 The former building of Arsenal, Erika tänav 14 | |
| Predecessor | Arsenal (1910 as 'Russian Admiralty Arsenal') |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1910 1994 (post-Soviet occupation) |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Fate | Liquidation |
| Headquarters | , |
| Services | Arms Manufacturing |
| Website | e-arsenal |
E-Arsenal was an Estonian arms manufacturing company operating in Tallinn from 1994 to 2012. [1]
In 1910, the electromechanic company Russian Admiralty Arsenal (Estonian: Vene Admiraliteedi Arsenal) was founded. [1]
In 1920, the company was renamed to Arsenal. After the Second World War, Arsenal factories housed a Soviet weapons factory. Aleksander Silberg became the head of Arsenal until 1925. [2]
In 1926, the Arsenal Submachine gun was designed and produced by Arsenal. [3] The Arsenal Crossley (M 27/28) armored car was produced from 1926 to 1928, the engines being produced by Crossley Motors, and 13 being assembled in the Arsenal factory and used in the Estonian Army. [4] [5] Arsenal also had a prototype of the Arsenal Tallinn M1938, which never saw mass production due to the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states.
From 1994 to 2009, a new state-owned company was founded on the foundations of Arsenal, and the company was owned by the Ministry of Defense. [1] In 2009, the company was renamed E-Arsenal. [6]
In 2012, the Ministry of Defense liquidated E-Arsenal. [7]
A shopping center, Arsenal Centre (Estonian: Arsenali Keskus), was opened in Põhja-Tallinn on Erika Street in 2016, in the former Arsenal building. [8]
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