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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
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.
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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.
However, only 100 MP-151 were made before its production was discontinued. [4] In year 2000 began serial production of new pump-action shotgun MP-133 (based on IZh-81M design) and new self-loading shotgun MP-153 (based on MP-133 design) was presented in Moscow arms exhibition. And in year 2000, production of IZh-81 was discontinued. [5]
In 2008, Izhmekh made 9mm pistols (MP-443 Grach and MP-446 Viking), gas pistols, signal pistols, rifles and several models of smoothbore hunting shotguns. [7] In 2010, Izhmekh began production of MP-353 pistols. On August 13, 2013, Izhmash and Izhevsk Mechanical Plant were merged and formally renamed Kalashnikov Concern. [8]
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]
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 needed] The SPR 453 is inexpensive compared to other semi-automatic shotguns.