[1] Development of the TOZ-57 began in connection with the growing popularity of skeet shooting in the USSR in the 1970s.
[4] In 1977, TOZ-57 shotgun was awarded the golden medal of the Leipzig Trade Fair and received the State quality mark of the USSR.
[4] After tests and trials, in January 1979, TOZ-57K и TOZ-57T shotguns were shown at VDNKh exhibition in Moscow[5] and Tula Arms Plant began the serial production of these shotguns.
[7] At the beginning of 1983, it was proposed to produce versions of IZh-27 and TOZ-57 shotguns with "paradox" rifling for hunting in densely populated areas[8] In February 1983, TOZ-57-12E was presented at the hunting weapons exhibition in Krasnoyarsk.
[11] These shotguns were used by Soviet teams in international shooting competitions (incl.