Rich and long-term experience, excellent management, highly skilled personnel, well equipped production lines, good feeling of the market, Customers’ thrust and recognition – all this combined is ARSENAL 2000 JSCo, Kazanlak - the biggest Company from the Bulgarian Defence Industry Association and a distinguished multi-functional infra-structural Company with a leading position in the National Economics and traditions in design, production, engineering and trade of military and civilian products.
ARSENAL 2000 JSCo has more than a 148-year-long history. It was established in 1878 in the town of Rousse as the first factory meant to serve the newly created Bulgarian Army. In 1924, due to some strategic considerations it was transferred to Kazanlak by law of the National Assembly.
Nowadays, the activities of ARSENAL 2000 JSCo. are:
- design, manufacturing and trade of small arms and artillery armaments, ammunition, primers, powders, charges, pyrotechnic products, hunting and sport weapons and ammunition, cemented carbide tools, tips and inserts, casting, forging etc.;
- engineering activity.
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