The TOZ-28 (ТОЗ-28) is a Soviet hunting combination gun.А. Соколов. Старые модели. ТОЗ-28 // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 12, декабрь 1991. стр.27
History The gun was designed by G. P. Chetverikova (Г. П. Четверикова) in early 1960s.
Since 1963 began the production of this shotgun by Tula Arms Plant. In 1963М. Ларькин. Для любителей охоты // газета «Советский спорт», № 239 (4744) от 9 октября 1963 стр.7-1964 it was shown at VDNKh exhibition in Moscow.Ружейные новинки на ВДНХ // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 10, 1964. (2-я страница обложки) In 1965, this gun was included in the list of firearms offered for export to other countries.Охотничье трехствольное ружьё ТОЗ-28 // Спортивно-охотничье оружие и патроны. Бухарест, "Внешторгиздат", 1965. стр.60-61
On December 13, 1996, president of the Russian Federation B. N. Yeltsin signed the federal law № 150, which entered into force on July 1, 1997. In accordance with this law, possession of civilian firearms chambered for handgun ammunition was prohibited.ст.3 Гражданское оружие // Федеральный закон № 150-ФЗ от 13 декабря 1996 года "Об оружии" As a result, since July 1, 1997, all TOZ-28 guns were banned on the territory of the Russian Federation and they had to be handed over to governmental law enforcement agencies for destruction.
Design TOZ-28 is a combination gun, with one rifled barrel under two other. smoothbore barrels are chambered for standard 20/70 mm R shotgun shells. a rifled barrel was chambered for 7.62×38mmR round or special 6.5×38mmR round
It is equipped with extractor.
All guns have a birch shoulder stock (with or without cheekpiece) and fore-end.
Museum exhibits TOZ-28 shotgun was in collection of Tula State Arms Museum in Tula KremlinГ. М. Чуднов. Тульская коллекция охотничьих ружей // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 12, 1982. стр.33
References
Sources ТОЗ-28 // История Тульского оружейного завода, 1712 - 1972. М., "Мысль", 1973. стр.484 Виктор Рон. Тройник от ТОЗа // журнал "Оружие", № 7, 2017. стр.64 - ISSN 1728-9203