The Ernst Thaelman factory in Suhl, Thueringen made what are considered by some to be the finest pre-fall-of-the-Berlin Wall Makarovs. Baikal also traded autos, trucks, various other consumer goods. These days Baikal is hardly active in any trade with the US, largely because of the Bill Clinton imposed "voluntary trade restrictions." IMEZ used the grips with Baikal on it because.well, it was all they had. This was a govermental organization that was used to market Soviet goods abroad. It is a goverment, state owned enterprise, but has the right to close its own business contracts and deals without govermental interferance.īaikal is a foreign trade organization this is similar to North China Industries (NORINCO). They produce the Makarov, PSM, various shotguns, airguns, artificial pacemakers for the heart, oil drilling equipment. IMEZ stands for Izhevskii Mechanicheskii Zavod or Izhevsk Mechanical Factory located in the city of Izhevsk near the Ural Mountains. You can usually spot these by the bifurcated triangle with circle marking. More recently, some of the Russian military Makarovs with fixed rear sights have snuck into the country with shipments of Bulgarian guns. Another variant of this is the 10-round double-stack Makarov, which was also made by Izhmech. These are recognizable by their rear adjustable target sight, "Made in Russia" and Baikal markings. First of all there are the true surplus guns, which are recognizable by their fixed rear sight and a lack of any non-cyrillic markings including "Made in Russia." Second is the Baikal and Izhmech new production Makarov. There are several versions of the Russian Makarov. If you think you have a Hungarian or Polish Makarov, check the other pistol page. * Germany (post-unification) - The Simson Suhl * Bulgaria - The Arsenal Factory and Miltex * East Germany - The Ernst Thaelman Factory * Russia - home of Nikolai Federovich Makarov To the best of our knowledge, there are only 5 countries that ever produced the Makarov: Where did Makarovs come from and what types are there? Note: Even though the links will not work in a few days for the articles I'm about to post I am posting the link anyway One reason is, it shows the respect this soon to be gone company deserves.
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