The TOZ-84 (''ТОЗ-84'') is a Soviet double-barreled

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.ТОЗ-84 // В. Н. Трофимов. Отечественные охотничьи ружья гладкоствольные. М., ДАИРС, 2000. стр.201-203

History

The shotgun was designed in 1980s. In 1984 - 1986, the first TOZ-84 shotguns were made, they were shown at several exhibitions. In 1985 - 1987, several variants of this gun were shown at VDNKh exhibitions in

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."''Вниманию посетителей предлагаются как модели охотничьего оружия, хорошо известные среди охотников, так и значительное количество вновь разработанных образцов. Особый интерес специалистов и охотников вызвыают новые модели ... Интересно двуствольное ружьё ТОЗ-84-12/32 с сочетанием гладких стволов 12-го и 32-го калибра''"
инженер Н. Аксенов. Ружейные новинки на ВДНХ // журнал "Охота и охотничье хозяйство", № 10, 1987. стр.20-21 In April 1987, it was announced that

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would begin mass production of TOZ-84 and this gun will replace in production

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TOZ-55 The TOZ-55 «Zubr» (''ТОЗ-55 « Зубр»'') is a Soviet double-barreled combination gun for big-game hunting. History In the early 1970s N. I. Korovyakov began work on design the new model of double-barreled combination gun based on desig ...

and

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models. However, after the fall of the Soviet Union due to the economic crisis in Russian Federation in the 1990s, Tula Arms Plant decided to discontinue production of TOZ-84 and to continue production of TOZ-34.М. Блюм. Тульский оружейный - охотникам. Интервью с директором Тульского оружейного завода Николаем Дмитриевичем Масленниковым // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 3, 1995. стр.28-30

Design

TOZ-84 is a

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over and under gun, with one barrel above the other. Both barrels have

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at muzzle end The

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is made by milling and reinforced by carburisation. All details of trigger mechanism made from high-quality

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All shotguns equipped with

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used to help prevent the

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of a firearm, helping to ensure safer handling. It has a wooden stock and fore-end.

Variants

* TOZ-84-10 (''ТОЗ-84-10'') - standard variant with 711mm barrels, smoothbore 12/70 mm shotgun with

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, 3.2 kg * TOZ-84-11 (''ТОЗ-84-11'') - smoothbore shotgun with 711mm barrels, 12/70 mm shotgun without ejector * TOZ-84-12/32 (''ТОЗ-84-12/32'') - smoothbore shotgun with 660mm barrels, 12 gauge barrel over 32 gauge barrel, 3.3 kg * TOZ-84-20/5,6 (''ТОЗ-84-20/5,6'') - over/under

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with a rifled

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barrel over a 20 gauge smoothbore barrel. It has 500mm barrels and can be equipped with 2x magnifying optical sight. The weight of the gun is 2.7 kg without a scope * TOZ-84-28/5,6 (''ТОЗ-84-28/5,6'') - over/under combination gun with a rifled .22 LR barrel over a 28 gauge smoothbore barrel. It has 500mm barrels and can be equipped with 2x magnifying optical sight. The weight of the gun is 2.7 kg without a scope * TOZ-84-12/9,27 (''ТОЗ-84-12/9,27'') - over/under combination gun with a rifled

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barrel over a 12 gauge smoothbore barrel. It has 675mm barrels and can be equipped with optical sight. The weight of the gun is 3.8 kg without a scope

References

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Sources

* ТОЗ-84 // В. Н. Шунков. Охотничьи ружья России. М., ЭКСМО, 2010. стр.200 Double-barreled shotguns of the Soviet Union Combination guns Tula Arms Plant products .22 LR firearms 9×53mmR firearms