TOZ-84

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

TOZ-84
Typedouble barreled shotgun
Place of originUSSR
Production history
DesignerN. I. Korovyakov[1]
S. V. Popikov[1]
ManufacturerTulsky Oruzheiny Zavod[2]
Produced1980s
Specifications
Mass3.2 kg[1][2]
Length1175mm[2]
Barrel length711mm[1][2]
Caliber12 gauge[1][2]
.22 LR, 9×53mmR[2]
ActionBreak action[1]
Sightsiron sights

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 Moscow. In April 1987, it was announced that Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod would begin mass production of TOZ-84 and this gun will replace in production TOZ-34, TOZ-55 and TOZ-57 models[1].

However, after the fall of the Soviet Union due the economic crisis in Russian Federation in 1990s Tula Arms Plant decided to discontinue production of TOZ-84 and to continue production of TOZ-34.

Design

TOZ-84 is a hammerless over and under gun, with one barrel above the other. It has a wooden stock and fore-end[1][2].

Variants
  • TOZ-84-10 (ТОЗ-84-10) - standard variant with 711mm barrels, smoothbore 12/70 mm shotgun with ejector, 3.2 kg[1]
  • TOZ-84-11 (ТОЗ-84-11) - smoothbore shotgun with 711mm barrels, 12/70 mm shotgun without ejector[1]
  • TOZ-84-12/32 (ТОЗ-84-12/32) - smoothbore shotgun with 660mm barrels, 12 gauge barrel over 32 gauge barrel, 3.3 kg[2]
  • TOZ-84-20/5,6 (ТОЗ-84-20/5,6) - over/under combination gun with a rifled .22 LR 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[2]
  • 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[2]
  • TOZ-84-12/9,27 (ТОЗ-84-12/9,27) - over/under combination gun with a rifled 9×53mmR 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[2]
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References
  1. "ТОЗ-84 имеет вертикальное расположение стволов и предназначено для промысловой и любительской охоты. Модель разработана на Тульском оружейном заводе взамен ТОЗ-34, ТОЗ-55 «Зубр», ТОЗ-57Т-1С и ТОЗ-57К-1С. На базе модели ТОЗ-84 предполагается выпуск ружей средних и малых калибров: 16, 20, 28 и 32-го."
    Н. Коровяков, С. Попиков. Новая базовая модель ТОЗ-84 // журнал "Охота и охотничье хозяйство", № 4, 1987.
  2. А. В. Кузьминский. Оружие для охотника: практическое пособие / под общ. ред. А. Е. Тараса М., ООО «Издательство АСТ», 2002. стр.150-151, 201

Sources
  • ТОЗ-84 // В. Н. Шунков. Охотничьи ружья России. М., ЭКСМО, 2010. стр.200
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