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The Baikal MP-153 is a 12 gauge gas-operated semi-automatic shotgun manufactured by Kalashnikov Concern (originally by the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant) in Russia. [ 1 ] The shotgun is available with 12/76mm or 12/89mm chambers and either 610, 650, 710 or 750 mm barrels.
In 1982, the plant produced a small number of double barreled shotguns IZh-41. [3] In 1980s plant began production of IZh-38 and IZh-40 air guns, since 1989 - IZh-46 air pistols. [4] After the dissolution of the Soviet Union the range of civilian products was greatly expanded, but firearms were still its major production.
The Remington Spartan 100 is a single-shot, break-action shotgun. It is a variant of a classical Russian IZh-18 shotgun manufactured by Izhevsk Mechanical Plant for export under trademark "Baikal", in Izhevsk, Russia. [2] It was marketed and distributed by Remington. [3] The Spartan 100 accepts 2 + 3 / 4 -inch or 3-inch shotgun shells.
IZh-58 was designed by L. I. Pugachev (Л. И. Пугачев), in last months of 1958 first shotguns were made. [1] Since 1961, a new varnish with improved characteristics has been used to protect the wooden parts of the gun. [4] As a result, since January 1961, the price of one standard IZh-58 was 60 roubles. [5]
In 1985, the IZh-18EM shotgun was awarded the golden medal of the International Fair Plovdiv. [10] Since March 2018 ZAO "Техкрим" began to produce a detachable 520mm barrel ТК600 for IZh-18 shotguns. With TK600 barrel this gun can shoot .366 TKM cartridges. [6] Unknown number of IZh-18 shotguns were sold in foreign countries. [3]
In 1990s and even in year 2000 IZh-81 was the most common shotgun in private security companies in Russia. [3] In 1997, work began on creating a semi-automatic shotgun based on the design of IZh-81. In 1998, first MP-151 shotgun was made. After tests and trials, in 1999 this shotgun was presented at the "IWA-99" arms exhibition in Nuremberg ...
IZh-27 was designed in early 1970s as a successor to the IZh-12. [3] The first standard serial shotguns were made in 1972 [4] and mass production began since 1973 [7]. In 1985, IZh-27 and TOZ-34 were the most common hunting shotguns in the Soviet Union. [8]
In total, 477 695 IZh-54 shotguns were made [1] from 1954 to 1969 [2] and more than seventy thousands of them were sold to foreign countries. [4] [7] It was the first shotgun of the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant that was sold abroad in large quantities. [4] In January 1980, a detachable diopter sight was proposed for IZh-54 shotguns. [8]