Weapons · Soviet Union · 1933-1954
TT-33
service pistol
Designed by Fedor Tokarev and chambered for a hard-hitting bottlenecked round derived from the German 7.63mm Mauser cartridge, the TT-33 was the standard sidearm of Red Army officers and NKVD troops throughout the war, prized for its simplicity and reliability under harsh field conditions.
| type | single-action, short recoil |
|---|---|
| caliber | 7.62x25mm Tokarev |
| capacity | 8-round magazine |
| produced | ~1,700,000 |