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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.
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 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 ...
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]
IZh-27 is an over and under hammerless shotgun, with one barrel above the other. [7] [13] [6] The chrome-plated barrels are made from heat-treated 50RA steel (сталь 50PA) [7] [13] It has a walnut or beech stock and fore-end. [6] Some shotguns were equipped with rubber recoil pad. [7] [13]
Since 1961, a new varnish with improved characteristics has been used to protect the wooden parts of the gun. [3] As a result, since January 1961, the price of one standard IZhK was 19 roubles. [4] [5] In 1962-1963 new IZh-17 and IZh-18 models were designed as a successors to the IZhK, [6] since 1964 began their serial production. [7]
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]