Tokarev
Tokarev is a Russian surname associated with firearms designer Fedor Vasilevich Tokarev and with a line of pistols and cartridges named after him. The best-known examples are the Tokarev pistols, commonly referred to as the TT series, and the 7.62×25mm Tokarev cartridge that they fire.
Fedor Tokarev led the Soviet effort to develop a self-loading pistol for military use in the early
The 7.62×25mm Tokarev cartridge was developed alongside the pistols for a compact, high-velocity round. It is
Variants and legacy: The TT-33 was widely produced in the Soviet Union and remains a commonly referenced