JSC 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 .
2-572: 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
4-577: 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. This Russian corporation or company article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Zagorsk Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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