Mesko
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Native name | MESKO Spółka Akcyjna |
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| joint-stock company | |
| Industry | arms industry (also gastronomy and agriculture) |
| Founded | August 25, 1924 in Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland |
| Headquarters | Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland |
Area served | worldwide |
Key people | Waldemar Skowron (chairman of the board, CEO) |
| Products | GROM, SPIKE-LR, NLPR-70, ammunition |
| Brands | MESKO, MESKO-AGD, MESKO-ROL |
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Universal electric kitchen machine EM-1 JAGA (exhibit item of the Museum of Technology, Warsaw)
Mesko – Polish company established in 1922, but acting from August 25, 1924, firstly as Państwowa Fabyka Amunicji (National Factory of the Ammunition), then Zakłady Metalowe MESKO SA. At present company produces weapon and ammunition with headquarters in Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland.
In past, the factory was the manufacturer of home appliance, as in the communist period it belonged to the "Predom" unite. Currently part of the Polish Armaments Group (Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa) concern, previously to the Bumar group.
Current products
- GROM – anti-aircraft rocket set,
- SPIKE-LR – armour-piercing rocket set,
- NLPR-70 – undirected air rocket of calibre of 70 millimetres (2.8 in) intended for fighting surface and ground purposes,
- 5.45 millimetres (0.215 in); 5.56 millimetres (0.219 in); 7.62 millimetres (0.300 in); 9 millimetres (0.35 in); 12.7 millimetres (0.50 in); 23 millimetres (0.91 in); 30 millimetres (1.2 in); 35 millimetres (1.4 in) calibers ammunition.
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Spike LR anti-tank shell
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"Grom" anti-aircraft shell
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PZR "Grom" control panel
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mesko. |
- "Konsolidacje w Grupie Bumar". Altair Agencja Lotnicza Sp. z o.o. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
- "E-RAPORT MSPO 4/2010 - RAKIETOWE MESKO". Altair Agencja Lotnicza Sp. z o.o. 2010-09-08. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
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