TokarrevTT33 Tula TT33

Tokarev TT33 with Reducta barrel caliber 4 mm M20 for training shooting with adapter cartridges

Conversion/installation of a Reducta barrel into the original self-loading pistol Tokarev TT33, caliber 7.62 Tok., a Russian service weapon. The TT-33 was the standard issue weapon of the Soviet Army until 1951. Some remained in service until the 1970s. The weapon was introduced in large numbers as a military and police pistol by various allies of the Soviet Union. The Reducta barrel can, of course, be replaced without damage with an original barrel.

Manufacturer: Tulski Oruscheiny Sawod (Tula Arms Plant), g. Tula, st. Sowjetskaja, 1 A, 300002 Russia ([email protected])
Popular conversion for training shooting
Manufacturer: Weapons Factory Tula
Caliber: 7.62 x 25 mm (original) now 4 mm M20
good condition
No warranty on customer order

Miscellaneous: The Tokarev TT-33 (Russian Пистолет ТТ-33: Тульский, Токарева образца 1933 года, Tulskij, Tokarewa obrasza 1933 goda, in German: Tulaer Pistole von Tokarew Modell 1933) is a Soviet self-loading pistol in caliber 7.62 × 25 mm.

The recoil-operated pistol developed by Fjodor Tokarev at the Tula Arms Factory became the standard issue weapon of the Red Army in the 1930s. The TT-33 was the successor to the Nagant revolver and was replaced by the 9 mm Makarov pistol in the early 1950s.
Development

Until the 1920s, Russia and later the Soviet Union did not have self-loading pistols of their own manufacture. The standard sidearm of both the Tsarist and Red Army was the Nagant M1895 revolver, along with various imported self-loading pistols, particularly the Mauser C96. The Nagant was already considered outdated at that time and was to be replaced by a domestically developed self-loading pistol. Thus, at the beginning of the 1920s, a competition was announced, in which nearly all prominent Soviet weapon designers participated. S. A. Prilutzki presented the first prototype in 1924, followed by S.A. Korowin in 1927 (M1927), both in caliber 7.65 × 17 mm HR. The Prilutzki pistol was further improved, submitted for testing in 1928, and designated M1928. In the comparative shooting in 1928, both Prilutzki's and Korowin's weapons performed better than the Walther pistol used as a comparison weapon. Although the M1928 was declared the winner, and the designer was commissioned to make further improvements, the initially planned series of 500 pieces for troop trials was not produced. In the meantime, the discussion about the caliber had reignited, and the significantly stronger Mauser bottleneck cartridge 7.63 × 25 mm, however adjusted to caliber 7.62 × 25 mm, was to be introduced as the new standard issue cartridge. Since domestic weapon and ammunition developments in the Soviet Union, as well as in the former Tsarist Empire, were based on inch measurements, the new caliber was adapted to the common machines. The old unit line in precision mechanics corresponds to 1/10 inch, thus three lines equal 7.62 mm.

Therefore, the competition for the new standard issue pistol of the Red Army was reopened, and Prilutzki and Korowin submitted their weapons in the new caliber but lost in the comparative shooting in Tula on June 25, 1930, against Tokarev's model, which already used the new 7.62 mm ammunition. Foreign pistol models also participated in the comparative shooting, including various Mauser, Browning, and Walther models as well as the P08 pistol.

In January 1931, the M1930 was recommended for adoption into service, and a pilot series of 1000 pieces was ordered.
Technology

TT-33 (left), TT-30 (right)
The TT-30 resembles the FN Browning Model 1903 externally, while the mechanics represent an evolution and combination of various design elements from the Colt M1911 and the FN High Power: The tilting barrel mechanism of the locking cam closure with a link as a connection between the barrel and frame comes from the Colt. In the TT-30, the locking with upper locking lugs still corresponded to the M1911, while in the subsequent model TT-33, the locking lugs were executed around the entire circumference of the barrel to save a machining step. Further changes affected the frame and grip back, which were now made as a single piece.

The original 7.62 mm pistols from Soviet production did not have a manual safety. To secure, the hammer had to be caught in a "half" position, which locked the entire mechanism. In this position, the slide cannot be cycled, and the hammer cannot be dropped. The trigger is also locked, making the safety "tangible." The magazines of the TT-30 can also be used in the TT-33 and have partial catch eyes at the magazine base for use in cavalry. In Hungary, FÉG (Fegyver- és Gépgyár - Weapons and Machinery Factory) produced the pistol in caliber 9 × 19 mm as "Tokagypt" for Egypt. In Vietnam, the TT-33 was also converted to the 9 mm caliber by changing the barrel and inserting a spacer in the magazine well. All 9 mm Tokarevs had a separate safety lever.

The TT-33 was the standard issue weapon of the Soviet Army until 1951. Some remained in service until the 1970s. The weapon was introduced in large numbers as a military and police pistol by various allies of the Soviet Union. It was produced under license in Hungary, Poland, Yugoslavia, China, and North Korea. China exported it to Africa in the late 1960s, including to Zambia.
Images

Yugoslav Model 57

Soviet, disassembled

As a starting pistol

Sport pistol in .22lR

Replica from Pakistan

Hungarian 9 mm Tokagypt 58.

Replicas

People's Republic of China

Model 51, 7.62 × 25 mm
Model 54, 7.62 × 25 mm
Norinco 213: 9 × 19 mm for export

Yugoslavia

Zastava Model 57: 7.62 × 25 mm, longer grip; 9-round magazine
Zastava Model 70(d): 9 × 19 mm, longer grip; 9-round magazine

North Korea Type 68: 7.62 × 25 mm, shorter, lighter, different grip panels, finer slide serrations (l=182 mm, h=132 mm, barrel length=100 mm, weight with empty magazine: 0.880 kg)

Poland

PW wz.33, 7.62 × 25 mm
Tokarev "Sportowy": version in .22 lfB

Hungary

Model 48: faithful replica 7.62 × 25 mm
Tokagypt 58: 9 × 19 mm, different grip, magazine, and safety

Vietnam

K54/K54VN: 7.62 × 25 mm, domestic production of the Chinese Model 54
K14VN: 7.62 × 25 mm, modified version with longer barrel (127 mm), 13-round magazine, and wider grip

Literature

Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun: Infantry Weapons Yesterday. (1918–1945). In: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Infantry Weapons from Around the World. 3rd edition. Volume 2. Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-89488-036-8, Weapons, pp. 415–419.
Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun, Wilfried Kopenhagen: Firearms (1945–1985). In: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Firearms from Around the World. 5th edition. Volume 1+2. Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-89488-057-0, pp. 167, 304, 322, 347, 445–446.
Reiner Lidschun, Günter Wollert: Encyclopedia of Infantry Weapons – 1918 to 1945 – Volume 2 Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-8289-0406-8, pp. 415–419
Ilja Schajdurow: Russian Firearms. Types, Data, Technology. 1st edition. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 3-613-03187-6, p. 400.
Victor Schunkow: The Weapons of the Red Army - Infantry - Artillery 1939-1945. 1st edition. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2020, ISBN 978-3-613-04217-9, p. 21.
DA Pam 30-50-2 Handbook On The Satellite Armies. In: US-Department of the Army (ed.): War Department Manuals. Pam 30-50-2. Washington D.C. April 1, 1960, OCLC 705787129, p. 93 (Text archive – Internet Archive).

References

Reiner Lidschun, Günter Wollert: Encyclopedia of Infantry Weapons – 1918 to 1945 – Volume 2 Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-8289-0406-8, p. 416
Reiner Lidschun, Günter Wollert: Encyclopedia of Infantry Weapons – 1918 to 1945 – Volume 2 Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-8289-0406-8, p. 415
Tokarev TT-30/TT-33. In: www.waffenhq.de. Accessed on February 3, 2016.
Reiner Lidschun, Günter Wollert: Encyclopedia of Infantry Weapons – 1918 to 1945 – Volume 2 Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-8289-0406-8, p. 417
Reiner Lidschun, Günter Wollert: Encyclopedia of Infantry Weapons – 1918 to 1945 – Volume 2 Bechtermünz, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-8289-0406-8, p. 418
Norinco Model 213 9mm (China TT33 Tokarev Copy). In: youtube.com. Accessed on January 31, 2021 (in English).
A Hungarian replica of the Walther PP was also referred to as Model 48 or M48, which can lead to confusion.
Pistol TT-9P / Tokagypt 58 / Firebird / T-58. In: tonnel-ufo.ru. Accessed on January 31, 2021 (in English).

Hoàng Lê: Unknown facts about the K14 pistol produced in Vietnam. March 18, 2015, accessed on January 4, 2021 (vn).

External links
Commons: TT – Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Tokarev TT-30/TT-33. In: SALW Guide (technical data, distribution, illustrations).
Maxim Popenker: Tokarev TT - Modern Firearms. In: Modern Firearms. modernfirearms.net, accessed on January 31, 2021 (in English, with cross-section drawing).

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Cartridges

7.62 × 25 mm Tokarev M1930 • 7.62 × 38 mm Nagant • .45 ACP • 7.62 × 54 mm R • 12.7 × 108 mm • 14.5 × 114 mm

Categories:

Self-loading pistol
Military technology of the Red Army
Military technology of the Red Army (World War II)
Standard issue pistol

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