Molot VPO-913

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The Molot VPO-913, a Russian decommissioned SKS "for cultural and educational purposes, as well as studying the processes of interaction of parts and mechanisms of weapons." This photo shows a full right-side view of the rifle.

The Molot VPO-913 is a decommissioned version of the SKS rifle, produced by Russian firearm manufacturer Molot-Oruzhie. It's unclear if these are new production, or if they are simply refurbished surplus SKS rifles which are then decommissioned, or both. The latter seems most likely, which is similar to the VPO-208 series of "shotgun" - also from Molot.

According to the photos on the Molot website (shown on this page), these rifles do appear to feature Molot's markings, fresh bluing, and what is most likely a new stock - the latter which varies considerably from surplus Russian military SKS stocks.

Purpose & Use Cases

Molot describes the intended uses for the VPO-913 on their website as follows (Translated to English):

     The decommissioned training rifle is intended for use for cultural and educational purposes, for studying the processes of interaction of parts and mechanisms of weapons. The main parts of the decommissioned weapons have been modified to prevent them from being used in firearms to fire a shot. You can do the following with a layout: Disassembly and assembly in accordance with the instructions; Adjustment of sighting devices; Cocking and lowering the trigger mechanism.

Image Gallery

Additional images of the VPO-913 from the Molot official website:


The Molot VPO-913, a Russian decommissioned SKS "for cultural and educational purposes, as well as studying the processes of interaction of parts and mechanisms of weapons." This photo shows a full right-side view of the rifle.
The Molot VPO-913, a Russian decommissioned SKS "for cultural and educational purposes, as well as studying the processes of interaction of parts and mechanisms of weapons." This photo shows a close-up right-side view of the barrel and gas system, as well bayonet lug etc.
The Molot VPO-913, a Russian decommissioned SKS "for cultural and educational purposes, as well as studying the processes of interaction of parts and mechanisms of weapons." This photo shows a close-up right-side view of stock, the back of the receiver and some markings etc.

Diagram

An exploded parts view & diagram of the Molot VPO-913 decommissioned SKS rifle. One is in original Russian, and the other is Translated to English via Google Translate.

An exploded diagram of the Molot VPO-913 decommissioned training rifle. Text is in original Russian.
An exploded diagram of the Molot VPO-913 decommissioned training rifle. Text was translated to English using Google Translate.


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External Links

VPO-913 at the Molot Website - The page for the VPO-913 decommissioned rifle on the official Molot website. Try using Chrome's translate function if needed!

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