Description
Original Soviet made Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23 twin-barreled automatic aircraft cannon parts kit, 23x115mm, complete, USED in very good condition
Sold as a parts set.
Keep those pesky enemy fighters off your wing with this autocannon!
The GSh-23 is a twin barreled, 23mm aircraft gun designed using the Gast Gun principle.
This solenoid fired cannon has no recoil springs, instead using the gas tapped from one barrel to cycle the other.
These cannons were commonly installed on Jet fighters as a ground attack and air defense weapons.
Here is a listing showing some of the aircraft that have the GSH-23 mounted,,MiG-21, MiG-31, Su-24M, Tu-22, FBC-1 Flying Cougar
Helicopter gunship Mi-24VP (Mi-35VP) and the Mi-8.
Kits are complete with torch cut receiver and barrels, with extra care taken to avoid critical parts.
The twin feeder arms and pawls are stiff, and may have very slight unwanted bends.
Some parts will have a heavy coat of protective grease on them, and will require cleaning.
May be missing some small parts.
These are GSh-23 cannons, not GSh-23L, and will not have any muzzle brakes.
This weapon was introduced in 1965.
Its operates on the so-called "Gast" principle which was invented in Germany during the First World War by Karl Gast at the Vorwerk company (today one of the leading producers of vacuum cleaners in Germany).
A "Gast" weapon has twin barrels and the recoil from the firing of one barrel reloads and fires the other barrel via a lever mechanism.
This system is simple, extremely reliable and makes possible compact lightweight weapons with a very high rate of fire (surpassed only by the much heavier and complicated guns with multiple rotating barrels).
Despite these advantages the GSh-23 series of cannons remains the only "Gast" gun built in large numbers.
Uses 23mm x 115 Ammunition for AIRCRAFT GUN GSh-23L AND GSh-23LU:
http://www.yugoimport.com/en/proizvodi/ammunition-23mm-x-115-aircraft-gun-gsh-23l-and-gsh-23lu...
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SKU: BCO-GSH-23
Comments (8)
I recovered a couple of these in AFG and am quite familiar with them.
1st of all, you can forget about ever firing one (receiver, ammo, feed chutes, trying to aim it, massive recoil, etc). Wall / display only. Good luck!
I think it sucks that terrorists have access to 23mm ammo, and if I tried to buy 23mm ammo to go feral hog ultra long range hunting with this air cooled, twin barreled monster, the ATF, CIA, FBI, DHS and even PBS would investigate.
With this 23mm cannon mounted on a airboat, I could single handedly de-colonize every feral pig colony in the Everglades, and if I can find some 23mm flechette rounds, I'd hunt down every python in the Everglades as well. :)
So move to Syria and buy all the 23mm ammo you can fit in a Toyota Hilux.
I'll pass on moving to Syria my friend, I've been there and even back then, it's not a place I'd want to hang my hat. 100x worse now for sure. Had some friends in the IDF that took me into Syria via the Golan Heights back when the border was less restrictive.
The mines all over were my biggest worry. I'll never forget cow bones that were everywhere. I believe the cows were owned by Israli/Druse that would graze in the Golan Heights.
As an American, it would be suicidal if I tried to do the things I did back then, I wouldn't get far before I turned into hostage material.
So, any mount for my Cessna? Want to go Drone hunting!