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Baikal MP-153

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The Baikal MP-153 is a 12 gauge gas-operated semi-automatic shotgun designed by chief designer Alexander U. Dorf and manufactured in Russia, with development beginning in 1997 and production starting in 2001 at what became the Kalashnikov Concern's Izhevsk Mechanical Plant. It weighs about 3.45 to 3.5 kilograms, measures 1,250 millimeters overall with a barrel between 610 and 750 millimeters, and feeds from a three or five round tubular magazine. More than 500,000 had been produced by November 2010. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Caliber
12-gauge 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
small arm 1
Introduced Year
2001 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 1
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Source Wikidata: Baikal MP-153
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1. Wikipedia: Baikal MP-153
  • Lead section
    The Baikal MP-153 is a 12 gauge gas-operated semi-automatic shotgun manufactured by Kalashnikov Concern (originally by the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant) in Russia.
  • Infobox: production_date
    2001-present
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Wikidata: Baikal MP-153
Wikidata Q15991137, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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