The TOZ-106 is a small, lightweight bolt-action shotgun produced and sold by

Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod Imperial Tula Arms Plant (russian: Императорский Тульский оружейный завод, Imperatorskiy Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod) is a Russian weapons manufacturer founded by Tsar Peter I of Russia in 1712 in Tula, Tula Oblast ...

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Design

This is a compact version of Soviet MTs 20-01 hunting shotgun. It features a metal

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that folds underneath the weapon in order to make it more compact, and a

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. The rest of the stock is wooden. This shotgun was officially marketed as a hunting shotgun, but became popular among farmers, adventurers, travelers, campers, truck drivers and other people who needed a self-defense weapon for use in the countryside or wilderness. Illegal sawn-off versions of Soviet shotguns historically earned the name "Death of a collective farm chairman" (rus."Смерть председателя") hinting at their possible use, and TOZ-106 naturally inherited the name. It received a lukewarm welcome among hunters, though it is somewhat popular for finishing wounded game.

Users

* - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon * - used in private security companies * - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon«''2.3.2. Охотничье огнестрельное оружие гладкоствольное... Ружье одноствольное многозарядное ТОЗ-106 кал. 20/70''»
Перечень служебного и гражданского оружия и боеприпасов к нему, вносимых в Государственный кадастр служебного и гражданского оружия (утверждён распоряжением Правительства РФ № 1207-р от 3 августа 1996 года)

References

Sources

* А. И. Благовестов. То, из чего стреляют в СНГ: Справочник стрелкового оружия. / под. общ. ред. А. Е. Тараса. Минск, «Харвест», 2000. стр.418-419 * А. В. Кузьминский. Оружие для охотника: практическое пособие / под общ. ред. А. Е. Тараса М., ООО «Издательство АСТ», 2002. стр.228-229

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