| IZh-58 | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Double-barreled shotgun |
| Place of origin | USSR |
| Production history | |
| Designer | L. I. Pugachev |
| Manufacturer | Izhevsk Mechanical Plant |
| Produced | 1958 - 1987 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 2.7 - 3.2 kg |
| Barrel length | 675, 720, 730 mm |
| Caliber | 12, 16, 20, 28 gauge |
| Action | Break-action |
| Rate of fire | Variable |
| Sights | Iron sights |
The IZh-58 (ИЖ-58) is a Soviet double-barreled shotgun.
The IZh-58 was designed by L. I. Pugachev (Л. И. Пугачев) in 1958 and, in the last months of 1958, the first models were produced.
Since 1961, a new varnish with improved characteristics has been used to protect the wooden parts of the gun. As a result, since January 1961, the price of one standard IZh-58 was 60 roubles.
More than 1.36 million IZh-58 hunting shotguns were produced in all four standard variants. In addition, one experimental sample of a lightweight IZh-58 was made with aluminium alloy details.
It was replaced by the IZh-43 model in the late 1980s. The last IZh-58MAE shotgun was made in 1987.
The IZh-58 is a side-by-side smoothbore shotgun. The detachable barrels are made from heat-treated 50RA steel (сталь 50PA).
The barrels have chokes at the muzzle end.
It has a walnut, birch or beech shoulder stock and fore-end.
USSR
Belarus - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon
Bulgaria
Russian Federation - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon
USA - the import was allowed