TOZ-B
Tula Arms Plant · Shotgun · Discontinued · 1902
Also known as: ТОЗ-Б, Tula hammer double-barrel
Overview
The TOZ-B is a Soviet side-by-side double-barrel, break-action hunting shotgun with external hammers, produced by the Tula Arms Plant. Most commonly chambered in 16 gauge (also 20 and 12 gauge), it uses a break-open breech with two barrels fired by twin exposed hammers and double triggers. A simple, rugged and inexpensive design, it was one of the most widespread hunting guns in the USSR before being succeeded by the modernized TOZ-BM.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3100 g (109.3 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1140 mm (44.88") |
| Barrel Length | 720 mm (28.35") |
| Action Type | Break Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Magazine Capacity | 2 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Internal |
| Muzzle Velocity | 381 m/s (1250 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 2030 J (1497 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 40 m (44 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 200 m (219 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | None |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Wood |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- 16 Gauge · primary — also known as 16 ga, 16 bore, 16/70
- 20 Gauge — also known as 20 ga, 20 bore
- 12 Gauge — also known as 12GA, 12 Bore
Features
- Firing modes: Manual
- Feed systems: Break Open Breech
- Safety mechanisms: External Hammers, Half Cock Notch
- Features: Side By Side Barrels, External Hammers, Double Triggers, Walnut Stock, Break Open Action
Variants
- TOZ-BM - Modernized
Service history
Operators
- Soviet civilian hunters
Production
Production years: 1902-1956
One of the most common Soviet hunting shotguns of its era; succeeded by the TOZ-BM
Origin
Country of origin: Russia
Discontinued: 1956
Notes
The exposed-hammer layout made the TOZ-B cheap to manufacture and easy to service, which is why it remained in production for over half a century. It was replaced by the TOZ-BM (1957-1968).
Background
With its exposed side hammers and double triggers, the TOZ-B carried the classic 19th-century sporting-gun look deep into the Soviet era, remaining in production for more than fifty years as the affordable everyman's hunting gun before the hammerless TOZ-BM replaced it.