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Vyatskiye Polyany Machine-Building Plant

Manufacturer in Vyatskiye Polyany, Kirov Oblast, Russia

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 under the Molot-Oruzhiye (Hammer Weapon) and VEPR (Wild Boar) brands, and is a subsidiary of Rostec. It is one of the largest companies in Kirov Oblast.2 Its revenue was ₽79.4 million in 2017.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1941Founded1
  • HeadquartersVyatskiye Polyany1
  • Websitemolot-guns.ru
  • Legal formopen joint-stock company1

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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 under the Molot-Oruzhiye (Hammer Weapon) and VEPR (Wild Boar) brands, and is a subsidiary of Rostec. It is one of the largest companies in Kirov Oblast.2

The story

Molot was established in 1940, and was originally based in Zagorsk, Moscow Oblast. It was the main manufacturer of the PPSh-41 submachine gun. 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. In the 1950s the plant manufactured the Vyatka motor scooter.

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

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

From Wikipedia’s article on Vyatskiye Polyany Machine-Building Plant, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

Military weapon

Anti-tank guided missile of 9K115-2 Metis-M

Rocket-propelled grenade RPG-29 (GRAU index — 6G20)

Kalashnikov's hand-held machine gun 7.62×39mm (GRAU index — 6P2)

Kalashnikov's hand-held machine gun RPK-74 5.45×39mm (GRAU index — 6P18)

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Kalashnikov's hand-held machine gun modernized RPK-74М 5.45×39mm (GRAU index — 6P39)

Kalashnikov's hand-held machine gun with a folding butt RPK-201 5.56×45mm NATO (GRAU index — 6P55)

Kalashnikov's hand-held machine gun RPK-203 7.62×39mm (GRAU index — 6P8М)

30mm automatic grenade launcher AGS-17 Plamya 30×29mm (GRAU index — 6G11, index of a grenade launcher with a machine — 6G10)

30mm automatic aircraft grenade launcher AG-17A 30×29mm (GRAU index — 9-A-800)

30mm automatic grenade launcher AG-17M 30×29mm (GRAU index — 6G11M)

30mm automatic grenade launcher with remote control AG-17D 30×29mm (GRAU index — 6G42)

Civilian sports and hunting weapons

Vepr-12 semi-automatic 12-gauge shotgun

VPO-165 5.56x45 AKSU-based semi-automatic carbine

VPO-123 semi-automatic 7.62х54mmR rifle

VPO-128 semi-automatic 6.5mm Grendel rifle

From Wikipedia’s article on Vyatskiye Polyany Machine-Building Plant, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 201779.4M RUB1

Net income

  • 20178.1M RUB1

Timeline

  1. 1941Founded Founded1

Sources

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