weapons. These sporting weapons helped

525-476: A leading global small arms manufacturer. Izhmash was later reestablished through assets consolidation by 2012. As a result, there was a threefold increase in profits and a 10% cut in costs. In 2011, Izhmash increased the utilization rate of modern multipurpose equipment from 20% to 70%. The effect from the efforts to enhance production performance amounts to ₽ 100 million. On 13 August 2013, Izhmash and Izhmekh (formerly Izhevsk Mechanical Plant) merged , with

600-676: A lighter experimental 4.85mm cartridge, they were forced to redesign the weapon to take the 5.56mm NATO cartridge. The L85 IW ( Individual Weapon ) was the rifle version and was designed to replace the 9mm L2 Sterling SMG and 7.62mm L1A1 SLR Rifle . The L86 LSW ( Light Support Weapon ) was the automatic rifle version and was intended to replace the L4 BREN gun and supplement the FN MAG general-purpose machine gun , replacing it at section level. Teething problems, low quality parts, poor ergonomic design and an inability to be wielded left-handed made

675-545: A long-term master plan for further comprehensive development of the arsenal. Due to the proximity of the ironworks, the armory was supposed to be built on the bank of the Izh River , which immediately solved the problem of raw material supply. Deryabin employed Russian and Udmurtian agricultural workers living in the city. At that time, agricultural workers had to settle in the arsenal and work there. Neighboring settlements were exempt from this rule, but they had to provide

750-446: A multi-level management system, high overheads and doubled up functions. The combined liability of Izhmash in early 2011 was ₽ 19 billion. The use of the existing modern equipment hardly exceeded 20%. As a result, Rostec took control of Izhmash and started restructuring and consolidating the company in 2011. According to Rostec, one of the objectives was to retain its research, industrial and human resources and turn Izhmash into

825-602: A rapid pace for the Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars , mainly in the French invasion of Russia , even though construction of the armory had not been finished yet. During the first four years, the factory produced 2,000 long guns. In 1814, the output grew up to 10,000 guns and almost 2,500 backswords. By 1830, the armory achieved the desired annual output of 25,000 long guns and 5,000 backswords. Starting in

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900-626: A team of four men and, although excellent in the defence, were not suited to manoeuvre warfare. Another pioneering weapon in this role was the Browning automatic rifle (BAR). Introduced late in World War I , it remained in front-line service into the Vietnam War . Intended originally as an automatic rifle capable of delivering suppressing " walking fire " in the advance, the BAR came to be used in

975-536: A wide range of civilian and military weapons including assault rifles , sniper rifles , designated marksman rifles , machine guns , squad automatic weapons , hunting rifles , shotguns , guided artillery projectiles, and a wide range of other precision weapons including remote controlled weapon stations , unmanned vehicles and military robots . The Kalashnikov Concern produces about 95% of all small arms in Russia and supplies to more than 27 countries around

1050-532: Is developing new business lines that include remote weapon stations, unmanned aerial and ground vehicles, and multi-functional special-purpose boats. On 10 June 1807 by the decree of the Emperor of All Russias Alexander I a firearms factory was established in the city of Izhevsk , the construction and operation of which was headed by the chief mining engineer of the city ironworks Andrey Deryabin. Architects, Semyon Yemelyanovich Dudin and Andrey Deryabin developed

1125-595: The Baltic Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy . In 1835, the armory transferred cold steel production of swords and lances to Zlatoust , focusing mainly on firearm production. In 1844, the armory started upgrading current guns into more rapid firing percussion muskets. The armory also started using the caplock mechanism for its products in 1845. During the Crimean War , Izhevsk supplied

1200-607: The Colt Canada Light Support Weapon ) as their squad automatic weapon. All other branches use the FN Minimi for this role. The Russian support weapon concept was designed around providing one standard cartridge that could be used by the clip-fed rifle ( SKS ), magazine-fed assault rifle ( AK-47 ) and belt-fed light machine gun ( RPD ). The SKS and RPD were dropped as being less effective than hoped. The RPK, with its magazine and parts commonality with

1275-714: The FN Mag -derived L7. The most common squad automatic weapons in use today are derived from two basic patterns: the Kalashnikov-based RPK or the purpose-designed FN Minimi . The People's Liberation Army initially used the Type 56 LMG as the primary light machine gun to replace all of its obsolete WW2 LMGs. After the Sino-Vietnamese War , the PLA adopted the drum-fed Type 81 LMG for high mobility, which

1350-609: The Imperial Russian Army with over 6,000 of the No. 15 17.7mm muskets. In 1809, the arsenal produced rifles , muskets , carbines , and flint explosives for cavalry units. It also produced pistols and gun parts and remelted trophy weapons. During the Napoleonic Wars , especially during the French invasion of Russia , firearms were quickly produced for the Russian army, even though the arsenal had not been finished yet. In

1425-572: The Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant (Russian: Иже́вский машинострои́тельный Заво́д (ИЖМАШ) , romanized : Izhévsky mashinostroítelny Zavod (IZhMASh) ; Udmurt : Ижкар машиналэсьтонъя завод (ИЖМАШ) ), is a Russian defense manufacturing concern and joint-stock company headquartered in the city of Izhevsk in the Republic of Udmurtia as well as the capital city of Moscow. The concern designs and produces

1500-562: The Khamovniki District in the capital city of Moscow. JSC "Kalashnikov Concern" is composed of the two largest firearm manufacturers in Izhevsk : JSC "Kalashnikov Concern" divides its firearm products into three brands. JSC "Kalashnikov Concern" has four subsidiaries : Vladimir Grodetsky, who headed Izhmash NPO since 1996 as general director left the bureau in 2011. He was later replaced by Maxim Kuzyuk , who left

1575-754: The M2 Browning or the DShK ) which fire more powerful cartridges but are also crew-served and typically also require a mounting platform to be operable. One of the first weapons used in this role was the Madsen machine gun . Although limited in today's terms, the Madsen was introduced in an era when the standard infantry rifle was a bolt-action repeater with fixed magazines reloaded with single rounds or chargers ; sustained rapid fire with these weapons could be maintained only for very short periods of time. The Madsen

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1650-687: The MG36 was never adopted by the German Army as the differences and benefits to the G36 were seen as marginal, resulting in the order being cancelled. The 5.56mm NATO MG4 is the standard platoon-level support weapon of the German Army, adopted in 2005. The 7.62mm NATO MG5 resembles the MG4 and is the new general-purpose machine gun of the German Army, adopted in 2015. In the 1980s the Italian military considered

1725-619: The Mosin–Nagant rifle. The IGSF also started using DC generators to produce electricity to illuminate the plant as well as to power the machines. The IGSF was the only Russian enterprise that produced firearms for all branches of the Russian military. Thanks to the IGSF, Izhevsk became a large industrial center in Russia. During the First World War , IGSF supplied the Imperial Russian Army with over 1.4 million new rifles and approximately 188,000 remelted shoulder weapons. Prior to

1800-628: The RPK and L86 ) are modified assault rifles or battle rifles (e.g. FN FAL 50.41 and M14A1 ) that may have increased ammunition capacity and heavier barrels to withstand continued fire and will almost always have a bipod. In the case of some assault rifles, such as the H&;K G36 or Steyr AUG , the SAW is simply the standard rifle with a few parts replaced. However, the Austrian Army, though issuing

1875-613: The Remington Spartan 453 ). 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. 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 . Kalashnikov Concern JSC Kalashnikov Concern (Russian: Конце́рн Кала́шников , romanized : Kontsérn Kaláshnikov , IPA: [kɐnˈt͡sɛrn kɐˈɫaʂnʲɪkəf] ; Udmurt : Сюлмаськон Калашников ), known until 2013 as

1950-480: The Russian Imperial Army with 130,000 rifles, with a third of them grooved. By 1857, 50 years after the creation of the armory, over 670,000 flintlock firearms, over 220,000 percussion firearms, over 58 thousand rifles , as well as a plentiful number of swords and lances were produced. In 1867, the armory was reorganized into a lease and a private commercial enterprise. At this time, the armory

2025-539: The Russian Revolution , the IGSF took leading positions of the Russian defense industry in terms of manufacturing and manpower capacity. By 1917, about 34,000 people worked at IGSF. In 1918, a design bureau was established in the IGSF. 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

2100-615: The Soviet Armed Forces . Since Operation Barbarossa left the Soviet Union in a very desperate position, the plant produced as many firearms as it was physically capable of, more firearms than its lifespan for 92 years prior. From 1941 to 1942, the plant set up mass production of Vasily Degtyarev 's PTRD anti-tank rifle , Sergei Simonov 's PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle, the Berezin UB aircraft machine gun armament,

2175-832: The Soviet Union 's team to win shooting competitions in European championships and the Summer Olympic Games numerous times. Kalashnikov later designed newer firearms: the AKM and the AK-74 assault rifle, the RPK light machine gun , and the PK belt-fed machine gun. These firearms helped contribute to greater firepower for the Soviet Army as well as numerous nations that had imported them. Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant gun designer Yevgeny Dragunov also help contribute to

2250-486: The assault rifles or battle rifles carried by other members of the unit. This reduces logistical requirements by making it only necessary to supply one type of service ammunition to a unit. These weapons are light enough to be carried and operated by one infantryman, unlike medium machine guns (such as the M1919 Browning ) that require a crew to operate at full effectiveness; or heavy machine guns (such as

2325-472: The caplock mechanism for its products in 1845. During the Crimean War , Izhevsk supplied the Russian Imperial Army with 130,000 rifles, with a third of them grooved. By 1857, 50 years after the creation of the armory, over 670,000 flintlock firearms, over 220,000 percussion firearms, over 58 thousand rifles , as well as a plentiful number of swords and lances were produced. When the methods of high-quality steel production were well mastered, Izhevsk became

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2400-536: 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), 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,

2475-435: The 1830s, the armory started manufacturing "Gartung" short rifles, "Phalis" breech-loading rifles, and boarding guns for the Baltic Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy . In 1835, the armory transferred cold steel production of swords and lances to Zlatoust , focusing mainly on firearm production. In 1844, the armory started upgrading current guns into more rapid firing percussion muskets. The armory also started using

2550-648: The 37mm Shpitalny Sh-37 and Nudelman-Suranov NS-37 aircraft guns, and sniper rifles with optic sights, along with the TT pistol and the Nagant M1895 revolver . A total of 11,450,000 rifles and carbines were produced in the plant, exceeding all the combined German firearm manufacturers' outputs of 10.3 million. Besides firearms, the plant also produced over 15,000 aircraft guns and over 130,000 anti-tank weapons . On 20 July 1942, Plant No. 622 separated itself from Plant No. 74, using equipment transferred from

2625-486: The 9mm IMI MP2 Uzi and Heckler & Koch MP5 . The end of the Cold War and the reunification of Germany in 1990 forced everyone to scramble for a cheap alternative. The G36 family was created from a proof-of-concept prototype rechambered to fire the 5.56mm NATO cartridge. It is composed of an assault rifle (G36), light machine gun (MG36), assault carbine (G36K), and PDW (G36C). Though produced, presented and ordered,

2700-626: The M60. Initially the contenders were built around a new intermediate cartridge, but the problems with approval for a new third American-backed standard NATO cartridge forced its abandonment. The program then selected between the control group weapons: the FN Minimi (XM249) and Heckler & Koch HK 23 (XM262) chambered for the improved 5.56mm SS109 round. The FN Minimi was adopted as the M249 because it could optionally fire from magazines from an integral magazine port rather than requiring an exchange of parts in

2775-621: The PM, were based on the famous AK series, due to its reliability to endure harsh conditions, low production costs, availability in nearly every geographical region, and ease of use. As of 2018, 26% of the Concern's shares belong to Rostec , while 74% of the company belongs to private investors ( Alexey Krivoruchko and Andrei Bokarev). The Concern contains three firearm brands: "Kalashnikov" (combat and civilian weapons), "Baikal" (hunting and civilian guns), and "Izhmash" (sporting rifles). The concern

2850-546: The Russian Imperial Army, notably the "Krnk" and " Berdan " type rifles. The Berdan rifle, designed by American firearm expert and inventor Hiram Berdan , became the standard-issue rifle of the Imperial Russian Army in 1870. The Berdan rifle was the most produced firearm of the plant at the time as well, allowing Russia to approach the European industrial empires' level of armaments. In 1884,

2925-575: The SA80 suite unpopular. The magazine-fed L86 was found to not be as capable of sustained fire as a belt-fed system so it was initially supplemented by the L110A1 FN Minimi and then replaced by it. The L86's role was then changed to that of a designated marksman rifle . In United States usage, the M249 light machine gun is commonly referred to as the squad automatic weapon or SAW. In the 1970s

3000-554: The SV-99, which had a more enhanced fire precision than the regular SVD, for special units of the Russian Armed Forces . Despite the success, by 2008, Izhmash was composed of numerous enterprises that were on the verge of bankruptcy. The Russian state corporation , Rostekhnologii (Russian Technologies, now Rostec), revealed the poor state Izhmash was in by 2010. Only 32 companies of Izhmash were actually operating with

3075-623: The Stena special vehicles begun in July 2024. On 22 July 2024, the company claimed that production of military and civilian goods has increased by 50% during the first half of the year. On 3 October 2024, the company reported that it is ramping up the production of aircraft guns because of a multiple growth of order volumes. On 22 November 2024, the company stated that it had completed the 2024 state order for small arms ahead of schedule. JSC "Kalashnikov Concern" has its headquarters in city of Izhevsk and

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3150-569: The Steyr AUG rifle, does not issue the HBAR (heavy barrel) variant. Instead, the 7.62mm caliber MG74, a derivative of WW2-era German MG 42 , is issued. Light machine guns , either belt-fed or magazine-fed, may be used as squad automatic weapons, as may general-purpose machine guns ; for example, during most of the Cold War period, the standard squad automatic weapon in the British Army was

3225-674: The United States began realizing that it might have to fight a conflict in the deserts and mountains of the Middle East or Near East rather than the jungles of Asia or forests of Europe and Eurasia. The Squad Automatic Weapon program was designed to create an intermediate weapon between the M16 rifle and M60 machine gun . It would have to fire tracer ammunition out to a visible range of 800 meters or more, be capable of accurate high-volume sustained fire, and be lighter and more reliable than

3300-529: The appointment of Alexei Krivoruchko, its new shareholder, as CEO of the Kalashnikov Concern, replacing Konstantin Busygin. He took up his duties on 31 January 2014. According to the interlocutor of the agency, since 2011, this is the fourth change of the general director at the enterprise. In August 2021 Vladimir Lepin was appointed Kalashnikov Concern CEO in place of Dmitry Tarasov. Although

3375-589: The armory exceeded both the armories of Tula and Sestroretsk . Later, when the methods of high-quality steel production were well mastered, Izhevsk became the source of gun barrels and barrel receivers for Russian plants. For example, armory enterprises in Tula used annually up to 360,000 barrels from the armory at Izhevsk . In 1884, the plant was later returned to the state and became Izhevsk Gun and Steel Factories (IGSF). In 1885, IGSF started manufacturing hunting weapons and tools. In 1891, IGSF started mass-producing

3450-487: The arsenal was under construction in 1807, production of weapons immediately started: mainly long guns , pistols , and backswords . One notable long gun the arsenal made was the No. 15 17.7mm muskets, of which 6,000 of them were supplied to the Imperial Russian Army . The arsenal later manufactured rifles, muskets , carbines , and flint blunderbusses for cavalry in 1809. The venture also produced pistols and gun parts and remelted trophy weapons. Firearms were produced at

3525-400: The arsenal with carts, horses and harnesses. Deryabin also hired foreign arsenal experts to train Russian craftsmen; in 1807 the arsenal produced seven long guns , five pistols and six backswords . The first weapons developed by the armory were the No. 15 17.7mm muskets , produced in the autumn of 1807. In 1808, the musket was later mass-produced for infantry equipping. The plant supplied

3600-502: The base AK-47, was more effective. It replaced the RPD as soon as manufacturing techniques allowed it to be mass-produced. The SA80 program was designed to create a family of light assault weapons that had a commonality of parts, could use the same ammunition and magazines, and would replace the UK military's collection of submachine guns, rifles, and light machine guns. Originally designed around

3675-402: The bureau in June 2012. Alexander Kosov was later appointed as a temporary general director of the bureau from June to December. In December 2012, Konstantin Busygin was appointed general director of Izhmash. Busygin was later responsible for transformation of Izhmash and Izhmekh into the JSC "Kalashnikov" Concern, of which he became CEO. On 30 January 2014, Rostec 's supervisory board approved

3750-430: The civilian production output by 50% and the firearms production by 9% at comparison with the same period of 2023 and also raised revenues by 37% and started to supply upgraded AK-12 assault rifles of the 2023 model. In the next month, the Concern reportedly started supplies of the civilian electrically-powered and VTOL Legionnaire drone which is used for cargo delivery, terrain sensing and video monitoring. Supplies of

3825-407: The concern's civilian firearms , the concern was forced to rethink its marketing strategy. The concern opened five new markets and started selling its civilian firearms to ten new foreign countries, which helped the concern make up for its losses. In the same year, Kalashnikov Concern has presented "Strategy 2020", which includes technical re-equipment and production modernization. When implemented,

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3900-398: The conversion of the IGSF into a Chief Designer Bureau, as well as the adoption and production of several new models of firearms: a modified Mosin–Nagant rifle design of 1891/1930, the battle rifle AVS-36 , made by Sergei Simonov , and the SVT-38 self-loading rifle and the TT pistol , made by Fedor Tokorev . This gave rise to a flow line method of production. In 1938, the conveyor belt

3975-543: The evacuated mechanical plants at Tula and Podolsk . During the war, the plant manufactured more than 1 million pistols and 200,000 anti-tank rifles. Plant No. 622 would later be renamed as the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant , or simply, Izhmekh. After World War II , the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant later recovered the production of its civilian arms and transportation. The plant also hired war veteran and ex-tank driver and mechanic, Mikhail T. Kalashnikov , after noticing his submachine gun design that gave him distinction as

4050-404: The field like the HK23. The Infantry automatic rifle program was launched by the United States Marine Corps in 2005. Its task was to find a replacement for the heavy and cumbersome M249 SAW that was serving as the Squad Automatic weapon in a fireteam at the time. Two of the weapons in the competition were the FN SCAR HAMR and a slightly modified HK416 . The weapon chosen to replace the M249

4125-417: The first four years, the factory produced 2,000 long-barreled guns; in 1814, production increased to 10,000 guns and 2,500 swords; by 1830, desired annual output was 25,000 long-barreled guns and 5,000 backswords. Between 1811 and 1816, ten stone factory buildings, several wooden buildings and the main tower-like building of the arsenal were constructed. In 1817, the construction of the main arsenal building

4200-416: The government contracts for sniper rifles had increased by 8 times in the past year. It was also said that the production of "special equipment" increased by 45% in 2023 and the production of combat pistols by 5 times. The company reported in February 2024 that the production of drones has increased by 60% since 2022. Kalashnikov reported in May 2024 that during the first quarter of the year it had increased

4275-405: The idea of adopting a heavy-barrelled magazine-fed 5.56mm automatic rifle. It was to accompany the 5.56mm Beretta AR70/90 assault rifle and supplement the 7.62mm MG 42/59 general purpose machine gun. A rethinking of the concept led to their adoption of the belt-fed FN Minimi instead. The Netherlands Marine Corps is the only part of the Dutch military to use the LOAWNLD (an updated version of

4350-438: The light machine gun role. During World War II , as the importance of having a source of mobile automatic fire increased, the number of BARs in a unit also increased, until in some units it represented 1 in 4 of the weapons present in a squad. During its long service in the US military, it was pivotal in the evolution of U.S. fireteam tactics and doctrine that continues to the present day. Modern squad automatic weapons (such as

4425-433: The most produced rifles in mass-produced military bolt-action rifles in history, the Nagant is also used in every war from the time it was developed to the modern day. The rifle was produced from both the Imperial period and the Soviet era , with military production concluded in 1965, but production for civilian use is continued to the modern day. In addition to the Mosin–Nagant rifle, Belgian industrialist Léon Nagant , who

4500-408: The new concern named Kalashnikov Concern. Thanks to the merger, Kalashnikov Concern is Russia's largest and most important arms manufacturer . In July 2014, Kalashnikov Concern was sanctioned by the United States and the European Union as a result of the Russian annexation of Crimea and Russian military intervention in Ukraine . Since Europe and the United States were the largest customers of

4575-538: 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 IZh-41. In 1980s plant began production of IZh-38 and IZh-40 air guns , since 1989 - IZh-46 air pistols . After

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4650-424: The plant was returned to the state and became Izhevsk Gun and Steel Factories (IGSF). In 1885, IGSF started manufacturing hunting weapons and tools. In 1891, IGSF started mass-producing the Mosin–Nagant bolt-action military rifle in a development of nine years, based on the design of the 1898 Mauser rifle (Gewehr 98) with new unique features such as a push feed recessed bolt head. In addition to being one of

4725-426: The plant's fame by creating his SVD sniper rifle . Designed in 1963 and based out of sporting rifles, the SVD became the squad support weapon for the Soviet Army in the same year as well as starting a new trend of semi-automatic sniper rifles . In 1975, the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant changed its name to the Izhmash Industrial Association. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union , Izhmash struggled with

4800-425: The project will qualitatively improve production technology and greatly reduce running costs and energy consumption while also improving working conditions and overall productivity. On 9 February 2017, Rostec's management board gave permission to transfer Kalashnikov Concern to private investors. As of now, Rostec owns 26% of the concern while private investors own 74%. In 2022, the Concern had reportedly achieved

4875-401: The same year. The IGSF required more highly trained personnel in order to accommodate new production and to work on newer machines. Thus, by 1929, IGSF-bound personnel had to be trained at the Izhevsk Technical School. In 1930, a new open-hearth furnace was put into operation and in-house production of machines at the factory was launched. More re-organization took place in the 1930s, including

4950-452: The source of gun barrels and barrel receivers for Russian plants. For example, armory enterprises in Tula used annually up to 360,000 barrels from the armory at Izhevsk . In 1867, the armory was reorganized into a lease and a private commercial enterprise. At this time, the armory were renovated and it was equipped with steam-engines, new machines, and an open-hearth furnace. This allowed the armory to produce more breech-loading weapons for

5025-414: The world, making it the largest firearm manufacturer in Russia. Notable products include the Kalashnikov (AK) assault rifle series , the RPK light machine gun series, the Dragunov SVD semi-automatic sniper rifle , the SKS semi-automatic carbine , the Makarov PM pistol , the Saiga-12 shotgun , and the submachine guns Vityaz-SN and PP-19 Bizon . These firearms, except for the SVD, SKS and

5100-423: Was a co-inventor of, developed the Nagant M1895 revolver . The revolver has a unique "gas-seal" system that provides a boost to muzzle velocity as well as make the weapon suppressed . The sidearm, like the Nagant rifle, was produced in the Soviet era as well, and was mass-produced and used widespread. On 23 August 2018, Kalashnikov Concern introduced a new electric car prototype, the CV-1. Its exterior design

5175-645: Was based on the rare 1970s Soviet large family car IZh 2125 "Kombi". The range on one charge was claimed to be 350 km. Alongside the reveal of the CV-1, Kalashnikov also showed a prototype for the UV-4 4-door electric quadricycle , with a taxi variant being revealed in August 2019. The UV-4 was shown again in patent images later in November 2021, this time along with a 3-wheel, 2-door vehicle based on it. Kalashnikov USA 56°50′15″N 53°10′57″E  /  56.83750°N 53.18250°E  / 56.83750; 53.18250 Squad automatic weapon A squad automatic weapon ( SAW ), also known as

5250-459: Was capable of fully automatic fire; despite having only limited magazine capacity, this was still more than that of the infantry rifle, and it was of the quick change detachable box magazine type. Though over 100 years old, the Madsen is still in limited use today. The standard machine guns of this era were of the Maxim type. Used by the British, Germans, and the Russians, these weapons were bulky, heavy, tripod-based, and water-cooled, they required

5325-409: Was completed. This four-story building was one of the first multi-storey industrial buildings in Russia. The production process was multi-layered, starting with rough preparatory work (on the lower floors) and ending with the assembly of weapons (on the upper floors). Starting in the 1830s, the armory started manufacturing "Gartung" short rifles, "Phalis" breech-loading rifles, and boarding guns for

5400-455: Was implemented into the assembly of gun barrels and other parts, greatly increasing the production rate of firearms for the Soviet Army . In 1933, a New Design Bureau, "BNK", was established at the factory to develop and modify firearms. Today, the bureau is named the "Armory Design Center" (KOC). In the bureau's lifetime, about 300 models of small-arms, air ordnance, sport, hunting weapons, and other types of equipment were developed, most of which

5475-504: Was in series production at the plant. In 1939, the main plant of the IGSF, Plant No. 180,was split into two independent enterprises: Metallurgical Plant No. 71 and Engineering Plant No. 74, which manufactured weapons. Engineering Plant No. 74 would later be renamed the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant, or simply, Izhmash. During World War II , Engineering Plant No. 74 served as the main firearm manufacturer for

5550-451: Was later replaced by QJB-95 since the adoption of QBZ-95. However, the PLA changed back to belt-fed QJB-201 light machine guns since 2021. West Germany's original plan in the late 1980s was to adopt the new 5.56mm Heckler & Koch G41 assault rifle (a variant of the HK33) to replace the 7.62mm Heckler & Koch G3 battle rifle and the 4.7mm Heckler & Koch G11 carbine to replace

5625-446: Was retrofitted and equipped with steam-engines, new machines, and an open-hearth furnace. This allowed the armory to produce more breech-loading weapons for the Russian Imperial Army, notably the "Krnk" and " Berdan " type rifles. The Berdan rifle was the most widely produced firearm at the plant during the time as well, indirectly allowing Russia to approach the European industrial empires' level of armaments. By 1870, production rate at

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