Vyatskie Polyany Machine Building Plant "Molot"

About

Vyatskie Polyany Machine Building Plant "Molot" ("Molot" means "Hammer", "Vyatskie Polyany" means "Vyatka's Glades") is a Soviet/Russian firearms and firearm accessories manufacturer. It was established in 1941 and during the World War II was the main manufacturer of PPSh-41 submachine guns. In the post-Soviet era it operated as Molot-Oruzhie Ltd or Molot Firearms LLC. It went into bankruptcy in 2012 following a lawsuit by its main metal supplier, with debts of 2.4 billion roubles (roughly US$41 million) and has been controlled by a bankruptcy holding company since then. Sale of the company was announced in March of 2017, complicated by the fact that Molot has supply contracts with the Russian government: as yet it is unclear if it was purchased, or by whom.

Specifications

Founded: 1940

Country of Origin: USSR/Russia

Products: Pistols, Submachine Guns, Machine Guns, Hunting Rifles and Shotguns, Flare Pistols, Weapon Accessories

Guns

Pistols

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced	Variants	Image
Stechkin APS	9x18mm Makarov	20	1953 - 1955

Submachine Guns

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced	Variants	Image
PPSh-41	7.62x25mm	35, 71	1941 - 1945

Shotguns

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced	Variants	Image
Bekas-M	12 Gauge; 16 Gauge	6	1999 - Present
Vepr-12	12 Gauge	2,5,8,10,12,20,25	2003 - Present

Rifles

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced	Variants
OP-SKS	7.62x39mm	10	1945 - Present
Vepr Hunting Rifle Series	7.62x39mm 7.62x51mm .30-06 5.45×39mm 5.56x45mm 7.62x54R	5, 10	1995 - Present	Vepr; Vepr-308; Vepr-Super; Vepr-5.45; Vepr-Hunter; Vepr-1V; Vepr-K
VSS Vintorez	9x39mm 7.62x39mm	10, 20 or 30	2016-present	Civilian variant