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IZh (ИЖ)- IZhevsk (Ижевск)

The Izh series of firearms is a range of firearms made by the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant. There intended market was the civilian market to be used in hunting and sport shooting. They manufactured pistols, rifles, shotguns, and air rifles. Production started in the late 1920s and went on till the rebranding of the plant to Kalashnikov Concern in the 2010s.

IZh-1

  • IZh-1 - 22LR - The IZh-1 is a single shot target pistol with a molded right hand walnut grip. It features fully adjustable sights with an adjustable trigger. It has an 11 inch barrel with an overall blued finish.

IZh-5

  • IZh-5 - 12,16,18,20,24,28 Gauge - The IZh-5 is a single barreled, single shot shotgun that was produced from 1924 to 1948. Its intended market was for small game hunters.

IZh-12

  • IZh-12 - 12,16 Gauge - The IZh-12 is a break open double barreled shotgun designed by Anatoly Andreevich Klimov and was produced between 1962-1974. It featured a 720 or 730mm barrel and had iron sights. It was in an over and under configuration with both barrels being chromed with chokes. With its introduction in 1965 it cost 158 rubles with a custom engraved model featuring a walnut stock costing between 250 and 270 rubles. The standard version had a beech furniture set. In 1974 production ended with some 311,633 shotguns made with 129,000 being exported outside the country.

IZh-17

  • IZh-17 -
    • IZh-17E -

IZh-18

  • IZh-18 - 12,16,20,28,32 Gauge - The IZh-18 is a single shot, single barrel, break open shotgun. With its introduction in 1964 it cost 28 rubles. It is of a hammerless design and came in either a 675 or 730mm length barrel. The barrel was chromed with a choke and made of 50A steel. The furniture set came in either walnut, birch, or beech.
    • IZh-18M -
    • IZh-18E - A version of the standard IZh-18 only featured an auto ejector, which automatically ejected the spent shell when you opened the shotgun after each shot.
    • IZh-18EM -
    • IZh-18E-20M - An export version chambered in 20 Gauge and could use 76mm magnum shells.
    • IZh-18-410M - An export version chambered in .410 and could use 76mm magnum sells.
    • IZh-18MK -
    • IZh-18M-M -
    • IZh-18MN -
  • Remington SPR 18 -
  • Remington SPR 100 - The SPR100 was an export version of the IZh-18 under the "Baikal" name that was marketed and distributed by Remington. It would take 2 3/4 or 3 inch shot shells. It featured a cross bolt safety with a front sight bead. The barrel lengths were 24,26,28, or 29.5 inches and the shotgun was blued. An upgraded version was available with a nickel plated receiver, walnut furniture set, and screw in choke tunes. The upgraded version came with a 29.5 inch barrel. The Sporting model had the nickel and walnut upgrades as well as a ported barrel to help with recoil. A youth model came chambered in either 20 gauge or .410 and had a 24 inch barrel.

IZh-19

IZh-20

IZh-22

  • IZh-22
    • IZh-22M

IZh-26

  • IZh-26 -
    • IZh-26B -
    • IZh-26E -

IZh-27

  • IZh-27 - 12,16,20, 32 Gauge - The IZh-27 double barreled, over-under, hammerless, shotgun designed by Anatoly Andreevich Klimov which went into production in 1972. It was a successor to the IZh-12. It featured a walnut or beech furniture set and came with either 720 or 730mm barrels. The barrels were chromed and made of 50RA steel.
    • IZh-27-1S -
    • IZh-27E - A version of the standard IZh-27 with automatic ejectors to ejector the spent shells after breaking the shotgun open after it was fired.
    • IZh-27E-1S -
    • IZh-27SK - A version of the standard IZh-27 with 660mm barrels
    • IZh-27ST - A version of the standard IZh-27 with 760mm barrels
    • IZh-27M -
    • IZh-27MM -
  • Remington SPR 310 - The Spartan 310 was an imported version of the IZh-27 spanning from 2005 to 2009. It featured a walnut furniture set came with either a blued or nickel plated receiver with barrels from 26 to 28 inches long. The barrels accepted screw in choke tubes. The shooter could choose which barrel they wanted to fire first (top or bottom) but the default was bottom first. The 310S (sporting model) had ported barrels that were 29.5 inches long.

IZh-32

  • IZh-32 -
    • IZh-32M -

IZh-34

  • IZh-34 - .22 Short - The Izh-34 is a Soviet target pistol that went into production in 1978. The pistol was designed by Vladimir Alexandrovich Yarygin between 1973-1978 with the first prototypes coming out in 1976. It featured a 156mm long barrel. It featured a 5 round magazine and fully adjustable iron sights. The IZh-34 was discontinued for the Izh-35 in 1990.

IZh-35

  • IZh-35 - .22LR - The IZh-35 is a Soviet target pistol that went into production in 1978. The pistol was designed by Vladimir Alexandrovich Yarygin between 1973-1978 with the first prototypes coming out in 1976. It featured a 156mm long barrel. It featured a 5 round magazine and fully adjustable iron sights.
    • IZH-35M -
  • Walther KSP 200 - .22LR - The KSP 200 is a copy of a IZh-35 with redesigned grips made by Walther GmbH from 1998-2000.

IZh-38

  • IZh-38
    • IZh-38C
    • IZh-38M
    • IZH-38S
    • IZh-38SU
    • IZh-38U

IZh-43

  • IZh-43 - 12,16 gauge, .410 - The IZh-43 is a break open double barreled shotgun designed by A. N. Kalinin in the early 1980s. In Oct 1985 the first prototypes were displayed at the hunting exhibition in Irkutsk and in 1986 it went into full production. From July 1987 to Feb 1990 the price of a standard IZh-43 was 175 rubles, with a custom version which featured engravings, a walnut furniture set cost 385 rubles. The rifle was a hammerless design with chokes in the muzzle. The barrels were chromed and made of AR50 steel.
    • IZh-43E - An upgraded version of the standard IZh-43 with an ejector to eject the spent shells when you broke the shotgun open after firing.
    • IZh-43M -
    • IZh-43EM -
    • IZh-43-1S -
    • IZh-43E1SM -
    • IZh-43KN -
  • Remington SPR 210 - A version of the IZh-43-1S that was exported to the States and sold by Remington.
  • Remington SPR 220 - A version of the IZh-43 that was exported to the States and sold by Remington.

IZh-46

  • IZh-46 -
    • IZh-46M -

IZh-49

IZh-53

  • IZh-53 -
    • IZh-53M

IZh-54

  • IZh-54 - 12 Gauge - The IZh-54 is a double barrel, break open, side by side shotgun designed by Anatoly Andreevich Klimov between 1951-1954 with it going into full production in 1954. In 1964 the price of a standard IZh-54 was 90 rubles with the custom model featuring engravings and a walnut furniture set costing between 170 to 250 rubles. During its production run between 1954-1969 a total of 477,695 shotguns were made. The barrels were chromed and made of 50AR steel.

IZh-56

  • IZh-56-1 "Belka" (Squirrel) - 28 Gauge/.22LR - The IZh-56-1 "Belka" is a double barrel, break open over-under shotgun designed by Anatoly Andreevich Klimov in 1956. It featured a shotgun barrel on top and a .22LR on the bottom. It came in either a birch or beech furniture stock set. All models of the IZh-56 had iron sights and could accept the PVS-1 optic sight.
    • IZh-56-2 "Belka" (Squirrel) - 32 Gauge/.22LR - The same as the IZh-56-1 only with a 32 gauge shotgun barrel vs the 28 gauge of the IZh-56-1
    • IZh-56-3 "Belka" (Squirrel) - Very similar to that of the IZh-56-1 only with the barrel configuration swapped. The .22LR barrel was on top and the 28 gauge on the bottom.

IZH-57

IZh-58

  • IZh-58 - 12,16,20,28 Gauge - The IZh-58 is a double barrel, side by side shotgun designed by L. I. Pugachev in 1958 and was produced till 1987. The barrels had chokes in the muzzle. It came with either a walnut, birch, or beech furniture set.
    • IZh-58M -
    • IZh-58MA - An updated version of the standard IZh-58 with an upgrade safety.
    • IZh-58MAE - An updated version with an ejector to automatically eject the spent shells after breaking the shotgun open after firing.
    • IZh-58MA-20M - An export version of the IZh-58MA with 670 or 680mm barrels chambered in 20 gauge taking 76mm magnum shot shells.

IZh-59

  • IZh-59 (Sputnik) - 12 Gauge - The IZh-59 is a double barreled over-under shotgun designed by Anatoly Andreevich Klimov and features a hammerless design with chokes in the barrel. Walnut or beech furniture sets were available.
    • IZh-59-2 (Sputnik-2) -
    • IZh-59-3 (Sputnik-3) -
    • IZh-59-4 (Sputnik-4) -
    • IZh-59-5 (Sputnik-5) - A version of the IZh-59 that came with ejectors to automatically eject the spent shells after breaking the shotgun open after firing.

IZh-60

IZh-61

IZh-70

  • IZH-70 -
    • IZh-70-1 -

IZh-71

IZh-79

IZh-81

  • IZh-81 -
    • IZH-81S -
    • IZh-81 "Fox Terrier" -

IZh-94

  • IZh-94 - Various - The IZh-94 is a double barrel, over-under shotgun designed in 1992 by A. I. Matveyev and has been in production since 1993. It features a 600mm barrel, a walnut or beech furniture set, and is based on the IZh027M.
    • IZh-94 "Sever" - A version with a 20 gauge barrel on top of a 5.6x39mm barrel, but could also get it in .22LR, .22WMR.
    • IZh-94 "Taiga" - A version with a 12 gauge barrel on top of a 7.62x39, 7.62x51, or 7.62x54mmR barrel.
    • IZh-94 "Scout" - A lightweight version with a .410 shotgun barrel on top and a .22LR barrel on the bottom.
    • IZh-94 "Scarebey"
    • IZh-94 "Express" -

Further Reading

Disclaimer

The information gathered here comes from obscure Russian forums, websites that are no longer around, tons of little fact gatherings and some assumptions made based on the what is known about other firearms. I have no way of guaranteeing the information presented in 100% correct, I can only try to strive to get it as close as possible.


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