TOZ-84
The TOZ-84 (ТОЗ-84) is a Soviet double-barreled shotgun.[3]
TOZ-84 | |
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Type | double barreled shotgun |
Place of origin | USSR |
Production history | |
Designer | N. I. Korovyakov[1] S. V. Popikov[1] |
Manufacturer | Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod[2] |
Produced | 1980s |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.2 kg[1][2] |
Length | 1175mm[2] |
Barrel length | 711mm[1][2] |
Caliber | 12 gauge[1][2] .22 LR, 9×53mmR[2] |
Action | Break action[1] |
Sights | iron sights |
History
The shotgun was designed in 1980s. In 1984 - 1986, the first TOZ-84 shotguns were made, they were shown at several exhibitions. In 1985 - 1987, several variants of this gun were shown at VDNKh exhibitions in Moscow.[3] In April 1987, it was announced that Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod would begin mass production of TOZ-84 and this gun will replace in production TOZ-34, TOZ-55 and TOZ-57 models.[1]
However, after the fall of the Soviet Union due to the economic crisis in Russian Federation in the 1990s, Tula Arms Plant decided to discontinue production of TOZ-84 and to continue production of TOZ-34.
Design
TOZ-84 is a hammerless over and under gun, with one barrel above the other. It has a wooden stock and fore-end.[1][2]
Variants
- TOZ-84-10 (ТОЗ-84-10) - standard variant with 711mm barrels, smoothbore 12/70 mm shotgun[3] with ejector, 3.2 kg[1]
- TOZ-84-11 (ТОЗ-84-11) - smoothbore shotgun with 711mm barrels, 12/70 mm shotgun without ejector[1]
- TOZ-84-12/32 (ТОЗ-84-12/32)[3] - smoothbore shotgun with 660mm barrels, 12 gauge barrel over 32 gauge barrel, 3.3 kg[2]
- TOZ-84-20/5,6 (ТОЗ-84-20/5,6) - over/under combination gun with a rifled .22 LR barrel over a 20 gauge smoothbore barrel. It has 500mm barrels and can be equipped with 2x magnifying optical sight. The weight of the gun is 2.7 kg without a scope[2]
- TOZ-84-28/5,6 (ТОЗ-84-28/5,6) - over/under combination gun with a rifled .22 LR barrel over a 28 gauge smoothbore barrel. It has 500mm barrels and can be equipped with 2x magnifying optical sight. The weight of the gun is 2.7 kg without a scope[2]
- TOZ-84-12/9,27 (ТОЗ-84-12/9,27) - over/under combination gun with a rifled 9×53mmR barrel over a 12 gauge smoothbore barrel. It has 675mm barrels and can be equipped with optical sight. The weight of the gun is 3.8 kg without a scope[2]
References
- "ТОЗ-84 имеет вертикальное расположение стволов и предназначено для промысловой и любительской охоты. Модель разработана на Тульском оружейном заводе взамен ТОЗ-34, ТОЗ-55 «Зубр», ТОЗ-57Т-1С и ТОЗ-57К-1С. На базе модели ТОЗ-84 предполагается выпуск ружей средних и малых калибров: 16, 20, 28 и 32-го."
Н. Коровяков, С. Попиков. Новая базовая модель ТОЗ-84 // журнал "Охота и охотничье хозяйство", № 4, 1987. стр.21 - А. В. Кузьминский. Оружие для охотника: практическое пособие / под общ. ред. А. Е. Тараса М., ООО «Издательство АСТ», 2002. стр.150-151, 201
- "Вниманию посетителей предлагаются как модели охотничьего оружия, хорошо известные среди охотников, так и значительное количество вновь разработанных образцов. Особый интерес специалистов и охотников вызвыают новые модели ... Интересно двуствольное ружьё ТОЗ-84-12/32 с сочетанием гладких стволов 12-го и 32-го калибра"
инженер Н. Аксенов. Ружейные новинки на ВДНХ // журнал "Охота и охотничье хозяйство", № 10, 1987. стр.20-21
Sources
- ТОЗ-84 // В. Н. Шунков. Охотничьи ружья России. М., ЭКСМО, 2010. стр.200