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The IZh-43 (ИЖ-43) is a Soviet and Russian double-barreled shotgun.




History


IZh-43 was designed in early 1980s, and in October 1985, first prototypes of IZh-43 were presented at the hunting weapons exhibition in Irkutsk. In 1986, production of these guns began.
In 1986, IZh-43M shotgun was awarded the golden medal of the Leipzig Trade Fair.
Since July 1987 until February 1990, the price of one standard IZh-43 was 175 roubles. The price of one custom IZh-43 shotgun (with engravings, walnut stock and walnut fore-end) was up to 385 roubles.
Since 1988 Izhevsk Mechanical Plant began mass production of IZh-43 and IZh-43E.
In January 2004, a contract was signed between the Remington Arms company and the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant. Russian firearms was bought by Remington and sold in USA (IZh-43 was sold as Remington Spartan 220 and IZh-43-1S was sold as Remington Spartan 210).
In September 2008, all Izhevsk Mechanical Plant firearms were renamed and IZh-43 got the name MP-43 (Mechanical Plant-43)




Design


IZh-43 is a side by side smoothbore shotgun. The barrels have chokes at the muzzle end.
It has a walnut, birch or beech stock and fore-end, although custom aftermarket variants are known.
It has chrome plated bores made of ar50 steel




Variants


IZh-43 (ИЖ-43) - first model, it is a hammerless shotgun, which design is based on IZh-58MA model
IZh-43E (ИЖ-43Е) - second model, it is a version of standard IZh-43 with ejector
IZh-43M (ИЖ-43М) - third model
IZh-43EM (ИЖ-43ЕМ)
IZh-43-1S (ИЖ-43-1С)
IZh-43E1SM (ИЖ-43Е1СМ)
IZh-43KN (ИЖ-43КН)




Users


Soviet Union
Belarus - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon
Kazakhstan - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon
Moldova - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon
Russian Federation - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon




References






Sources


Ижевское оружие. Том 1. Ижевские ружья / Н. Л. Изметинский, Л. Е. Михайлов. - Ижевск, издательство Удмуртского университета, 1995. - 247 стр. : ил.
Assembly and disassembly of the Baikal Bounty Hunter // "American GunSmith" volume XIV Number 8, August 1999 page 3 [IZh-43]

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