MTs 21-12

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MTs 21-12 semi-automatic shotgun - 12 gauge

MTs 21-12 (known as MC 21-12 in export grade; Russian МЦ 21-12) is a Soviet/Russian semi auto shotgun. It was designed in TsKIB SOO and manufactured mostly by TOZ; over 300,000 were produced. The first version of MTs 21 was produced in small numbers for less then a decade and chambered for 12, 16 and 20 gauge, while main production TOZ's version MTs 21-12 from 1965 was chambered only for 12/70 cartridges.

Specifications

(MTs 21-12: 1956 - 2008; MTs 21-16 & MTs 21-20: 1956 - 1964)

• Type: Semi-Automatic Shotgun
• Weight: 7.5 lbs (3.4 kg) - 8.2 lbs (3.7 kg)
• Length: 50.4 in (128 cm)
• Barrel Length: 29.5 in (75 cm)
• Gauge: 12
• Capacity: 4+1 (standard tube magazine), 5 - 9 (extended tube magazine)
• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

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The MTs 21-12 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Notes	Year
Search and Neutralize (Nayti i obezvredit)	Andrei Gradov	Victor		1982
Stray Dogs (Psy)	Mikhail Zhigalov	"The Silent"		1989
Savoy			Seen on the wall	1990
Loaded with Death (Zaryazhennye smertyu)		Coyle's henchman		1991
The Gray Wolves (Serye volki)	Lev Durov	Anastas Mikoyan		1993
Cursed (Setteekh)	German Barakhov	Young Hunter		2010
	uncredited	Byuyotyur
Quagmire (Kuta)	Nikolay Soldatov	Pyotr Osipovich		2012
	Georgiy Bessonov	Andrey
	Viktor Li-Fu	Hunter #1

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Protectress (Zashchitnica)	Vladimir Kokotunov	Kidnapper	S1E05	2012

Video Games

Game Title	Referred as	Note	Release Date
Xenonauts	"Farmer shotgun" and "Soviet shotgun"		2014

See Also

• TsKIB SOO - A list of all firearms manufactured by TsKIB SOO.
• Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod - A list of all firearms manufactured by Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod.