Manufacturer catalog

Tula Arms Plant (TOZ)

Tula Arms Plant (TOZ) is the Tula, Russia arms manufacturer historically associated with the Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod name and the TOZ mark. Public sources describe the plant as a long-running Russian small-arms and defense producer whose output spans infantry weapons, special-purpose rifles, under-barrel grenade launchers, anti-tank missile production work, and civilian sporting firearms.

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The plant traces its industrial identity to the state arms factory established in Tula in 1712 under Peter the Great. Modern references use several overlapping English and transliterated forms, including Tula Arms Plant, Imperial Tula Arms Plant, Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod, and TOZ. Those names point to the same Tula arms-manufacturing tradition, while the TOZ-qualified name reflects sources that cite the manufacturer in that form.

Open sources connect TOZ to two kinds of catalog-relevant production: conventional infantry weapons such as the GP-30 under-barrel grenade launcher, and later special or guided-weapon lines including VSS/AS modernization and 9M113M Konkurs-M class anti-tank missile production. The company is also a known producer of civilian sporting arms under the TOZ brand, which helps explain why public sources mix military, sporting, and corporate registry language.

small armsunder-barrel grenade launchersanti-tank guided missile productionspecial-purpose riflescivilian sporting firearms

Notable Systems

GP-30 Obuvka, 40 mm under-barrel grenade launcher, Infantry Weapons

GP-30 Obuvka

40 mm under-barrel grenade launcher

The GP-30 is a 40 mm under-barrel grenade launcher whose catalog record cites ATF documentation identifying a Russian Tula Factory manufacturing context and technical details for the launcher.

Sources: ATF GP-30 classification, GP-30 Obuvka catalog record
9M113 Konkurs, SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank guided missile, Infantry Weapons

9M113 Konkurs

SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank guided missile

Ammoterra's TOZ company page lists 9M113M Konkurs-M among military goods associated with Tula Arms Plant, while the existing catalog record covers the Konkurs missile family as a published weapon entry.

Sources: AmmoTerra TOZ profile, 9M113 Konkurs catalog record

Manufacturer History

  1. State arms factory established in Tula

    Reference and company-profile sources trace Tula Arms Plant to the arms factory established in 1712 under Peter the Great, making the plant one of Russia's oldest arms-production institutions.

    Sources: GlobalSecurity TOZ profile, AmmoTerra TOZ profile

  2. Joint-stock company period

    AmmoTerra states that Tula Arms Plant was transformed into a joint-stock company in 1993, a post-Soviet corporate form that appears in later registry and sanctions references.

    Sources: AmmoTerra TOZ profile

  3. Modernized VSS and AS production reported

    TASS reported from Army-2019 that TOZ began serial production of modernized VSSM and ASM weapons, placing the plant in continuing special-purpose small-arms production.

    Sources: TASS VSSM and ASM report

  4. Added to the U.S. BIS Entity List

    The Federal Register listed Tula Arms Plant, including Imperial Tula Arms Plant and JSC Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod aliases, with a Tula address and an export-control license policy tied to the Entity List.

    Sources: Federal Register BIS Entity List rule

  5. OFAC SDN listing

    OFAC's sanctions search lists Public Joint Stock Company Imperial Tula Arms Plant as a Russia-related SDN entity, adding a separate sanctions-reference trail for the modern legal name.

    Sources: OFAC SDN entry

Website links
Official siteOpenSanctions profileBIS Entity List rule

Public sources split the same Tula arms-manufacturing identity across TOZ, Tula Arms Plant, Imperial Tula Arms Plant, and Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod labels. Several alternate labels are already assigned to a separate published Tula Arms Plant manufacturer profile, so they are not duplicated in this record's aliases.

Manufacturer Sources

  • GlobalSecurity TOZ profilePublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports the Tula address, TOZ designation, 1712 founding context, historical small-arms manufacturing role, and reported High Precision Systems/Rostec relationship context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • AmmoTerra TOZ profilePublisher: AmmoTerra | Note: Supports the TOZ manufacturer name, Russia country, 1712 establishment date, 1993 joint-stock company note, and public product context including Konkurs-M, AS, VSS, and civilian firearms. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • TASS VSSM and ASM reportPublisher: TASS | Note: Reports TOZ serial production of modernized VSSM and ASM weapons at Army-2019 and states that TOZ produces the baseline VSS Vintorez and AS Val. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • ATF GP-30 classificationPublisher: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives | Note: Supports the GP-30 notable-system item by identifying a Russian Tula Factory manufacturing context and describing the launcher's basic 40 mm single-shot characteristics. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Federal Register BIS Entity List rulePublisher: Federal Register | Note: Lists Tula Arms Plant with aliases including Imperial Tula Arms Plant and JSC Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod, plus a Tula address and Entity List license-review policy. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • OFAC SDN entryPublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control | Note: Identifies Public Joint Stock Company Imperial Tula Arms Plant as a Russia-related SDN entity. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • OpenSanctions profilePublisher: OpenSanctions | Note: Aggregates registry and sanctions references for Public Joint Stock Company Imperial Tula Arms Plant, including website and Tula address statements. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Wikimedia Commons file: Tula Arms Plant.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for a 2018 photograph of the Tula Arms Plant facade by Celest under CC BY-SA 4.0. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • GP-30 Obuvka catalog recordPublisher: WeaponsOfConflict.com | Note: Internal published catalog record used only to support the catalog connection for the GP-30 notable system. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • 9M113 Konkurs catalog recordPublisher: WeaponsOfConflict.com | Note: Internal published catalog record used only to support the catalog connection for the Konkurs notable system. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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