Shotgun IZH-5

The IZH-5 single-barreled rifle is a simple and popular domestically produced single-shot rifle. It has been produced since the pre-war period of the last century. Available to consumers and easy to use, it played a big role in the spread of hunting weapons in different areas of our country.

The IZH-5 gun was intended for professional commercial hunters, although it was widely used by amateurs. The full name of the IZH-5 is: a single-barreled hammer-fired central firing hunting and fishing rifle. The manufacturer also assumed that the gun would be perfect for sport shooting.

The IZH-5 single-barreled shotgun with an external hammer and a break-type barrel is the result of a modification of the American Iver-Johnson shotgun.

Historical reference

In the second half of the 19th century in Izhevsk, specially hired craftsmen studied hunting rifle systems from all over the world. This is how the Izhevsk Arms Factory appeared. By 1902, the company already offered many different systems and calibers of rifles, carbines and shotguns. The Russian army placed single orders to reward the leadership with valuable models with artistic and commemorative engravings.

After the Civil War, there was practically no production of smooth-bore weapons. Hunters used old models or were left without the opportunity to catch birds. At that time, hunting was carried out not for entertainment, but for food or earnings. In 1924, to meet the demand of hunting cooperatives, the Izhevsk Arms Plant produces IZH-5 based on the American Iver-Johnson system. To speed up shooting, attempts were made to create double-barreled guns and add a magazine loading system, but due to the complexity of the design, increased weight and the low popularity of multi-shot and double-barreled models among hunters, the IZH-5 was then produced exclusively as a single-barreled gun.

The IZH-5 model is actually the first serial single-barrel gun from the Izhevsk plant since the 1920s; its development began back in 1924. The beginning of mass production dates back to June 1927, and it was produced intermittently until the 1950s.

The location of the trigger in the middle of the block differs significantly from ordinary breech-loading single-barreled guns with a traditional trigger on the side plate. In everyday life, this placement in the trigger block is often called the middle one.

The design of the IZH-5 single-barrel gun is reminiscent of the long-standing Champion single-shot trigger with a large extended block, manufactured by Iver Johnson's Arms & Cycle Works.

At the beginning of the 20th century, it was offered by many trading companies of the Russian Empire - for example, in Moscow A.A. Bitkova, in St. Petersburg I.I. Chizhova, in Tallinn R. Passupa.

But it is not the only single-barrel trigger with such a block on our market; let’s name a similar trigger from Hopkins & Allen, which was imported to us in the 1910s. Our single-barrel IZH-5 is equipped with a large block of the same shape, but more streamlined.

According to the design, the IZH-5 single-shot trigger turned out to be a relatively heavy single-shot hunting weapon.

The main task in its creation was to achieve good performance in single-shot shotgun combat, which was ensured by a massive barrel and a large block. That is why, in fact, there is a similarity with the similar Iver Johnson Champion model.

The single-barrel gun was produced in calibers from 16 to 28. In the period from 1932 to 1941, the Tula Arms Plant produced versions of 16 and 20 calibers. At the same intervals, mass production was organized at the Zlatoust arms factory. The Great Patriotic War made its own adjustments in the period from 1941 to 1945. In 1949, the production of single-barreled IZH-5 hunting rifles was discontinued throughout the country. After the war, IZH-5 was produced only in Izhevsk, and in 1949 production was curtailed forever. There are samples online with marks supposedly from the late 50s, but due to the poor condition of the metal, it is impossible to confidently read the numbers and say that this is exactly 5 and not 3.

The IZH-5 smoothbore hunting shotgun was produced at the Izhevsk Arms Plant, in the workshops of the steel plant (1924-1941 and 1945-1948), and in Tula (1932-1941).

IZH Jupiter-4K with a stroller: risen from the dust

At work, a colleague approached me and stunned me with a request: “My grandfather signed over a house in the village to me, and there’s some ferrous metal in the garage. Don't you want to pick it up? You love all kinds of pieces of iron...” Even if a hundred Hollywood screenwriters decided to intrigue me more than this young lady, they could not come up with anything cooler. "Go!" – I yelled at the whole office.

Who is there?

The steel gates, covered with faded red lead, were difficult to open—the hinges were almost completely rusty. The locks, generously spilled with “brake fluid” directly from the tank of the car of the happy owner of the inheritance, at first also did not want to give up, but now they were lying on the gravel-filled grass overgrown with the wall. In a standard garage box we found a certain vehicle, which at first confused me with its awkward shape.

After eliminating the rubble from leaky cameras and scatterings of rag trash, the “image” cleared up, and it became clear that we were looking at something like a motorcycle with a sidecar... Or more precisely, a motorcycle with a sidecar standing next to it. The outlines of the latter were hidden by darkness and cobwebs, and the motorcycle was confusing with its optimistic red color, visible even through the dust of decades. “What kind of animal is this?” – I was struck to the quick by the fact that I couldn’t immediately identify the make and model.

By deduction method

A sign was found on the tank: “IZH”! The same branded inscription appeared from under a layer of dust on the mudguard of the powerful rear wing. It’s clear that it’s not BMW or Harley, but at least there’s some certainty. All that remains of the nameplates on the side covers are empty holes, but in terms of the general style, it is clearly something later than the sixties of the twentieth century. Yeah, there are two exhaust pipes, and, it seems, cylinders too - no less, IZ Jupiter. There was no Internet in the abandoned garage, so a more precise determination of the model was postponed until later.

I immediately decided: let’s start it! I’m familiar with motorcycle technology in general terms, but we’ll figure out the little things as we go - why shouldn’t I start some kind of “two-stroke” with contact ignition? “Little things” resulted in considerable fuss. Fortunately, I had the patience to first look around and do a general inspection of the vehicle. Apparently, once upon a time this IZ Jupiter came here under its own power. Visually, all components are complete, there are no signs of an accident or “dispossession” - nothing is broken, unscrewed, or torn. There are even such fragile and short-lived things for a motorcycle as turn signal lamps. The fact that the stroller – “side trailer” in the official language – is uncoupled also speaks in favor of the serviceability of the device. Most likely, someone divided a practical three-wheeled vehicle into two parts and rode a “single” motorcycle - it’s more interesting that way.

An inspection of the instrument panel provided a lot of information. Under the dusty glass of the speedometer, a symbolic figure appeared on the meter - 17,500 km; with such a mileage, the IZh should not have any serious problems. Finally, the most interesting thing - there was a key stuck in the ignition! Along with it, there were two more keys hanging on the ring - one, a little strange, fit the compartment lids on the sides of the motorcycle, the second, with a company inscription, I at first could not find where to attach it. The two-row “garland” of warning lamps on the instrument panel pleased with its information content and suddenly puzzled us with the presence of a lamp with the inscription “Oil”. If this is what I think it is, then what is it - after all, a four-stroke engine, and I will also have to tinker with the valves?

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My thoughts were interrupted by the bored heiress: “Well, will I go home?” Letting her go with the car - my only connection with civilization - was a bit scary. The village is remote and unfamiliar, the honeycomb coverage is unstable, the only food to eat is unripe apples... I took all the few tools she had from her car, including a nail file and a penknife, and was left alone with an abandoned motorcycle, a can of gasoline and two weekend ahead.

Are you alive?

The first fundamental question is the source of energy. Turning the key in the ignition did not lead to anything - in fact, this was expected. There was a glimmer of hope that the motorcycle would have a magneto, i.e. no battery required. But, as far as my memory serves me, stock IZhs were equipped with battery ignition - and I actually found the battery, in the left compartment below the seat, under the orange cover. Someone carefully removed the negative terminal from the battery, but since this was many years ago, the battery, naturally, turned out to be completely “dead.” I was ready for this too.

I had my work laptop in my backpack, and I complimented myself on my habit of always keeping its battery charged. Of course, it won’t handle a headlight or other powerful consumer, but it can handle the ignition system at start. And only then did I understand why this garage immediately seemed somehow strange to me: there was not a single workbench, not a single shelf with spare parts, not a single cabinet with a typical set of fasteners, parts, debris, scraps... Therefore, the wire for connecting the laptop The batteries with the electrical circuit of the IZh had to be borrowed from the stroller, removing part of the circuit going to the brake light. But first we managed to find a standard set of “Izhevsk” tools in the right glove compartment of the motorcycle. After connecting to the battery, Jupiter came to life - the horn responded, and in the twilight of the garage the lamps on the dashboard lit up brightly and cheerfully. This was my first victory!

Fuel issue

The temptation was great - with the red “Ignition” light on, kick the kickstarter: what if the engine responds? But there are enough miracles for today, I understood that the engine needed fresh gasoline, and with my impatient attempt to start it, I would only fill the spark plugs with ten-year-old liquid that had settled in the tank during the IZH’s inactivity. But everything turned out to be even worse. An attempt to drain the contents of the tank through the tap was unsuccessful - after pulling off the gas line tube, nothing flowed from the tap, although something was clearly splashing in the tank. I had to unscrew the faucet to discover that its receiving mesh had completely rotted, as a result of which it was clogged with dirt mixed with the oil component of the old fuel - the gasoline had mostly evaporated (at that time I had already examined the finned cylinder heads and was finally convinced that the engine was a two-stroke ). The new gasoline in my canister was clean, and I was already thinking of flavoring it with at least the oily substance that was at the bottom of the tank. But I did not take into account the innate thriftiness of the domestic motorcyclist: in the trunk of the stroller there was a supply of oil for mixing into the fuel. And I used it, finding a hint about the proportion of the mixture in the form of a measuring cup on the gas tank cap. And then I spent a long time looking for a carburetor.

As far as I remember, all IZHs I saw in childhood had a carburetor sticking out in the most visible place, right behind the cylinders, but my copy (and I already considered it mine) had a certain shaped cast metal body located there. Soon a handle was found that separated this hood into two halves - and behind them was actually a carburetor hidden. This device looked quite decent, the throttle valve actuators and the device, which I rated as a “choke,” worked without jamming. I did not have in-depth knowledge of the design of carburetors, so I decided not to touch it for now. After all, if we assume that the last time the motorcycle drove into the garage under its own power, then there is hope that the carburetor is working. I pressed the button for forced filling of the float chamber, and gasoline began to gurgle “through the top.” Looks like you can start it!

Smoke of the Fatherland

But, before trying to start the motorcycle, I decided to make sure that, at least in principle, the most capricious part of the engine - the ignition system - was in good working order. The candles were unscrewed, cleaned with the same manicure file, and tested “for spark” before being reinstalled. The crucial moment is that there is a spark! Not exactly killer, but quite powerful to the eye (thanks to the laptop!), healthy bluish tint.
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Despite, in general, good preconditions, the engine did not start soon. I had to really jump on the kickstarter leg, combining different combinations of the gas handle and the “choke” lever. The engine roared unexpectedly, powerfully and immediately, without preliminary snorts or sneezes. The garage instantly filled with blue smoke, but I finally breathed a sigh of relief: it works! Before leaving, I checked what I could: the brakes, the rotation of the steering wheel, the operation of the electrics - everything seemed to be in order, although not without nuances. For example, all four shock absorbers seemed to be empty - the motorcycle swayed too much when braking the front wheel. I also carefully examined the floor at the parking lot for oil puddles. The floor was dry, which means nothing leaked from the gearbox. Later I found an interesting hatch on the left side of the engine crankcase. Firstly, he finally “reported” the model index - “Jupiter-4”, and secondly, he turned out to be useful from a service point of view. Out of curiosity, I unscrewed a couple of screws securing it and discovered that the hatch was also a dipstick for monitoring the oil level in the transmission.

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Then there was the first trip - searching for the nearest store, where I bought a dozen and a half round batteries. Having cut tie rings from an old car inner tube, I spent a long time connecting batteries with them into series and parallel groups to get a capacious 12-volt power source. I used it to replace my laptop battery, which was unlikely to benefit from charging from the motorcycle’s on-board power system.

With the wind

I liked riding the IZH. The two-cylinder Jupiter-4 engine (28 hp) turned out to be more powerful than I expected - on the first attempt to start, due to its excessive agility, I almost drove straight into a closed garage door. Obviously, the high gear ratio of the transmission also affected this, because I came across a copy in the “4K” version - i.e. with a stroller. By the way, it turned out later that this specimen belongs to the first series of the fourth Jupiter - the combination of an orange motorcycle and a green and white stroller was extremely rare and only in the first years of production of the model. The vast majority of IZH Jupiter-4K were blue - both the motorcycle and the side trailer.
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In its single version, the orange Jupiter “sidecar” configuration gives the impression of a powerful and dynamic car, easily moving away from second gear. When maneuvering on the move, it is somewhat clumsy, although taking into account its moral age and curb weight, it’s nothing to worry about. Having shifted carelessly on the move, I noticed that it is possible to change gears without squeezing the clutch, although silent shifting using this method is not always possible. Then I read in books that IZhs in the 1970s and 80s were equipped with a semi-automatic clutch.

With stroller

Even more interesting was the experience of riding a motorcycle with an attached side trailer. Of course, not the lightest stroller makes the vehicle less dynamic, but this is not the main problem. The third wheel turns the motorcycle into a projectile with original, difficult to predict handling. A right turn requires real skill, otherwise it won’t take long, as motorcyclists say, to “hide behind the sidecar.” And, judging by the powerful scar on the front of the side trailer, this has already been done once on our example. And when driving along a country road with “coarsely undulating” terrain, you can maintain an acceptable speed only by standing up on the footrests - fortunately, the ergonomics of Jupiter facilitate this control technique.
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The equipment of the Izh Jupiter-4K generally suits the motorcycle well in the form in which it was intended by the designers: the suspension is energy-intensive and long-travel, and at the same time comfortable and soft. By the way, the rear shock absorbers have the ability to adjust the stiffness, but I tried the softest option since I was not taking passengers. One could also talk about the rather intense sensations of a passenger in a stroller, but, perhaps, there is already enough tension and adrenaline in this article...

Design features of IZH-5

The technology of the IZH-5 model is well developed; its mechanisms have only 16 parts, not counting the barrel, block and forend. There are no flat cushions on the solid block, elongated at the rear; in the usual sense of the term, the barrel is placed between its massive front sides. As a result, the block turned out to be reliable, but also heavy.

Nevertheless, the IZH-5 single-barrel gun looks proportional, although it represents a sample of gross, in the terminology of that time, production. The stock with a semi-pistol-shaped neck is made of birch wood, less commonly - beech.

The barrel of the IZH-5 model is equipped with two under-barrel hooks, which differs from subsequent Izhevsk single-barreled guns. It rests on the transverse hinge axis with the front under-barrel hook and is locked in the block with a wedge that fits into a groove in the rear under-barrel hook.

In the passport of the IZH-5 hammer, this wedge retained the ancient name “ladyzhka”, akin to the word ankle.

The mainspring is spiral cylindrical, the trigger is “rebound”, the short upper locking lever is installed on top of the block behind the trigger. The forend is spring-loaded, the so-called “tear-off” one. The sighting devices are ordinary: a front sight on the muzzle of the barrel and a longitudinal groove on the block as a rear sight.

During the production of IZH-5 shotguns, many calibers were envisaged, but samples were produced mainly of 16 caliber, less often of 20, even less often of 24, and smaller ones, up to 28 caliber, were very rare. In the few surviving documents, copies of the 32 caliber, popular in our country, were not indicated.

The markings of the IZH-5 model changed as technology developed: for example, in the 1930s, the necessary information was applied on top of the breech of the barrel, including the caliber, year of manufacture, and chamber length. Moreover, the name of the plant is noted in the abbreviated form “Izhev. Manager.”

At that time, a similar designation system was used on all Izhevsk guns. Later, in the second half of the 1940s, the markings of the single-barreled IZH-5 gun were changed, and the main data was transferred to the under-barrel hooks. The year of manufacture, for example “1948”, is marked with a stamp under the designation of caliber and chamber length. A test mark was also affixed, and the serial number was stamped on the left side of the grenade hook.

IZH-5 is a single-barreled shotgun with an external hammer and a break-type barrel. The pistol-shaped stock with a butt and a steel butt plate was made of birch. There are belt swivels for easy carrying.

Partial disassembly is carried out by removing the forend and separating the barrel from the block by. The handguard is removed vertically downwards. In early versions, the entire barrel was removed; in the post-war period, the design was improved by adding a locking latch connecting the fore-end and the barrel. Locking is done by aligning the lever with the frame and the hook groove located under the barrel.

The trigger mechanism uses a return firing pin and hammer, which are manufactured separately. When the trigger is pressed, the hammer is released and strikes the firing pin under the influence of a 160 mm mainspring, which leads to an impact on the primer and its ignition. The firing pin returns to its original position immediately after the shot under spring pressure. It is bolted to the block. Later modifications have a cover with dimensions of about 50x20 mm, which covers the rear shoe edge. The trigger axis was located in the same cover. The sights are limited by a slot for the rear sight in the block.

Possible tuning

According to the law, it is prohibited to modify weapons. The fact is that as a result of modernization, you can get a more powerful rifle, which you cannot use without a license. However, some craftsmen are remaking the MP-60, wanting to increase the penetration power of the shot. Modernized pneumatics do not always show the best results. After all, any change in the factory design is fraught with negative consequences.

MP-60 conversion options:

strengthening the spring (replacing the factory spring with a more powerful one);
trimming the barrel (to reduce the path of the bullet before leaving the barrel);
weighting the bullets (by spraying silicone spray).

It is not possible to significantly change the power of an air rifle. The fact is that the force of the shot depends on the volume of the pneumatic chamber connected to the barrel, as well as on the work of the piston and spring. All these parts have standard factory dimensions. When altering or altering factory-installed spare parts, there is a risk of damaging the rifle.

Important! Using the “Whale from Kruger” kit, the spring-piston model MP-60 can be converted into a PCP. After modernization, the speed of a bullet leaving the barrel increases to 250 m/s (the bullet can pierce a wooden board). The rifle converted using the “Kit Killer” kit will receive the characteristics of the MP-553K.

Specifications

In the technical passport, the single-barreled hunting rifle is described as an external trigger gun. Performance characteristics of IZH-5 look like this:

The length of the barrel can vary between 680-760 mm, however, there is unconfirmed evidence of the presence of a barrel of 800 mm.
The longer the barrel, the greater the weight of the weapon and is in the range of 2.5-3 kg.
Caliber 16-28.
Accuracy 4%.
Cartridges with a paper sleeve are used.
To fire a shot you need to apply a force of 3 kg.

Accuracy, although stated at 40%, when tested with a load of No. 3 shot and black powder, often approached 47%

For the cylindrical drill barrel of the 16-gauge hammer, “50a” steel was used. At the end there was a pressure - a muzzle constriction. The nominal value of the caliber did not always correspond to the actual value, so many hunters, without relying on the specified parameters, took measurements themselves.

Advantages

The positive qualities of the pistol are as follows:

Small dimensions - the weapon is very small in size, it can be put in a pocket and carried secretly.
Comfortable safety lock - the button, made of plastic, moves easily, its location is convenient for use.
Easy to cock - a weak return spring makes it easy to cock the bolt.
Weight of the gun – plastic is used to a minimum in materials, so the IZH-76 has a mass of 500 grams.

Advantages and disadvantages of IZH-5

Advantages of the gun:

accuracy and accuracy;
reliability of the design.

The long barrel length ensures high accuracy when shooting both bullets and shot and buckshot. Thanks to the simplicity of the design, the gun is highly reliable and durable, and caring for it does not cause problems.

Disadvantages of a single-barreled gun:

single-shot design;
small caliber;
barrel wobble.

Disadvantages include the lack of a second barrel and a small caliber. A single-barrel, single-shot design forces the weapon to be reloaded after each shot, while a second barrel or magazine loading system allows two or more shots to be fired with minimal time between them. The small caliber limits the range of applications due to its low power and range compared to 12 gauge. After 200-400 shots, a loose barrel usually appears, but getting rid of it is not too difficult.

Also, the disadvantages today include the difficulty of acquiring a sample in good condition. The minimum “age” of a gun is 70 years; most are stored for many years without conservation or proper care. But with some luck, you can find a sample that was stored under the necessary conditions in excellent condition not only of the barrel and box, but also of the stock and trigger mechanism.

The rarest are 24-caliber shotguns with a barrel length of 740 mm. There are references online to individual samples with a 785mm barrel.

After purchasing and registering a gun, it is imperative to carry out a full inspection and maintenance. Long-term storage without care can lead to the barrel bursting after the first shot.

Assembly and disassembly

Instructions for disassembling the IZH-60 air rifle:

unscrew the stock screw;
remove the stock;
unscrew the fixing bolts on the body;
remove the plastic forend (frame);
remove the cocking lever (by removing the locking ring and bushing);
remove the spring-piston mechanism (turning slightly counterclockwise);
remove the rammer (by unscrewing the bolt);
It is better to leave the barrel attached to the coupling.

Important! The rifle is assembled in the reverse order of disassembly. It is not recommended to disassemble a weapon unless necessary. After every thousand shots, you can clean the rifle barrel. There are special cleaning products for pneumatics on sale. The barrel can be cleaned without disassembling the structure.

Analogs

The gun in question was replaced by several modifications. Now a single-shot IZH-18 is being produced, which is manufactured in all standard calibers (from 12 to 32). The barrel is not equipped with an aiming rib; the chamber length is 70 centimeters. The barrel and forend are removable. The IZH-18 smoothbore hunting shotgun is equipped with a stock made of beech, birch or walnut and a pistol or straight neck. It can be easily disassembled into three parts.

The IZH-5 shotgun, unlike the modern modification, was not equipped with a special unlocking lever. It serves to quickly open the shutter and is located below the block, behind the safety bracket. When it is raised, the trigger is synchronously switched to combat mode and the barrel is unlocked. In the improved model IZH-18E, the ejector is also activated. If a misfire occurs, the trigger can be re-cocked without opening the carbine by moving the lever from top to bottom.

Despite the fact that production ceased in 1950, the IZH-5 is still popular among hunters and connoisseurs of old weapons.

The IZH-5 hunting rifle with a chamber of 28, 26 or 24 calibers can be used for training beginners. The 20-gauge shotgun model is often chosen by women, due to the low weight of the gun and low recoil.

Weapons of this type are still actively used in the United States of America. The wide range of available hunting specimens is ensured by lenient gun laws and the Second Amendment to the Constitution. A plethora of modern rifles and shotguns would seem to supplant the 120-year-old system, but the demand for lightweight guns with high accuracy and accuracy allows American factories to maintain mass production of such systems.

Flaws

IZH-76 has a number of negative characteristics:

The magazine capacity is no more than 6 shells.
Weakness of the cartridges - bullets have low power, Cal.8mm, weak pop when fired.
Low reliability - has a shaky bolt, may not reload, high probability of cartridge case misalignment (like the Perfecta prototype).
Short trigger stroke - 2 millimeters. In this regard, the shot occurs unexpectedly, not only for the opponent, but also for the owner.
The handle is inconvenient to use – it is very small in size (circumference 2/3 of the user’s palm). Therefore, it is simply impossible for an adult man to shoot from it.
Appearance - the design of the pistol is not capable of scaring a knowledgeable criminal.
A short barrel, as a result the shooter himself may get caught in the gas cloud.
Since the IZH-76 is no longer produced, it is difficult to buy cartridges for it.

"IZH Planet Sport" among the people [edit | edit code]

Soviet motorcyclists gave the IZH Planet Sport motorcycle the nicknames “Dog” (from the abbreviated “IZH PS”) and “sportak”. Due to the unusually high quality, it was rumored that Planet-Sport was intended for export to the USA. The first 500 units had a service book, which indicated the identification number for ordering spare parts from the factory.

Due to a shortage of spare parts, many were engaged in engine “tuning” - the M-412 piston (of the required diameter, but with a large pin hole) was adjusted to fit a standard connecting rod, or to the piston group of a cross-country 514 Chezet. The power increased slightly, but the service life was reduced to one season (the standard IZH Planet Sport could withstand 50-60 thousand kilometers without noticeable wear of the main components).

Currently, a well-preserved IZH Planet Sport is a rarity and is valued by connoisseurs. In Russia, for a motorcycle of the first years of production they sometimes ask for more than $1000. There are also a lot of spare parts for PS now, and it’s almost impossible to find original ones.

History of configuration features [ edit | edit code]

The first option for mounting the engine is soft, with rubber dampers
Special “fan” fins of the cylinder head
Carburetor "Mikuni" AEX (Japan)
Initially installed domestic direction indicators (from the base Planeta-3 and Izh Jupiter-3 motorcycles, distinguished by chrome plating)
Muffler straight
Air filter “Filtrak” A 105/153- 1500 TGLN 39-474 (GDR)
Some motorcycles (mostly for export) had foreign-made tires “Barum” (Czechoslovakia) and “IRC” (Japan)
A rear-view mirror with an end mount on the steering wheel (from the base Izhevsk car Moskvich-408) by the end of the 70s was moved to the clutch lever mounting clamp
Self-adhesive labels on tank and tool boxes
Speedometer from the Pannonia motorcycle - T4 or T5 (Hungary), Veglia Borletti (Italy)
The first domestic motorcycle generator with a network voltage of 12 volts (GP-1)
Foreign electrical equipment and lighting equipment:

Combined handlebar switches from the Japanese motorcycle “Honda” CB350 and the corresponding clutch and manual front brake levers
Sound signal "Nikko" YPL 1400 (Japan)
Rear light "Stanley" (Japan)
The optical element of the headlight from the Pannonia motorcycle is T5 (Hungary), later the West German Hella 1A7 001.140.01. For countries with left-hand traffic -
Ignition switch PAL (Czechoslovakia) from a Jawa motorcycle
Spark plug “Magneti Marelli” CW8N (Italy)
Reflectors on the front fork “Stanley” RR 30 SAE B67 (Japan)
Foreign batteries (Japan)

Original (with mounting in the headlight) turn relay (12 volts)

Carburetor "Mikuni" VM32-89
Combined handlebar switches and ignition switch (360-82508-42) from the Japanese Yamaha RD350 motorcycle and corresponding clutch and manual front brake levers
New version of side reflectors and rear light "Stanley" (040-5469)
The fastening of the guide lug (for the fork leg) of the front brake drum has been changed from rivet to solid cast
The finning of the cylinder head changes to the usual “straight” one.
At the end of the year, domestic direction indicators are replaced with Japanese “Stanley” 23040-037
Domestic gasoline tap KR-12 with explanatory notes in English

A domestic speedometer SP102 is installed. On export ones they install “Borletti”
New domestic optical element of the headlight FG137 (new diffuser of the “European beam” type)
A muffler with a bend in the end part appeared (to increase cross-country ability)

Due to the enlargement of the air filter housing, the following is moved:

Hand pump on the front frame pipe near the engine cylinder (previously under the tank)
Voltage relay for fuel tank

Installation of new rear suspension shock absorbers (without decorative caps)

The soft engine mount is eliminated
A new domestic carburetor K62M was installed. To install the fuel corrector control lever included in it, a threaded hole was inserted in the steering wheel tube on the right
Instead of self-adhesive inscriptions on the tank, plastic logos secured with screws are introduced
Gradual transition to domestic components of electrical equipment (for the purpose of unification with other basic models of the plant):
Start installing an anti-theft lock

Ignition switch VK105
combination switches on the steering wheel
back light

Rear suspension design changes:

pendulum fork extended

History [edit | edit code]

In 1973, the Izhevsk plant surprised Soviet motorcyclists with the first production sports motorcycle, the Izh Planet Sport. The motorcycle was very different from its counterparts both in appearance and in design. Externally, the Izh-PS was very similar to Japanese motorcycles of the mid-1960s (for example, the 1966 Suzuki T250 Super Six, the 1970 Yamaha 350R5, and the 1966 Kawasaki A1 Samurai). Thanks to the high technical level of design and workmanship, Izh Planet Sport was exported to many countries around the world. They were especially popular in Great Britain, the Netherlands and Finland, where they successfully competed with Javas and CZ motorcycles.

How to disassemble a pistol

You can do complete or partial disassembly of the weapon. The first of them is used for routine maintenance of the IZH-76, for example, when cleaning after shots. Complete disassembly is used for repair work or if the gun has been in a damp environment for a long time - under water, rain or snow.

Partial disassembly is done like this: first, remove the clip. The chamber is inspected for the presence of a cartridge - the flag is lowered, the bolt is pulled back, and set to delay. The shutter is separated from the frame. To do this, the trigger bracket is pulled back and retracted to the left. Then it rests against the frame and is installed in this position.

The bolt is then placed in its rearmost position and lifted by the rear. You need to pull it until you feel the spring begin to pull the bolt forward. Thus, the shutter is pulled out. The return spring is removed from the barrel. The incomplete analysis has come to an end. You need to assemble the weapon in reverse order.

For complete disassembly, partial disassembly is first carried out. Then the screw is unscrewed from the handle and removed from the frame. This removes the valve and return mechanism. The valve moves down, then the spring is removed. Using an awl, pry the edge of the spring off the bolt stop.

Then the sear is rotated in the trunnions until it separates. It is subject to withdrawal along with a delay. The trigger is tilted forward and removed. At the end, the trigger rod, cocking lever and hook are dismantled. The collection proceeds in reverse order.