Zastava Arms
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Native name
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Zastava oružje / Застава oружје |
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| Public limited company | |
| Industry | Arms industry |
| Founded | Kragujevac, Serbia First founded 27 October 1853 |
| Headquarters | Kragujevac, Serbia |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Milojko Brzaković (General director) |
| Products | Firearms, artillery |
| Revenue |
 €33.83 million (2013)
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-€5.02 million (2013)
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| Total assets |
 €89.51 million (2013)
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| Total equity |
€2.05 million (2013)
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| Owner | Serbian Development Fund (49.52%) Government of Serbia (47.99%) Jugobanka (bankrupt)(1.72%) Kragujevac (0.72%) |
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Number of employees
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2,189 |
| Website | www |
Zastava Arms (Serbian Cyrillic: Застава oружје) is a Serbian manufacturer of firearms and artillery, based in Kragujevac, Serbia. It was founded in 1853 when it cast its first cannons. It is the leading producer of firearms in Serbia and is a large contributor to the local defense industry. Zastava Arms produces and exports a wide variety of products to over forty countries.
The successful production of four four-pound cannons and two short howitzers on October 27, 1853 is date of foundation of Zastava Arms in Kragujevac. Between 1856 an 1860, the facilities in Kragujevac received many upgrades to its manufacturing system, eventually allowing the plant to produce weapons with full parts interchangeability. In 1878, one of the main priorities became the modernization of armaments. Serbian rifle „Piboduša“ Model 1870 Peabody became obsolete with their large 14,9mm caliber. After a research project and a competitive tender in 1879, a new model rifle was chosen as the replacement. The first domestic-made repeating rifle, a derivative of the Mauser Model 1871 bolt-action rifle, was designed in 1880 by Kosta Milovanović and was named Mauzer Milovanović M. 1880, known as "Mauser-Koka" or "Koka's Rifle", after its designer. The weapon was first manufactured in Germany and was called the Mauser-Milovanović M1878/80, cal. 10,15mm. In 1924 and 1925, the Ministry of the Interior signed contracts with FN Herstal, Belgium which allowed the production of M24 series bolt-action rifles chambered in 7.92×57mm Mauser. Factory for production of rifles and infantry ammunition was also built. The factory for production of infantry ammunition started to work on March 22, 1928 and the factory for production of rifles and ammunition was put to operation on October 15 (75th anniversary of first casting of cannons in Kragujevac). During 1930, the factory started the production of signal pistols 26 mm M 1929 on the basis of Czechoslovakian licence. In July 1936, the factory got a licence from the Czechoslovakian Zbrojovka Brno to produce light machineguns 7,9 mm M 1937.
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