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Talk:Izhevsk Mechanical Plant
IZh-20/21
There, everything is rather unclear, considering that the documentation (as always) has been lost. IZh-20 appeared in the early 60s, in any case, not earlier than 1963. There is no exact information about it. IZh-21 appeared at the same time as him, and, unlike IZh-20, is better known. There is info that it was produced in small quantities at least until the late 70s. I even saw one of these guns (1971 release) be sold several years ago. --Slon95 (talk) 07:34, 5 March 2019 (EST)
Yep, I have also only found a little bit of info about IZh-21, but nothing on IZh-20. Too bad there are no actual photos or blueprints of those. There are talks IZh-21 was more based on Wichester Model 12 rather than on Remington though. --MaranaInfirmux (talk) 07:43, 5 March 2019 (EST)
- In fact, IZh-21 is on the photo above. Semi-auto IZh-20 is survived on Izhmekh, and this is an analogue of Remington Model 1100. --Slon95 (talk) 07:55, 5 March 2019 (EST)
Interesting, if so, it looks remarkably like Remington 870, right up to the screws placement above the trigger guard. I guess you are right about copying in USSR then. In fact, I feel sorry for that gun - perhaps if put into serial production back then it would make a pump-action shotgun more popular and desirable among Soviet/Russian hunters. Many of them (but not me) still associate pump-actions with all sorts of criminals. --MaranaInfirmux (talk) 08:45, 5 March 2019 (EST)