IZh-56


The IZh-56 «Belka» is a Soviet double-barreled combination gun.

History

IZh-56 was designed in 1956 and it was based on IZhK model.
Since 1961, a new varnish with improved characteristics has been used to protect the wooden parts of the gun.
In December 1964, the price of one standard IZh-56-3 was 45 roubles.

Design

IZh-56 is an over and under shotgun, with one barrel above the other.
It has a birch or beech stock and fore-end.
All IZh-56s have iron sights and they can be equipped with scope base for PVS-1 optical sight. The weight of PVS-1 scope without the scope base is 150 grams.
IZh-56-3 can be equipped with PO-2 optical sight.

Variants

IZh-56-1 «Belka» - first model, since 1956 until 1958 31 903 guns were made.IZh-56-2 «Belka» - second modelIZh-56-3 «Belka» - third model, since 1958 until 1964 77 043 guns were made

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