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Izhmekh Single Barreled Shotgun Series
Izhmekh IZh-18 is a Soviet/Russian single barrelled hammerless shotgun. It appeared in 1964 and is still currently produced under a new brand Baikal MP-18M. One of the most modern versions of IZh-18 is a top-break single shot rifle MP-18MN that is produced in numerous calibers from .223 to 9.3x74R.
During its long life IZh-18 was very popular among hunters for its low price and decent quality. Its wide availability leads to using of IZh-18 in an unusual role: in numerous Soviet historical movies of 1960s-1980s visually modified shotguns stand for flintlock and percussion lock muskets and even pistols (in the latter case with sawed-off barrels and stocks). A typical feature of all models of IZh-18 is a spur on the trigger guard that allows to identify this gun even in musket disguise.
Specifications
1964 - Present
Type: Single Barreled Top Break Hammerless Shotgun
Gauge: 12, 16, 20, 28, 32, .410; various from .223 to 9.3x74R in rifled version MP-18MN
Capacity: 1
Barrel Length: 28.5-28.9 inch (725-735 mm) in 12 and 16 gauge; 26.6-26.7 inch (675-680 mm) in 20 and less gauge
Weight: 5.7-6.2 lb (2.6-2.8 kg)
Fire Modes: Single Shot
The Izhmekh Single Barreled Shotgun Series and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Films
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch) | Aare Laanemets | Jim Hawkins | Mocked up as flintlock pistols and flintlock muskets | 1971 |
| Boris Andreyev | Long John Silver | |||
| Laimonas Noreika | Dr. Livesey | |||
| Algimantas Masiulis | Squire Trelawney | |||
| Juozas Urmanavicius | Captain Smollett | |||
| Igor Klass | Ben Gunn | |||
| Kazimieras Vitkus | Billy Bones | |||
| Vytautas Tomkus | George Merry | |||
| Juris Plavins | Abraham Grey | |||
| Harijs Avens | Morgan | |||
| Vladimir Grammatikov | Richard Joyce | |||
| Robert Ross | Redret | |||
| The Lost Letter (Propala hramota) | Ivan Mykolaichuk | Vasyl | Sawn-Off, visually modified as flintlock pistol | 1972 |
| Anatoli Barchuk | Ivan | |||
| Vladimir Shakalo | Petro | |||
| Fyodor Strigun | Andriy | |||
| Mikhail Golubovich | Bad Man | |||
| Vladimir Glukhoy | The Good Devil | |||
| Uncredited | Fat man | |||
| Brigands | ||||
| And on the Pacific... (I na Tikhom Okeane...) | Georgiy Nikolaenko | Vaska-Okorok | 1974 | |
| Between Sky and Earth (Mezhdu nebom i zemlyoy) | Vsevolod Abdulov | Simion Kuku | Visually modified as percussion cap pistol | 1976 |
| An extra in role of Ottoman Janissary | ||||
| An Ordinary Miracle (Obyknovennoye chudo) | Swan-off mocked up as flintlock pistol | 1978 | ||
| Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch) | Vladislav Strzhelchik | Squire Trelawney | Visually modified as Percussion musket | 1982 |
| Viktor Kostetskiy | Dr. Livesey | |||
| Konstantin Grigorev | Captain Smollett | |||
| Oleg Borisov | Long John Silver | |||
| Fyodor Stukov | Jim Hawkins | |||
| Nikolay Kuzmin | Tom Redruth | |||
| Stanislav Sokolov | Richard Joyce | |||
| Oleg Vasilyuk | John Hunter | |||
| Leonid Tikhomirov | Alan | |||
| Pirates and Trelawney's servants | ||||
| A Cruel Romance | Andrey Myagkov | Karandyshev | Visually modified as percussion cap pistol | 1984 |
| Georgiy Burkov | Robinzon | |||
| A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (Chelovek s bulvara Kaputsinov) | A Comanche warrior | Visually modified | 1987 | |
| Island of Lost Ships (Ostrov pogibshikh korabley) | Islanders | Mocked up as flintlock or percussion cap pistols | 1987 | |
| The Witch (Vidma) | Bohdan Benyuk | Sotnik Zabryokha | Mocked up as percussion pistols | 1990 |
| Viktor Stepanenko | Levurda | |||
| Cossacks | ||||
| The Big Gold of Mr. Greenwood (Bolshoe zoloto mistera Grinvuda) | Yelena Lyukshinova | Vera | 1991 | |
| Demons (Besy) | Andrey Rudenskiy | Nikolay Stavrogin | Mocked up as flintlock pistols | 1992 |
| Vladimir Antonik | Mavriky Nikolayevich | |||
| Jonathan of the Bears | Uncredited | Terry | 1994 | |
| Igor Vorobyov | Hunter | |||
| Prisoner of the Mountains (Kavkazskiy plennik) | Jemal Sikharulidze | Abdul-Murat | 1996 | |
| Aleksandr Bureyev | Hasan | |||
| Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | Seen among other guns in mansion | 1998 |
Video Games
| Title | Appear As | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| DayZ | "IZH-18 Rifle" | In 7.62x39mm | 2013 |
Izhmekh IZh-17
Izhmekh IZh-17 is a close relative of IZh-18 except it has exposed hammer. Both shotguns are descendants of ZK (Zlatoustovsky Kurkovy, i.e. "Zlatoust's Hammer") shotgun and its Izhevsk version IZh-K. IZh-17 was less popular than IZh-18 and was produced for a relatively small time.
1963 - 1970th
Type: Single Barreled Top Break exposed hammer Shotgun
Gauge: 12, 16, 20, 28, 32
Capacity: 1
Barrel Length: ?
Weight: ?
Fire Modes: Single Shot
Films
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Izhora Battalion (Izhorskiy batalyon) | Boris Chirkov | Ivan | 1972 | |
| The Guarneri Quartet (Kvartet Gvarneri) | Viktor Malyarevich | Mityay | with sawed-off barrel | 1978 |
| Nomads of the North (Brodyagi severa) | Valeriya Tsoy | Nanette | 1983 | |
| Stasis Petronaitis | Durant | |||
| Valeriy Shevchenko | Jacques Le Bea | |||
| Nikolay Kuzmin | Macocky | |||
| Kings of Crime (Vory v zakone) | Nurbey Kamkia | Rita's father | 1988 | |
| Jonathan of the Bears | Anatoliy Mambetov | Hunter | 1994 | |
| Igor Vorobyov | Hunter | |||
| Vigilante | ||||
| Wild Field (Dikoe pole) | Militians | 2008 | ||
| The Edge (Kray) | Vladimir Mashkov | Ignat | 2010 | |
| Aleksandr Bashirov | Guardian of railway track | |||
| Little Hunter (Angshy bala) | Jursin Yerman | Grandfather | 2011 | |
| Sanurzhan Suleimeniv | Qambar | |||
| The Fugitive (Kyuryuyoiekh) | Georgiy Bessonov | Barmaley | sawn-off | 2014 |
| Yevgeniy Pivovarov | Yakov | |||
| Fugitives (Begletsy) | Valeriy Grishko | Vasiliy | 2014 | |
| escaped convicts |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadows Disappear at Noon (Teni ischezayut v polden) | Evgeniy Shutov | Antip Nikulin | Ep.1 | 1972 |
| Ivan Ryzhov | Andron Ovchinnikov | |||
| Incident at the Airport (Sluchay v aeroportu) | Rustam Urazaev | Akmal Saidov | Possibly one IZh-17 and one IZh-K | 1989 |
| Bakhrom Akramov | Zafar Kayumov |