IZh-56 | |
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Type | double barreled shotgun |
Place of origin | USSR |
Production history | |
Designer | A. A. Klimov [1] |
Manufacturer | Izhevsk Mechanical Plant [1] |
Produced | 1956 - 1964 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.0 - 3.15 kg [2] |
Barrel length | 650 or 720mm [3] |
Caliber | 28, 32
gauge
[3] .22 LR [3] |
Action | Break-action [2] |
Rate of fire | variable |
Sights |
iron 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]
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]
IZh-56 | |
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Type | double barreled shotgun |
Place of origin | USSR |
Production history | |
Designer | A. A. Klimov [1] |
Manufacturer | Izhevsk Mechanical Plant [1] |
Produced | 1956 - 1964 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.0 - 3.15 kg [2] |
Barrel length | 650 or 720mm [3] |
Caliber | 28, 32
gauge
[3] .22 LR [3] |
Action | Break-action [2] |
Rate of fire | variable |
Sights |
iron 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]
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]