IZh-56

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Typedouble barreled shotgun
PlaceoforiginUSSR
DesignerA. A. Klimov[1]
ManufacturerIzhevsk Mechanical Plant[1]
IZh-56
Typedouble barreled shotgun
Place of originUSSR
Production history
DesignerA. A. Klimov[1]
ManufacturerIzhevsk Mechanical Plant[1]
Produced1956 - 1964
Specifications
Mass3.0 - 3.15 kg[2]
Barrel length650 or 720mm[3]
Caliber28, 32 gauge[3]
.22 LR[3]
ActionBreak-action[2]
Rate of firevariable
Sightsiron sights[2]
optical sight[2]

The IZh-56 «Belka» (ИЖ-56 «Белка») is a Soviet double-barreled combination gun.

IZh-56 was designed in 1956 and it was based on IZhK model.[1]

Since 1961, a new varnish with improved characteristics has been used to protect the wooden parts of the gun.[4]

In December 1964, the price of one standard IZh-56-3 was 45 roubles.[3]

Design

IZh-56 is an over and under shotgun, with one barrel above the other.[1]

It has a birch or beech stock and fore-end.[3]

All IZh-56s have iron sights and they can be equipped with scope base for PVS-1 (ПВС-1) optical sight.[3][2] The weight of PVS-1 scope without the scope base is 150 grams.[5]

IZh-56-3 can be equipped with PO-2 (ПО-2) optical sight.[6]

Variants

  • IZh-56-1 «Belka» (ИЖ-56-1 «Белка»)[7] - first model, since 1956 until 1958[2] 31 903 guns were made.[1]
  • IZh-56-2 «Belka» (ИЖ-56-2 «Белка»)[7] - second model[2]
  • IZh-56-3 «Belka» (ИЖ-56-3 «Белка»)[7] - third model, since 1958 until 1964[2] 77 043 guns were made[1]

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