IZh-18


The IZh-18 is a single-shot, break-action shotgun.

History

IZh-18 was designed in 1962–1963 as a successor to the IZhK, since 1964 began its serial production.
In November 1964, the price of one standard IZh-18 was 28 rubles.
Since January 1979 began the production of IZh-18E-20M and IZh-18-410M variants
In May 1981, the price of one standard IZh-18 was 22 rubles and 50 kopecks, the price of one standard IZh-18E was 37 rubles and 50 kopecks.
In 1985, the IZh-18EM shotgun was awarded the golden medal of the International Fair Plovdiv.
Since March 2018 ZAO "Техкрим" began to produce a detachable 520mm barrel ТК600 for IZh-18 shotguns. With TK600 barrel this gun can shoot.366 TKM cartridges.
Unknown number of IZh-18 shotguns were sold in foreign countries.

Design

IZh-18 is a single-shot hammerless takedown shotgun.
The barrel is chrome-plated and has choke at the muzzle end. The detachable barrel is made from 50A steel.
Soviet shotguns had a walnut, birch or beech stock and fore-end.

Variants

  • IZh-18
  • IZh-18M – version of IZh-18, since January 1979
  • IZh-18E, with automatic ejector
  • IZh-18EM – version of IZh-18E, since early 1980s
  • IZh-18E-20M, export variant
  • IZh-18-410M, export variant
  • IZh-18MK – version of IZh-18M, since 1988
  • IZh-18M-M – version of IZh-18M, since 1992
  • IZh-18MN – since 1994, single-shot rifle

    Users

  • - 1600 IZh-18 shotguns were bought for zoological gardens, animal parks and wildlife sanctuaries of the Soviet Union as tranquilizer guns and auxiliary firearm for employees. Also, these shotguns were allowed as civilian hunting weapon
  • – they were on the territory of BSSR in Soviet times, now they are allowed as civilian hunting weapon
  • – they were on the territory of Kazakh SSR in Soviet times, now they are allowed as civilian hunting weapon
  • – they were on the territory of Latvian SSR in Soviet times, now they are allowed as civilian hunting weapon
  • – they were on the territory of Moldavian SSR in Soviet times, now they are allowed as civilian hunting weapon
  • – they were on the territory of RSFSR in Soviet times, now they are allowed as civilian hunting weapon
  • – they were on the territory of Ukrainian SSR in Soviet times, now they are allowed as civilian hunting weapon
  • – unknown number of shotguns were sold as civilian hunting weapon
  • – European American Armory began importing IZh-18 shotguns from Russia in 1998. In January 2004, a contract was signed between the Remington Arms and the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant. In 2005 Remington Arms began import of IZh-18 shotguns from Russia, they were marketed and distributed by Remington Arms as Remington Spartan 100 and IZh-18MN were sold as Remington SPR 18
  • – they were on the territory of Uzbek SSR in Soviet times, now they are allowed as civilian hunting weapon

    Museum exhibits

  • one IZh-18EM-M shotgun is in collection of Tula State Arms Museum in Tula Kremlin