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 Dеgtyaryovа) is one of the most important weapon and vehicle producing enterprises of Russia.
[3][4] Degtyaryov Plant is a subsidiary of High Precision Systems (Rostec).
Founded in Kovrov in 1916, the firearms plant has been supplying Russian and Soviet armed forces with weapons ever since.
In 1989 it was the fourth largest motorcycle producer in the Soviet Union.
The plant also makes a range of civilian products: motorcycles (i.e. Voskhod), mopeds, micro-tractors, sewing machines and accumulator batteries.