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Barnaul

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1869
Barnaul, Russia

  • manufactured by Barnaul Cartridge Plant in Russia
  • One of the first cartridge plants founded in St. Petersburg
  • originally known as “Arsenal P”
  • 1920 renamed “Factory P”
  • 1928 renamed “Factory 17”
  • World War I  provided Russians with ammo
  • 1941 factory was evacuated
  • 2009 began steel-cased with a lubricious polymer coating
    – Centaur brand
  • 2018 MKS Supply began importing Barnaul-branded ammunition
  • Barnaul Machine Tool Building Plant
    – Academy Sports Monarch name
    – Centaur brand
    – lacquer-coated Brown Bear
    – zinc-coated Silver Bear
    – brass-coated Golden Bear steel-cased