Degtyaryov Plant (Russian: ОАО Завод имени В. А. Дегтярёва, romanized: OAO Zavod imeni V. A. Degtyaryova, English: Open Joint Stock Company "V. A. Degtyaryov Plant") or ZiD (Zavod imeni Degtyaryova) is one of the most important weapon and vehicle...
Kovrov (Russian: Ковро́в) is a city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Klyazma River, a tributary of the Oka. Kovrov's population as of the 2021 Census was 132,417, down from 145,214 recorded in the 2010 Census, and further...
The PTRD-41 (Russian: Противотанковое однозарядное ружьё образца 1941 года системы Дегтярёва (ПТРД), romanized: Protivotankovoye odnozaryadnoye ruzhyo obraztsa 1941 goda sistemy Degtyaryova, lit. 'Anti-tank single-shot gun pattern 1941, Degtyaryov...
Vasily Alekseyevich Degtyaryov (Russian: Васи́лий Алексе́евич Дегтярёв; 2 January 1880, Tula – 16 January 1949, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian engineer who specialized in weapons design. He was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labour in 1940.
AK-47 (Russian: Калашников, romanized: Kalashnikov) is a 2020 Russian biographical film about the experiences of Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle. Elena Kalashnikova, the designer's daughter and a consultant to the...
The Fedorov Avtomat (also anglicized as Federov, Russian: Автома́т Фёдорова, romanized: Avtomát Fyódorova, IPA: [ɐftɐˈmat ˈfʲɵdərəvə], lit. 'Fyodorov's automatic rifle') or FA is a select-fire infantry rifle and one of the world's first operational...
The Maxim–Tokarev (sometimes shortened to MT or M-T) was the first domestic Soviet light machine gun accepted for service. It was developed from the Maxim machine gun M1910 by Fedor Tokarev.
The KSVK 12.7 (Russian: Крупнокалиберная Снайперская Винтовка Ковровская, romanized: Krupnokalibernaya Snayperskaya Vintovka Kovrovskaya, lit. 'Large-Caliber Kovrov Sniper Rifle'), also known as the Kovrov or Degtyarev sniper rifle, is a 12.7x108mm...
Hugo Schmeisser (24 September 1884 – 12 September 1953) was a German firearm developer. Schmeisser was born in Jena, Thuringia. His father, Louis Schmeisser (1848–1917), was one of the best-known weapons designers in Europe.
High Precision Systems (Russian: Высокоточные комплексы, romanized: Vysokotochnye Kompleksy) is a holding company within the Russian state-owned Rostec group involved in the defence-industry complex. It focuses on high-precision systems and weapons...