| Submit your comments on this article |
| Europe |
| Head of Russian arms manufacturer murdered in Moscow |
| 2003-06-06 |
| Terrorism, gang violence or business dispute, just another normal day in Moscow. Igor Klimov, acting head of Almaz Antei concern, was murdered in the center of Moscow on Friday morning. He was out walking his dog. No word on if the dog is a suspect. Sources at city police headquarters told Interfax that Klimov was shot dead by a revolver with a silencer near his house by an unidentified man in camouflage. Klimov died of a gunshot wound to the chest at the scene, while the shooter escaped after dropping his weapon. Professional hit, not that there is a shortage of pro's in Russia. A special operation to trace and capture the attacker has been launched. Almaz-Antei was formed in 2002 under a presidential decree. It is Russia's biggest designer and manufacturer of air and space defense weapons. It is responsible for developing air defense systems relying on the S-300 medium-range surface-to-air missile, and the Buk-M1-2, Tor- M1, and Pechora short range surface-to-air missiles. Maybe he should have hired a dog walking service? |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #6 wouldn't those have all been made into plowshares in the glorious people's soviet republic? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-06-06 21:19:05 |
| #5 The Belgian-designed M1895 Nagant was made in the USSR in 1932. It is unusual in two features: a double-action with side-gate loading, and gas seal cylinder which produced higher velocities at cost of greater complexity. Because it has no cylinder gap at firing, and because its bullet is subsonic, the Nagant is one of the few revolvers which can be suppressed. Made in peace time, it is fairly accurate. I love Google, you can find anything. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-06-06 14:15:09 |
| #4 That's one I've never heard of. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2003-06-06 13:40:52 |
| #3 The Russian 1895 Nagant revolver had a sealed chamber and was often used as a silenced weapon. |
| Posted by: buwaya 2003-06-06 12:14:53 |
| #2 "How the hell do you silence a revolver?" Another news report stated it was a homemade weapon. News reporting on types of weapons are always suspect. Revolvers are not very good to silence due to the gap between cylinder and barrel. I have heard of it being done, but you have to have very tight tolerances. Just having one on the barrel would reduce the noise, but not totally. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-06-06 11:49:18 |
| #1 How the hell do you silence a revolver? Is there some kind of revolver that I don't know about? |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2003-06-06 10:25:59 |