TOZ-28

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

TOZ-28
Type	drilling[1][2]
Place of origin	USSR
Production history
Designer	G. P. Chetverikova[2][3]
Manufacturer	Tula Arms Plant[1][2]
Specifications
Mass	3.1 - 3.3 kg[1][2][3]
Barrel length	600mm[1][2][3]
Caliber	20 gauge[1][2][3] 7.62×38mmR[1][2] 6.5×38mmR[2][3]
Action	Break action[1][2][3]
Rate of fire	variable
Sights	iron sights[1][2][3]

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]