The IZh-12 (ИЖ-12) is a Soviet double-barreled shotgun.
== History == IZh-12 was designed in early 1960s as a successor to the IZh-59 "Sputnik", in 1962 first shotguns were made. Since 1963 began its serial production. In January 1965, the price of one standard IZh-12 was 158 rubles. The price of one custom IZh-12 shotgun (with engravings, walnut stock and walnut fore-end) was between 250 and 270 rubles. In 1967, a detachable diopter sight was proposed for IZh-12 shotguns. In 1974, production was discontinued. In total, 311,633 shotguns have been made and 129,000 of them were sold to foreign countries. In 1976, a new detachable diopter sight was proposed for IZh-12 shotguns.
== Design == IZh-12 is an over and under hammerless shotgun, with one barrel above the other. Both barrels are chromed and have chokes at the muzzle end. It has a walnut or beech stock and fore-end.
== Variants == IZh-15 (ИЖ-15) - over/under combination gun with a rifled 5.6×39mm barrel over a 16 gauge smoothbore barrel. It has a plastic or rubber recoil pad on its shoulder stock and can be equipped with an optical sight.
== Users == Czechoslovakia USSR United Kingdom - unknown number of shotguns were sold as civilian hunting weapon
References
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