The range of outward styling of guns produced under “Baikal” trade mark is represented by “Prestige”, “De Luxe”, “Exclusive”, and “Collection” classes of styling. The variety of engravings takes into account the demands of various customers and covers the wide range of prices from simple engravings made by laser to the exclusive handmade engravings.
The most gifted and talented apprentices study secrets of engraving. Engraver`s trade is ancient, honorable, difficult and unique. It requires basic knowledge in composition and painting, graphics, sculpture, classic ornament styles, as well as creative abilities and art talents. Many gifted masters are working at the enterprise - the engravers able to create the fine specimens of engraving art, such as V.Beloborodov, A.Shchenin, Y.Kropachev, Y.Blinov, A.Peredvigin. All of them are disciples and followers of Leonard Vassev. Talented painter and teacher, L.M.Vassev has exerted immense influence upon creative trends of the Izhevsk engravers. He has invented a new technique of inlaying precious metals into "dovetail" grooves and introduced method of colourful incrustation for styling the highly artistic shotguns. Particular effect on finishing the ready-made guns renders the Vassev`s in-house "frost" engraving. Today the school of gunsmithing and engraving with pride carries name of Leonard Vassev.



























