Tokarev TT-30

Semi-Automatic Service 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.

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The Tokarev TT-30 was a semi-automatic pistol, essentially a Soviet copy of a Browning-Colt design, intended to replace the Nagant M1895 series of revolvers. The M1895 was developed in the late 1800s and served the Tsarist Russian Empire for decades before a suitable replacement was eventually found. The revolver itself proved quite robust and still served in numbers during World War 2. While the TT-30 only appeared in limited numbers and for a limited time herself, it paved the way for the much improved TT-33 series to replace the Nagant after 1945.

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.©MilitaryFactory.com

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Manufacturer(s)

Tula Arsenal - Soviet Union

Operators

China; North Korea; North Vietnam; Soviet Union; Vietnam

Service Year

1930

National Origin

Soviet Union

PISTOL / SIDEARM
Compact design for close-quarters work or general self-defense.

Overall Length

193 mm / 7.60 in

Barrel Length

116 mm / 4.57 in

Weight (Empty)

1.83 lb / 0.83 kg

Action

Semi-Automatic; Single Action; Locked Breech; Short Recoil Actuated

SEMI-AUTOMATIC
One shot per trigger pull; self-loading or auto-loading action aided by internal mechanism; trigger management (and initial cocking) typically required by the operator; subsequent shots are aided by the unlocked / moving bolt.

Caliber(s)*

7.62x25mm Tokarev
*May not represent an exhuastive list; Calibers may be model-specific dependent; Always consult official manufacturer sources.

Feed

8-round detachable box magazine

Sights

Front Blade; Rear Notch

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Max.Effective Range

164 ft / 50.0 m | 54.7 yds

Muzzle Velocity

1,378 ft/sec / 420 m/sec

TT-30 - Base Production Series Designation appearing in 1930.

TT-33 - Improved Tokarev appearing in 1933.

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Tokarev TT-30

Semi-Automatic Service 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.

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