TOZ-28
Typedrilling[1][2]
Place of originUSSR
Production history
DesignerG. P. Chetverikova[2][3]
ManufacturerTula Arms Plant[1][2]
Specifications
Mass3.1 - 3.3 kg[1][2][3]
Barrel length600mm[1][2][3]
Caliber20 gauge[1][2][3]
7.62×38mmR[1][2]
6.5×38mmR[2][3]
ActionBreak action[1][2][3]
Rate of firevariable
Sightsiron sights[1][2][3]

The TOZ-28 (ТОЗ-28) is a Soviet hunting combination gun.[1][3][2]

History

The gun was designed by G. P. Chetverikova (Г. П. Четверикова) in early 1960s.[2]

Since 1963 began the production of this shotgun by Tula Arms Plant.[3][2] In 1964 it was shown at VDNKh exhibition in Moscow.[4] In 1965, this gun was included in the list of firearms offered for export to other countries.[5]

On December 13, 1996, president of the Russian Federation B. N. Yeltsin signed the federal law № 150, which entered into force on July 1, 1997. In accordance with this law, possession of civilian firearms chambered for handgun ammunition was prohibited.[6] As a result, since July 1, 1997, all TOZ-28 guns were banned on the territory of the Russian Federation and they had to be handed over to governmental law enforcement agencies for destruction.

Design

TOZ-28 is a combination gun, with one rifled barrel under two other.[1][2]

  • smoothbore barrels are chambered for standard 20/70 mm R shotgun shells.[3][2]
  • a rifled barrel was chambered for 7.62×38mmR round[1][2] or special 6.5×38mmR round[3][2]

It is equipped with extractor.[2]

All guns have a birch shoulder stock (with or without cheekpiece) and fore-end.[1][3][2]

Museum exhibits

  • TOZ-28 shotgun was in collection of Tula State Arms Museum in Tula Kremlin[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 М. М. Блюм, И. Б. Шишкин. Охотничье ружьё. М., «Лесная промышленность», 1983. стр.81
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 А. В. Кузьминский. Оружие для охотника: практическое пособие / под общ. ред. А. Е. Тараса М., ООО «Издательство АСТ», 2002. стр.201-202
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 А. Соколов. Старые модели. ТОЗ-28 // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 12, декабрь 1991. стр.27
  4. ↑ Ружейные новинки на ВДНХ // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 10, 1964. (2-я страница обложки)
  5. ↑ Охотничье трехствольное ружьё ТОЗ-28 // Спортивно-охотничье оружие и патроны. Бухарест, "Внешторгиздат", 1965. стр.60-61
  6. ↑ ст.3 Гражданское оружие // Федеральный закон № 150-ФЗ от 13 декабря 1996 года "Об оружии"
  7. ↑ Г. М. Чуднов. Тульская коллекция охотничьих ружей // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 12, 1982. стр.33

Sources

  • ТОЗ-28 // История Тульского оружейного завода, 1712 - 1972. М., "Мысль", 1973. стр.484
  • Виктор Рон. Тройник от ТОЗа // журнал "Оружие", № 7, 2017. стр.64 - ISSN 1728-9203
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