Vyatskiye Polyany Machine-Building Plant

Vyatskiye Polyany Machine-Building Plant
Open joint-stock company
Industry Firearms
Founded 1940
Headquarters Vyatskiye Polyany, Russia
Parent Rostec
Website Official website Edit this at Wikidata

Vyatskiye Polyany Molot Machine-Building Plant (Russian: Вятско-Полянский машиностроительный завод) is a Russian company based in Vyatskiye Polyany. The plant manufactures rifles and shotguns, and is a subsidiary of Rostec.[1] It is one of the largest companies in Kirov Oblast.[2]

Molot was established in 1940, and was originally based in Zagorsk, Moscow Oblast. It was the main manufacturer of the PPSh-41 submachine gun.[3] In 1941 the plant was evacuated to Vyatskiye Polyany with its workers, including G. S. Shpagin and N. F. Makarov, designer of the eponymous Makarov pistol.[3] In the 1950s the plant manufactured the Vyatka motor scooter.[4]

In the 1990s the company diversified by launching a line of sports and hunting weapons.[3] Rifles manufactured in the Molot plant are exported to the United States under the VEPR brand.[5]

The company entered bankruptcy proceedings in 2012; as of 2017 it is being controlled by a bankruptcy managing company.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Vyatskiye Polyany Molot Machine-Building Plant Open Joint-Stock Company". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "«Молот» пойдет с молотка". Коммерсантъ (Н.Новгород). 2 July 2017. p. 8. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "История ОАО ВПМЗ «Молот»". Molot.biz. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "The classic scooters made by Soviet Union". Trussty.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Molot shows why we need to import all the things from Russia". Guns.com. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "BREAKING: Russian "Molot" is Bankrupt and will be Sold". The Firearm Blog. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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