RUSSIAN TOZ-8 .22LR SINGLE SHOT TRAINING RIFLE, 1934 TRAINER, TULA ARSENAL #18983, 25 1/4" HEAVY BBL, EXC SMOOTH WALNUT STOCK, EXC BRIGHT BORE & RIFLING, ALL MATCHING, VG BLUE TURNING BROWN PATINA THROUGHOUT, METAL BUTT PLATE, BLADE FRONT SIGHT W/HOOD, GRADUATED REAR SIGHT 25-250, LEATHER/CANVAS SLING, EXC OVERALL CONDITION 22 TRAINING RIFLE!!

This TOZ-8 is a single shot .22 LR Caliber bolt-action cadet rifle conceived in 1932 by the designer-gunsmith D. M. Kochetov and serially produced at the Tula Arms Plant. The TOZ-8 is a simple device, trouble-free and reliable in operation. It was widely used for marksmanship training in primary schools, gunsmith and DOSAAF (the Volunteer Society for Cooperation with Army, Aviation, and Navy) paramilitary organizations in the USSR for decades. About one million TOZ-8s were made from the early 1930s to the late 1950s. Many TOZ-8 rifles are currently in civilian circulation, and it is still used by many for hunting small game.