Mell How to tell if a gun is a Baikal?
Baikal Model Identification. Model identification of Russian hunting shotguns that were exported through official channels is usually very easy. Most guns proudly bear their model designations stamped on the action or barrel (s).
Where are the Baikal 12 bore shotguns made?
(Expect to pay around £300 for a second-hand 12-bore Baikal over-and-under in decent condition.) Baikals are made by the people for the people in a Russian city called Izhevsk, about a two hour flight from Moscow.
What kind of gun is the Baikal IZh-58?
It is perfectly clear that this gun is either M or MA. Izh-58 had “bolsters” – the parts of the breech that stand out of the action to support the barrels – that had a semi-cylindrical, rather than semi-spheric, as in this example, shape.
When is the MFG date on a Baikal?
The letter A on the rear locking lug seems to suggest 1976 as the mfg date, but it’s hard to say, because the serial No on the lug is almost invisible (filed off?). As a sidenote, the bottom of the gun’s action is missing the “Soviet sign of quality” – which confrims it being Export grade.
Where are the Baikal shotguns made in Russia?
Baikals are made by the people for the people in a Russian city called Izhevsk, about a two hour flight from Moscow. The city survived the revolution of 1917 and during the Second World War it was distant from the Luftwaffe and Hitler’s armies, and of particular importance for arms manufacture.
What kind of gun is the Baikal 58m?
There were four generations of this model, known under three different names: 58, 58M and 58MA, and knowing which specific submodel this gun is would help us to narrow down its possible mfg date. It is perfectly clear that this gun is either M or MA.
Who is importing the Baikal now, trapshooters Forum?
Looking for a MP153 called eaa and was told they no longer are the importer. Remington dropped them a couple years ago? Their 2014 catalog has the complete line. Strange The gunsmith I use here, won’t even work on them. Say’s they have to many trigger problems. They’ve been importing them for @ 2-3 years now.