Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (,
Izhevsky Mekhanchesky Zavod) or
IZHMEKH (ИЖМЕХ) was a major firearms manufacturer founded in
Izhevsk in 1942 for manufacturing
small arms. After the end of
World War II it continued producing firearms, both for military and hunting applications, and later high-tech weapons and civilian machinery. After the
Dissolution of the Soviet Union the range of civilian products was greatly expanded, but firearms were still its major production. Baikal firearms can still be bought from
Remington under the name Ranger.