PKP Pecheneg
The connected catalog entry is built by Degtyaryov Plant and anchors the modern infantry-weapon side of this builder facet.
Sources: PKP Pecheneg referenceBuilt by archive
Degtyaryov Plant Weapon Systems
Degtyaryov Plant is a Russian defense manufacturer in Kovrov whose catalog-relevant output spans infantry weapons, grenade launchers, anti-tank munitions, and related training systems. Its archive page ties the modern plant to the Degtyaryov small-arms line and the broader Kovrov arms-industrial base.
1 weapon systemsDegtyaryov Plant is the Kovrov machine-gun plant that the company itself dates to 1916. Its official materials emphasize infantry and gun weapons, while also noting civilian production such as motorcycles and special-purpose equipment. That makes the builder profile useful for grouping the plant's cataloged systems under one sourced industrial identity.
The profile keeps the public-facing archive focused on production context rather than turning it into a conflict history page. Conflict-specific use belongs on the weapon records; the builder page is here to explain who the manufacturer is, where it is based, and why its name matters in the catalog.
Notable Systems
KORD
Rostec's IDEX 2021 coverage says the plant was demonstrating the new KORD assault rifle abroad, showing the current KORD family in the company's military line.
Sources: Rostec IDEX 2021PTRD-41
The official site names the Degtyaryov anti-tank rifle as one of the plant's notable historical weapons.
Sources: Official AboutDP machine gun
The official site lists the Degtyaryov infantry machine gun among the plant's famous historical designs.
Sources: Official AboutPPSh-41
The official site includes the Shpagin submachine gun in the plant's well-known weapons lineage.
Sources: Official AboutSG-43 Goryunov
The official site names the Goryunov heavy machine gun as part of the plant's historical production record.
Sources: Official AboutBuilder History
Plant founded in Kovrov
The official site says the machine-gun plant was founded in Kovrov in 1916, establishing the industrial base that later became Degtyaryov Plant.
Sources: Official About, Official French About
Plant is nationalized
The company's 2016 anniversary publication says the plant was nationalized in 1919 after the original pre-revolution ownership structure collapsed.
Sources: ZID Anniversary PDF
Rostec highlights KORD at IDEX 2021
Rostec reported that the plant was showing the new KORD assault rifle family at IDEX 2021, underscoring the company's current small-arms role.
Sources: Rostec IDEX 2021
Website links
Degtyaryov Plant is a long-running Russian defense manufacturer with multiple public-name variants, so this profile normalizes the English and transliterated spellings under one catalog facet. The plant's official English/French pages are sparse but authoritative for founding, product scope, and address; the anniversary PDF and sanctions/reference listings fill in the historical and legal-name context. No separately sourced geocode was added, so headquartersLocation is intentionally omitted.
Builder Sources
- Official AboutPublisher: V.A. Degtyarev Plant | Note: Supports the official English-language company description, the 1916 Kovrov founding claim, and the plant's infantry and gun-weapon production context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Official French AboutPublisher: V.A. Degtyarev Plant | Note: Supports the current company description, the 1916 founding statement, and the list of current military and civilian product lines including KORD-branded infantry weapons, grenade launchers, rocket launchers, anti-tank munitions, training systems, motorcycles, and special-purpose equipment. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Official ContactsPublisher: V.A. Degtyarev Plant | Note: Supports the public contact address at 4 Truda st., Kovrov 601900 Vladimir region, Russia. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- ZID Anniversary PDFPublisher: V.A. Degtyarev Plant | Note: Supports the plant's 2016 centenary publication and the historical claim that the factory was nationalized in 1919 after its original 1916 founding. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Rostec IDEX 2021Publisher: Rostec | Note: Supports Rostec's report that Degtyaryov Plant was demonstrating the KORD assault rifle family at IDEX 2021 and confirms the plant's current small-arms role. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- GUR war sanctions listingPublisher: Government of Ukraine GUR | Note: Supports the legal-name and alias normalization for Joint-Stock Company V.A. Degtyarev Plant / Degtyaryov Plant / ZiD, the Kovrov address, and the statement that the company sits within the Rostec structure. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Degtyaryov Plant entrance imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the builder image provenance and licensing context; the Commons file page licenses the photo under CC BY-SA 3.0 and depicts the Degtyaryov Plant frontage in Kovrov. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- PKP Pecheneg referencePublisher: Modern Firearms | Note: Supports the PKP Pecheneg as a Degtyaryov Plant-linked product reference for the builder profile's notable-systems section. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Category
Infantry Weapons
Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.
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