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Russian mechanical engineering company
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 producing enterprises of Russia. The company is named after Vasily Alekseyevich Degtyaryov (2 January 1880, Tula – 16 January 1949), a Soviet and Russian engineer who specialized in weapons design. Degtyaryov Plant is a subsidiary of High Precision Systems (Rostec).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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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 producing enterprises of Russia. The company is named after Vasily Alekseyevich Degtyaryov (2 January 1880, Tula – 16 January 1949), a Soviet and Russian engineer who specialized in weapons design.2
Founded in Kovrov in 1916, the firearms plant has been supplying Russian and Soviet armed forces with weapons ever since. Weapons such as the Degtyaryov anti-tank rifle (PTRD-41), the Degtyaryov machine gun, the Shpagin submachine gun (PPSh-41) and the Goryunov heavy machine gun (SG-43 Goryunov) were created at the plant.
In 1989 it was the fourth largest motorcycle producer in the Soviet Union.
From Wikipedia’s article on Degtyaryov Plant, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Presently the Degtyaryov Plant is producing revolvers, machine guns, aircraft guns, anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank guns and rocket systems.
KSVK 12.7 sniper rifle
PTRD-41
KPV heavy machine gun
Kord machine gun
RPD
PKM
PPSh-41
PKP Pecheneg machine gun
AEK rifle series
AGS-30
DP-64
AEK-919K "Kashtan"
RPG-7V2
SP81 flare gun
RGS-50M grenade launcher
The plant also makes a range of civilian products: motorcycles (i.e. Voskhod), mopeds, micro-tractors, sewing machines and accumulator batteries.
From Wikipedia’s article on Degtyaryov Plant, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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