The IZh-43 (''ИЖ-43'') is a Soviet and

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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

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. In 1986, production of these guns began. In 1986, IZh-43M shotgun was awarded the golden medal of the

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.В. Загребин. ИЖ-43 // журнал "Охота и охотничье хозяйство", № 2, 1990. стр.26-27 Since July 1987 until February 1990, the price of one standard IZh-43 was 175

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. 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 Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (russian: Ижевский Механический Завод, ''Izhevsky Mekhanicheskiy Zavod'') or IZHMEKH (ИЖМЕХ) was a major firearms manufacturer founded in Izhevsk in 1942 for manufacturing small arms. Histo ...

began

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of IZh-43 and IZh-43E. In January 2004, a contract was signed between the

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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).Валерий Шилин. Российско-американский SPARTAN // журнал «Калашников. Оружие. Боеприпасы. Снаряжение», № 5, 2005. стр.40-43 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

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at the muzzle end.Римас Норейко. Возрождённая классика. Охотничье оружие Ижевского механического завода // журнал «Калашников. Оружие. Боеприпасы. Снаряжение», № 6, 2001. стр.14-18 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

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shotgun, which design is based on IZh-58MA model * IZh-43E (''ИЖ-43Е'') - second model, it is a version of standard IZh-43 with

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* 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

* * - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon * - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon * - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon * - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon«''2.3.2. Охотничье огнестрельное оружие гладкоствольное... 19. Ружье двуствольное ИЖ-43''»
Распоряжение Правительства РФ № 1207-р от 3 августа 1996 г. "Перечень служебного и гражданского оружия и боеприпасов к нему, вносимых в Государственный кадастр служебного и гражданского оружия"

References

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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 Zh-43 Double-barreled shotguns of the Soviet Union Double-barreled shotguns of Russia Izhevsk Mechanical Plant products Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1985