it is unknown whether the future founder of the lugansk foundry, scottish engineer karl gascoin, wouldup in russia. if not for the spy scandal, gascoin became famous for his invention, the coronada rapid-fire cannon. which many armies of the world dreamed of obtaining. russia also ordered a batch of guns from gazkoin, but somehow, along with them, we also got the drawings of these same guns. gascoin was accused of gazmen and the wise russian empress catherine immediately invited the talented gunsmith to russia, concluding with him an open-ended contract for the construction of factories throughout the country. it was possible to build a plant in a sparsely populated region. they are starting to build a factory here. the lugansk plant has never changed its weapons specifications. during the patriotic war of 1812, it was one of the largest manufacturers of artillery pieces and ammunition in the empire. lermontov's famous lines about the battle of pribordino, volleys of thousands of guns merged into the drawn-out howl is just about the lugansk guns. about a quarter of all artillery partic

whether the future founder of lugansk would have ended up in russia foundry, scottish engineer karl gascoinif not for the spy scandal, gascoin would have become famous. russia also ordered a batch of guns from the state government, but somehow , along with them, we also got the drawings of these same guns. gascoin was accused of treason, and the wise russian empress catherine immediately invited the talented arms maker to russia, concluding with him an open-ended contract for the construction of factories throughout the country. building a plant in a sparsely populated region was extremely risky, it was difficult, and karl glaskoin understood this, he brought with him 12 english specialists who settled on english street, in addition, workers from closed lipetsk, olonet factories, and from kherson were transported to the future plant under construction. they come here with their families and settle here and start building a factory. the lugansk plant has never changed its weapons specifications. during the patriotic war of 1812, it was one of the largest manufacturers of artillery pieces and