IZh-56

The IZh-56 «Belka» (ИЖ-56 «Белка») is a Soviet double-barreled combination gun.
History.
IZh-56 was designed in 1956 and it was based on IZhK model.
Since 1961, a new varnish with improved characteristics has been used to protect the wooden parts of the gun.
In December 1964, the price of one standard IZh-56-3 was 45 rubles.
Design.
IZh-56 is an over and under shotgun, with one barrel above the other.
It has a birch or beech stock and fore-end.
All IZh-56s have iron sights and they can be equipped with scope base for PVS-1 (ПВС-1) optical sight.
The weight of PVS-1 scope without the scope base is 150 grams.