IZh-27 | |
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Type | Double-barreled shotgun [1] |
Place of origin | USSR |
Service history | |
In service | 1969 - Present |
Production history | |
Designer | A. A. Klimov [2] |
Designed | 1969 - 1970 [3] |
Manufacturer | Izhevsk Mechanical Plant [2] |
Produced | since 1972 [4] |
No. built | 2,000,000 [5] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.2 - 3.4 kg [6] |
Length | 1095 — 1195mm |
Barrel length | 720 - 730mm [6] |
Caliber | 12, 16, 20 and 32 gauge [2] [6] |
Action | Break-action [6] |
Sights | iron sights |
The IZh-27 (ИЖ-27) is a double-barreled shotgun.
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] Also, a number of these shotguns were sold in foreign countries. [9] [10]
In the 1990s, the production of the IZh-27MM variant (IZh-27M chambered in 12/76 mm Magnum shotgun shells) began. [11]
In September 2008, IZh-27 was renamed into MP-27 (Mechanical Plant - 27). Over 1.5 million IZh-27 shotguns were made. [12]
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]
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