Tokarev TT-30 Semi-Automatic Pistol (1930)
The Tokarev TT-30 sought to replace the old Nagant M1895 revolvers but was itself replaced by the improved TT-33 series by the end of World War 2.
By 1930, the Revolutionary Military Council was on the lookout for a new Red Army sidearm to replace the aged M1895 revolver and other revolver pistol systems like it. Tests were held to find a replacement in early 1931 and a 1930s Fedor V. Tokarev design, known as the TT-30, was favored. The type was ordered in 1,000 examples for further testing by the Soviet Army and was officially marked for service as the standard sidearm of the Soviet Army thereafter. Production was handled by the Tula Arsenal.
The TT-30 owed much of its basic design to John Browning's work (particularly the M1911) with a few Soviet alterations that made for a better weapon in terms of field maintenance and production while retaining the former's stopping power. The hammer and lockwork mechanism were made as a single removable module to help in cleaning and repairs, this removed through the upper rear of the receiver. Magazine feed "lips" were machined directly into the receiver to help combat misfeeds. Generally, the Soviets made a much improved product consistent with the field abuse expected along the East Front and beyond.
However, it would only be three short years before a new and improved version of the TT-30 would appear, this in the form of the TT-33 of 1933. The type was revised with a new trigger and featured locking lugs all around the barrel as opposed to just along the top. The TT-33 would be produced in far greater examples and quickly overtook the TT-30 as the standard sidearm. It would not be until after 1945 that the type would replace the Nagant M1895 revolvers but over 1.7 million would eventually be produced.
The TT-30 received its designation by its production facility (Tula Arsenal) and designer's last initial (Tokarev) and the first year of issue ("30") to complete the full "TT-30" designation. Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
Tokarev TT-30
Semi-Automatic Pistol
Country of Origin: Soviet Union
Manufacturer: Tula Arsenal - Soviet Union
Initial Year of Service: 1930
Overall Length: 193mm (7.60in)
Barrel Length: 116.00mm (4.57in)
Weight (Empty): 1.83lbs (0.83kg)
Cartridge: 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Action: Semi-Automatic; Single Action; Locked Breech; Short Recoil Actuated
Feed: 8-round detachable box magazine
Muzzle Velocity: 1,378ft/sec (420m/sec)
Range: 164ft (50m; 55yds)
Sights: Front Blade; Rear Notch
Variants:
TT-30 - Base Production Series Designation appearing in 1930.
TT-33 - Improved Tokarev appearing in 1933.
Operators: Soviet Union
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