By: 
sytasyn_syn Posted: May 29, 2008
Filed under: Pistols,
Single action,
Semi-automatic,
7.62x25mm Tokarev,
116 mm,
Usually Silver,
8-round magazine,
1954,
Blade (front),
Box magazine,
China,
Egypt,
Fedor Tokarev,
Fixed,
Germany,
Hungry,
Korean War,
Metal,
North Korea,
notch (rear),
Poland,
Romania,
Russia,
Solviet Union,
TT 30,
World War II In 1930, the Revolutionary Military council approved a resolution to test new small arms to replace its aging Nagant M1895 revolvers[1]. During these test, on January 7, 1931, the potential of a pistol designed by Fedor Tokarev was noted. A few weeks later, 1000 TT-30's were ordered for troop trials, and the pistol was adopted for service in the Red Army[2].
But even as the TT-30 was being put into production, design changes were made to simplify manufacturing. Minor changes to the barrel, disconnector[3], trigger and frame were implemented, the most notable ones being the omission of the removable backstrap and changes to the full-circumference locking lugs. This redesigned pistol was the TT-33[2]. The TT-33 was widely used by Soviet troops during World War II, but did not completely replace the Nagant until that war.
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