“国际狩猎和运动武器展览会(IWA)”在欧洲几乎成了兵器行业的标志。27年前开始举办的时候,只是一个小型的专业博览会,到如今,已经发展成了世界范围内狩猎和运动武器及其附品市场最重要的聚会地点。第28届展览会于2001年3月9日至12日在德国纽伦堡举行。参展的有41个国家的951个厂家,参观者有来自84个国家的15000多人,整个展厅面积达47000m~2。俄罗斯著名轻武器设计大师卡拉什尼柯夫出席了展览会。 然而,参展厂商并不感到多么乐观。例如,德国兵器工业界就是带着已经“降温”的期望跨入新世纪的。去年,整个民用武器市场不景气,影响了今年的发展。但是,不管前景如何,各厂商还是展示了不少新东西。 The International Hunting and Sporting Weapons Exhibition (IWA) has become almost a symbol of the weapons industry in Europe. When it was started 27 years ago, it was only a small professional expo. Today, it has become the most important gathering place for hunting and sporting weapons and its accessories market. The 28th exhibition was held in Nuremberg, Germany from March 9th to 12th, 2001. There were 951 manufacturers from 41 countries participating in the exhibition, and there were more than 15,000 visitors from 84 countries. The total exhibition area was 47,000m2. The famous Russian light weapons designer Kalashnikov attended the exhibition. However, exhibitors do not feel much optimistic. For example, the German arms industry has entered the new century with the expectation of “cooling down”. Last year, the entire civilian weapons market was sluggish, which affected the development of this year. However, no matter what the prospects are, various manufacturers still show a lot of new things.