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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.
Baikal-442 (9×18mm Makarov) export sporting version Russia Soviet Union: PSM pistol: 5.45×18mm: 1973–present still issued to high ranking government officials, police, military & security forces IZh-75 (commercial) Baikal-441 Russia Soviet Union: P-96 pistol: 9×19mm Parabellum (9×18mm Makarov) 2000s–present P-96S Russia
Since 1960, Izhmekh supplied hunting shotguns for export under the trademark "Baikal". The first model that began to sell for export was IZh-54 [2] In 1973 plant began production of PSM pistol, in 1978 - IZh-35 pistols. In 1982, the plant produced a small number of double barreled shotguns IZh-41. [3]
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]
The IZh-43 is a side-by-side smoothbore shotgun, with barrels that feature chokes at the muzzle end. [2] [3] [1]It has a stock and fore-end made of walnut, birch, or beech wood, [2] [3] although custom aftermarket variants are known, it features chrome-plated bores made of AR50 steel.
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]
The Remington Spartan 453, also known as the SPR 453, is a gas operated semi-automatic shotgun. It is an American import of the Russian-made Baikal MP-153, [2] manufactured by Izhevsk Mechanical Plant in Izhevsk, Russia. It was marketed and distributed by Remington Arms, who ceased importing the shotgun to the United States in 2008. [citation ...