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{{Infobox weapon
| name               = TT (Tula Tokarev)
| image              = Tokarev TT33 (6825679152).jpg
| image_size         = 300
| caption            = TT-33
| origin             = [[Soviet Union]] <!-- [[WP:INFOBOXFLAG]] -->
| type               = [[Semi-automatic pistol]]
<!-- Type selection -->| is_ranged          = yes
<!-- Service history -->| service            = 1930–present
| used_by            = See ''[[#Users|Users]]''
| wars               = See ''[[#Conflicts|Conflicts]]''
<!-- Production history -->| designer           = [[Fedor Tokarev]]
| design_date        = 1930
| manufacturer       =  {{plainlist|
*[[Tula Arms Plant]]{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=17}}
*[[Izhevsk Arsenal]]{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=17}}
*[[Norinco]]{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|pages=16−17}}
*[[FÉG]]{{sfn|Thompson|2022|pages=62−63}}
*[[FB "Łucznik" Radom|FB Radom]]{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=62}}
*[[Cugir Arms Factory]]{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=65}}
*Chongyul Arms Plant{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=67}}
*[[Z111 Factory]]<ref name="Datviet">{{cite web|url=http://baodatviet.vn/anh-nong/suc-manh-dan-sung-viet-nam-tu-san-xuat-3237315/?p=3|title=Sức mạnh dàn súng Việt Nam tự sản xuất|website=baodatviet.vn|access-date=1 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207192612/http://baodatviet.vn/anh-nong/suc-manh-dan-sung-viet-nam-tu-san-xuat-3237315/?p=3|archive-date=7 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Zastava Arms]]{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=61}}
}}
| unit_cost          = 
| production_date    = 1930–1955 (in Soviet Union)<ref>{{cite web|last=Monetchikov|first= S.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115140427/http://www.bratishka.ru/archiv/2007/12/2007_12_13.php|archive-date=15 January 2015 |title=АРСЕНАЛ: ТТ: МАЛЕНЬКОЕ РУССКОЕ ЧУДО|trans-title=TT: Small Russian miracle|website= "Bratishka" magazine |date= December 2007|url=http://www.bratishka.ru/archiv/2007/12/2007_12_13.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
| number             = 1,653,188{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=18}}{{efn|TT-30 and T-33 produced between 1930 and 1945.}}
| variants           = ''See [[#Variants|variants]]''
<!-- General specifications -->| spec_label         = 
| weight             = {{cvt|854|g}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=59}}
| length             = {{cvt|195|mm}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=59}}
| part_length        = {{cvt|116|mm|1}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=59}}
| width              = 
| height             = {{convert|134|mm|abbr=on|1}}{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->| cartridge          = [[7.62×25mm Tokarev]] <br> [[9×19mm Parabellum]]
| action             = [[Recoil operation|Short recoil actuated]], locked breech, single action
| rate               = 
| velocity           = {{cvt|420|m/s|0}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=59}}
| range              = {{cvt|55|yd|m|order=flip}}{{sfn|Dobson|Payne|1979|page=86}}
| max_range          = 
| feed               = 8-round detachable [[box magazine]]{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=59}}
| sights             = Front blade, rear notch<br/> {{convert|156|mm|abbr=on|1}} sight radius{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}
}}

The '''TT-30''',{{efn|{{langx|ru|7,62-мм самозарядный пистолет Токарева образца 1930 года|7,62&nbsp;mm Samozaryadny Pistolet Tokareva obraztsa 1930 goda}}, "7.62&nbsp;mm Tokarev self-loading pistol model 1930", TT stands for [[Tula, Russia|Tula]]-Tokarev)}} commonly known simply as the '''TT''' or '''Tokarev''', is a [[semi-automatic pistol]]  designed and produced in the [[Soviet Union]]. The TT was designed by [[Fedor Tokarev]] and served as the [[service pistol]] of the [[Soviet Armed Forces]] and ''[[Militsiya]]'' from 1931 to 1951.

The TT was developed in the late 1920s to replace the [[Nagant M1895]] and based on the designs of [[John Moses Browning]], with detail modifications to simplify production and maintenance.{{sfn|Weeks|1980|page=51}} It saw service by Soviet forces in many conflicts during the 1930s and 1940s, including the [[Winter War]], the [[Continuation War]], and [[World War II]]. The TT was replaced by the [[Makarov pistol]] due to criticism over its size, weight, [[usability]] and lack of a [[Safety (firearms)|safety]]. Production of the TT in the Soviet Union ceased in 1954, but derivatives continued to be manufactured for many years in [[China]] and [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]].{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=59}} It is one of the [[List of most-produced firearms|most-produced firearms]] in the world, with at least 1,700,000 manufactured, and continues to be in widespread active service by militaries and police forces.

==Development==

Before 1930, the Soviet Union used a large variety of foreign-made semi-automatic pistols including: [[FN M1900]], [[FN M1903]], [[FN M1905]], [[M1921 "Bolo" Mauser]], and the [[Colt M1911]], besides the [[Nagant M1895]] revolver. In an attempt to simplify production, the Soviet Artillery Committee (which also oversaw small arms designs) decided to adopt a 7.62&nbsp;mm pistol caliber, allowing [[Mosin-Nagant]] rifle barrels to be cut down to make pistols and submachine gun barrels.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|pages=12−15}} In 1930, the Red Army conducted trials to select a new standard-issue pistol and Tokarev's design was tested against upscaled versions of the [[Korovin pistol]], and Sergei Aleksandrovich Prilutsky's 1920−1921 self-loading design as well as foreign pistols.{{efn|name="Tests"}} Tokarev's design, considered to be lighter, more accurate and reliable than its competitors (despite being harder to disassemble), was adopted as the '''Tula-Tokarev Model 1930''', even though the pistol would only be officially adopted in the next year.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|pages=13−17}}

After being accepted for service, the TT-30 was modified, primarily to simplify the manufacturing process, such as making the back strap an integral part of the frame instead of being a separate piece, reducing machining time.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=17}} The newly improved pistol received the designation '''TT-33'''.{{sfn|Yelshin|1981|page=37}}

== Design details ==

Externally, the TT-33 is very similar to [[John Browning]]'s [[Blowback (arms)|blowback]] operated FN Model 1903 pistol, and internally it uses Browning's [[Recoil operation#Short recoil operation|short recoil]] tilting-barrel system from the [[M1911 pistol]]. In other areas the TT-33 differs more from Browning's designs—it employs a much simpler hammer/[[Sear (firearm)|sear]] assembly than the M1911. This assembly is removable from the pistol as a modular unit and includes machined magazine feed lips, preventing misfeeds when a damaged magazine is loaded into the magazine well.<ref name=ESAA>{{cite book |last=Bishop |first=Chris |title=The Encyclopedia of Small Arms and Artillery |publisher=Grange Books |year=2006 |pages=13–14 |isbn=978-1-84013-910-5}}</ref> The magazines themselves can be disassembled for cleaning, another measure to prevent malfunctions.{{sfn|Weeks|1980|page=51}}

The pistol lacks an external safety and is usually carried with a round loaded and the hammer half-cocked.{{sfn|Weeks|1980|page=51}} The safest method for carrying the TT-33 is to leave the chamber empty, though it requires the slide to be manually pulled back and released to ready the gun for use, which takes some effort due the relatively stiff recoil spring.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=19}}

The TT-33 is chambered for the [[7.62×25mm Tokarev]] cartridge, which was itself based on the similar [[7.63×25mm Mauser]] cartridge used in the [[Mauser C96]] pistol. The 7.62×25mm cartridge is powerful, has an extremely flat trajectory, and is capable of penetrating thick clothing and soft body armor.<ref>{{cite AV media|date=July 1, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zapDoI_q3JM|title=PSM Shooting: 5.45x18mm vs 7.62x25mm on Soft Armor|publisher=[[Forgotten Weapons]]|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=June 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713123001/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zapDoI_q3JM|archive-date=July 13, 2023|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Despite the power of the 7.62&nbsp;mm round, the TT-33 has a relatively mild recoil.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=19}}

Although the Tokarev was mass produced for the Red Army, the Soviet Union continued producing Nagant 1895 revolvers during World War II due the material demands of the war and the shortcomings of the TT-33, including worse suitability for firing through a tank viewport, accidental release of magazines, and decreased pistol service life from stress on the firing pin. Due the lack of an external safety, cavalry units including [[Cossacks]] carried Nagants as sidearms instead.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|pages=21,40}}

As early as 1938, the Soviets mulled on a replacement for the TT-33, and trials were conducted. After testing several designs, including a submission from Tokarev, a 18-round design chambered for the 7.62&nbsp;mm round by Pavel V. Voyevodin was chosen, but development was halted after the Germans launched [[Operation Barbarossa]].{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=21}}

Early production TTs have a high-quality black or dark blue finish, while wartime models (1942−1945) have rougher finish and wooden grips instead of rubber, while in some examples the lanyard ring on the bottom of the magazine was omitted. A total of 1,059,687 pistols were built during World War II, while approximately 46,000 were built post-war: these pistols have improved finish and grips similar to pre-war models. They also feature a slightly taller rear sight and narrow serrations on the rear of the slide.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|pages=17−18}}

== Variants ==
[[Image:TT-33 2.JPG|thumb|right|Soviet Tokarev TT-33, made in 1937]]
===Soviet Union ===

*'''TT-30''': Original model, adopted by the Soviet Union as standard military pistol in 1931 it is estimated that 93,000 pistols were built until 1936.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|pages=16−17}}
*'''TT-33''': A modified and simplified version of the TT-30,{{sfn|Yelshin|1981|page=37}} it was replaced by the [[Makarov pistol]]. A civilian version of the T-33 was offered in the 2010s by the [[Vyatskiye Polyany Machine-Building Plant|Molot Machine Building Plant]]. These pistols are externally similar to the original, but are chambered for 10×33mm cartridges containing a single rubber ball of {{cvt|10|mm}} diameter for self-defense purposes.{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=59}}
*'''TT-3''': Training pistol chambered for [[.22 long rifle]], it apparently never got past prototype stage.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=20}}
*'''TT-4''': Virtually identical to the TT-3, but with a longer barrel. Apparently never got past prototype stage.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=20}}

===China===
[[File:Chinese Tok.jpg|thumb|Type 54 with manual safety]]
*'''Type 51''': A virtually identical copy of the TT-33, except for the Chinese markings on the left rear of the frame or on the top of the slide.{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=16}} According to Thompson, the barrels aren't chrome-lined. Over 235,000 were produced between 1951 and 1954.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=64}}
*'''[[Type 54 pistol|Type 54]]''': Replaced the Type 51 in 1954. Roughly 420,000 were produced until 1985. Up to 50,000 Type 54s were exported to [[North Vietnam]].{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=64}}
*'''M20''': Basically a Type 54 with no markings for clandestine operations. At least some were supplied to the [[Viet Cong]] and the [[People's Army of Vietnam]] (PAVN). It's estimated that less than 50,000 were made.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|pages=64−65}}
*'''TU-20'''<ref name="Kokalis 96">{{cite book| last = Kokalis| first = Peter| page=96|title = Weapons Tests And Evaluations: The Best Of Soldier Of Fortune| date = January 2001| publisher = [[Paladin Press]]| location = Boulder, Colorado, US| isbn = 978-1-58160-122-0}}</ref>
*'''Model 213''': Export model by [[Norinco]], it's a Type 54 fitted with an external safety and chambered for the [[9×19mm Parabellum]] round.{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|pages=16−17}}
*'''Model 213A''': A Model 213 with a 14-round box magazine.{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|pages=16−17}}
*'''Model 213B''': A Model 213 with a wrap-around grip to improve ergonomics.{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|pages=16−17}}
*'''NP-10''': Export model with interchangeable barrels. It can fire 7.62×25mm, 9×19mm, and [[.38 Super]] cartridges.{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|pages=16−17}}
*'''NP-15''': Export 9×19mm model with three white dot sights and a black rubber grip.{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|pages=16−17}}
*'''NP-17''': Export target-shooting 9×19mm pistol with a {{cvt|116|mm}} barrel and muzzle brake.{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|pages=16−17}}

===Hungary===
[[File:Tokagypt 58.jpg|right|thumb|The Hungarian "Tokagypt" is a 9 mm variant of the Soviet TT pistol]]

*'''M48''': Also commonly known as the '''48M''', the '''Pisztoly 48 Minta''' is a licensed copy of the TT-33 produced by [[Fegyver- és Gépgyár]] (FÉG) from 1948 until 1958. They can be identified by the [[Rákosi]] or [[János Kádár|Kádár]] crest on the grips. About 100,000 were manufactured.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|pages=62−63}}
*'''[[Tokagypt 58]]''': An export version for Egypt chambered for the [[9×19mm Parabellum]] round which was widely used by police forces there.<ref name="ESAA" />

===North Korea===
*'''[[Type 68 pistol|Type 66/68]]''': also known as the '''M68''',<ref name=ESAA/> it was produced at the Chongyul Arms Plant and can be distinguished from the TT-33 by the shorter barrel,{{efn|name="Type 68"}} and the serrations on the rear of the slide, intended to give the shooter a grip while the gun is being cocked.{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=43}} Other differences include a magazine catch on the base of the grip,{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=67}} a tilting-barrel system similar to the [[Browning Hi-Power]], a modified firing pin and reinforced slide stop. TT-33 magazines can be used on the Type 68, but not vice versa.{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=43}} During the 1980s the Type 68 was gradually replaced by the Baek Du San pistol, a North Korean copy of the Czechoslovak [[CZ 75]] pistol.<ref name=SADE>{{cite web |last1=Hong |first1=Heebum |last2=Shea |first2=Dan |title=North Korean Small Arms |url=https://sadefensejournal.com/north-korean-small-arms/ |website=Small Arms Defense Journal |access-date=6 February 2025 |date=11 August 2023}}</ref>

===Pakistan===
[[Image:TT Pakistan.jpg|right|thumb|A crude Pakistani-made knockoff copy of the TT-33 Pistol.]]

*'''[[Khyber Pass copy]]''': Both legal and illegal TT pistols are still manufactured in various Pakistani [[Khyber Pass]] factories.<ref>
{{Cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/458310/the-legendary-gunsmiths-of-darra-adam-khel/|title=The Way of the Gun: The legendary gunsmiths of Darra Adam Khel|work=Riaz Ahmed|date=4 November 2012 |publisher=Express Tribune|access-date=2016-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116225752/http://tribune.com.pk/story/458310/the-legendary-gunsmiths-of-darra-adam-khel/|archive-date=2016-11-16|url-status=live}}</ref> Quality greatly varies, with some individual copies being almost indistinguishable from the original. These copies usually can be identified by the incorrect markings or crude finish. Due the high pressure generated by the [[7.62×25mm]] cartridge and the often poor quality of the steel and heat treatment of these copies, they can be dangerous to fire.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=69}}

===Poland===
*'''wz. 1933''': A licensed copy designated as '''Pistolet wzór 1933''',<ref>{{Cite book |title=Instrukcja Piechoty Pistolet wz. 1933 (wydanie drugie) Piech. 38/48 |date=18 October 1961 |publisher=Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej |edition=2nd |location=Warsaw, Poland |language=Polish |trans-title=Infantry Manual Pistol pattern. 1933 (second edition) Piech. 38/48}}</ref> about 225,500 pistols were produced by [[FB "Łucznik" Radom]] from 1948 until 1955 following a limited production run in 1946−1947. It was replaced by the [[FB P-64]] in 1967, though the wz. 1933 remained in limited service until the 1990s.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=62}}
*'''[[Tokarev Sportowy|TT Sportowy]]''': .22 LR caliber training pistol{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=62}} that uses aluminum or brass inserts to hold the rimfire cartridges.

===Romania===
[[File:1953 TTC.jpg|thumb|Romanian TTC, made in 1953]]
*'''TTC''': Designated as the '''Tula Tokarev Cugir''', it was produced by the [[Cugir Arms Factory]]. The first prototype was made in 1951, with mass production continuing until 1957. The TTC was adopted by the Romanian military in 1952 and remained in service (alongside with police units) until the late 1990s.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=65}} 155,648 pistols were produced in total. Of these, about 30,000 were exported to [[Syria]] and [[Iraq]], while a few thousand more were sold to other foreign customers.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=65}}

===Vietnam===
*'''K-54VN''': A locally produced copy made by [[Z111 Factory]] to replace and refurbish the aging Type 54 (designated as '''K-54''' by the Vietnamese) pistols in service.<ref name="Datviet" />
*'''K14''': An upgraded version of the K-54VN also made by Z111 Factory, it has a barrel {{cvt|11|mm}} longer, an increased capacity of 13 rounds, with a wider grip to incorporate a [[double stack magazine]].<ref name="Datviet"/> In early October 2014, the PAVN received 50 pistols for trials.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kienthuc.net.vn/quan-su-viet-nam/dieu-chua-biet-ve-sung-ngan-k14-viet-nam-san-xuat-466574.html |title=Súng ngắn K14 Việt Nam được phát triển thế nào? |date=18 March 2015 |access-date=2016-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104021218/http://kienthuc.net.vn/quan-su-viet-nam/dieu-chua-biet-ve-sung-ngan-k14-viet-nam-san-xuat-466574.html |archive-date=2016-11-04 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Yugoslavia / Serbia ===
[[Image:Yugo Tokarev M57.jpg|right|thumb|M57 with a loaded 9-round magazine.]]

*'''[[Zastava M57|M57]]''': The '''Zastava Model M57''' is an improved copy of the TT-33 made by [[Zastava Arms]], with a longer grip to accommodate a 9-round magazine (as opposed to the TT's eight), and a magazine safety, though the bore is not chromed. Around 260,000−270,000 pistols were produced between 1963 and 1982, with a separate run of pistols made for [[Croatia]].{{sfn|Thompson|2022|pages=65−67}} 
*'''M70''': Not to be confused with the blowback [[Zastava M70 (pistol)|M70]] pistol also produced by Zastava, it's a M57 chambered for the 9×19mm cartridge. It uses a six-groove rifling instead of four.{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=61}}
*'''M70A''': An improved version of the M70, it features a slide-mounted safety catch which locks the firing pin.{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=61}}
*'''[[Zastava M70 (pistol)|M70]]''': A [[blowback-operated]] pistol chambered for the [[.32 ACP]] cartridge, it features a manual safety to lock the firing mechanism and an automatic safety that blocks the sear when the magazine is removed.{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=61}}
*'''M70(k)''': A blowback pistol identical to the M70, but chambered for the [[.380 ACP]] cartridge.{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=61}}
*'''[[Zastava M88|M88]]''': A compact and modernized version of the M70 9×19mm pistol with a 8-round magazine. While it largely retains the Tokarev operating mechanism, externally it bears little resemblance to the TT-33. It features a frame-mounted safety.{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=62}}
*'''Zastava M88A''': Virtually identical to the M88, but with a safety catch mounted on the rear of the slide, which not only blocks the firing pin, but also interrupts the link between trigger and hammer as well.{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=62}}

==Service history==
[[File:USSROfficerTT33.JPG|thumb|left|A Soviet junior political officer armed with a Tokarev TT-33 Service Pistol.]] 

The TT-33 was primarily issued to officers,{{sfn|Yelshin|1981|page=37}} though some enlisted [[non-commissioned officer]]s and specialists (such as snipers) were also issued with handguns as well.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=45}} Cavalry units carried the Nagant 1895 revolver instead, since the lack of an external safety on the TT pistol presented a risk to both horse and rider.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=40}}

While the TT-33 was used in small numbers during the [[Spanish Civil War]], the first major use of the Tokarev pistol was during the Winter War against Finland. The Finns managed to capture a number of TT-33 pistols and [[PPD-40|PPD submachine gun]]s, which they used until they ran out 7.62&nbsp;mm Tokarev ammunition.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=37}}

During [[World War II]], both the Germans and the Finns made use of captured TT-33 pistols, though the former had the advantage of making use of the [[7.63×25mm Mauser]] cartridge, which can be loaded in TT pistols (though the 7.62×25mm Tokarev cannot be fired in weapons chambered for the 7.63&nbsp;mm round due the increased pressure of the Soviet cartridge). Captured pistols were re-issued to German troops as the '''Pistole 615(r)'''.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=38}}

After the war, the TT-33 was gradually replaced in Soviet military and police service by the [[Makarov pistol]], though some pistols remained in use into the 21st century.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=47}} [[China]], [[North Korea]], and [[Vietnam]] received substantial number of TT-33s and used them alongside Chinese-made copies during the Korean War and Vietnam War.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|pages=62, 64–65}} Surplus Soviet pistols were also supplied in quantity to African countries as military aid. According to Thompson, over 60 countries used TT-33 pistols, with eight countries mass producing TT-33 copies or pistols based on the Tokarev design.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=62}} Some insurgent groups in the Middle East also managed to obtain a large number of pistols, including some Hungarian-made Tokagypt 58s originally intended to arm the [[Nasser]] regime after the [[Eisenhower]] administration refused to sell arms to Egypt. Tokagypt 58s were a staple of the [[Red Army Faction]] arsenal, and founding members [[Ulrike Meinhof]] and [[Andreas Baader]] were taught how to shoot at an Arab training camp in [[Jordan]] with Tokagypts.{{sfn|Dobson|Payne|1979|page=105}} Armed groups in Spain and Portugal such as the [[ETA (separatist group)|ETA]] and [[FP-25]] also obtained a large number of Tokagypts.{{sfn|Central Intelligence Agency|1984|pages=23–24}}

During the [[Soviet–Afghan War]], the [[Afghan mujahideen]] made use of pistols captured from the Soviets and Khyber Pass copies of the Tokarev and Makarov obtained from [[Pakistan]] as well.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=69}}

== Conflicts ==
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* [[Spanish Civil War]]{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=37}}
* [[Winter War]]<ref name="jaegerplatoon.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.jaegerplatoon.net/PISTOLS2.htm|title=Finnish Army 1918 - 1945: Revolvers & Pistols Part 2|website=www.jaegerplatoon.net|access-date=1 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423201041/http://www.jaegerplatoon.net/PISTOLS2.htm|archive-date=23 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Continuation War]]{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=37}}
* [[World War II]]<ref name="jaegerplatoon.net"/>
* [[Korean War]]<ref name="Korea">{{cite book|title=Korean War Order of Battle: United States, United Nations, and Communist Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, 1950-1953|first=Gordon L.|last=Rottman|page=198|date=December 2002|publisher=Praeger|isbn=978-0-275-97835-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NpOp2OO1-DAC&pg=PA198|access-date=2018-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123838/https://books.google.fr/books?id=NpOp2OO1-DAC&pg=PA198|archive-date=2018-12-09|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Vietnam War]]
* [[Arab–Israeli conflict]]<ref name="Arabs2">{{cite book|title=Arab Armies of the Middle East Wars (2)|url=https://archive.org/details/arabarmiesmiddle02katz|url-access=limited|series=Men-at-Arms 128|first= Sam |last=Katz |date=24 Mar 1988|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=9780850458008|page=[https://archive.org/details/arabarmiesmiddle02katz/page/n37 39]}}</ref>
* [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]<ref>{{cite news|date=29 December 2017 |title=Arms for freedom|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/bangladesh-liberation-war-1971-muktijuddho-guerrilla-fighter-arms-freedom-1511812|access-date=2019-08-31|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407144902/http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/bangladesh-liberation-war-1971-muktijuddho-guerrilla-fighter-arms-freedom-1511812|archive-date= April 7, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956]]<ref>{{cite book|title=The Hungarian Revolution 1956|url=https://archive.org/details/hungarianrevolut1956schm|url-access=limited|series=Elite 148|publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]]|first1= Erwin |last1=Schmidl|first2= László |last2=Ritter|date=10 Nov 2006|isbn=9781846030796|page=[https://archive.org/details/hungarianrevolut1956schm/page/n23 45]}}</ref>
* [[Communist insurgency in Thailand]]
* [[Salvadoran Civil War]]
* [[Burundian Civil War]]<ref name ='SAS 2007 6'>{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2007.html|chapter-url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2007/en/full/Small-Arms-Survey-2007-Chapter-06-EN.pdf|chapter=Armed Violence in Burundi: Conflict and Post-Conflict Bujumbura|title=The Small Arms Survey 2007: Guns and the City|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|year=2007|author=Small Arms Survey|author-link=Small Arms Survey|page=204|isbn=978-0-521-88039-8|access-date=2018-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827001033/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2007.html|archive-date=2018-08-27|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)]]<ref name ='SAS 2012 10'>{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2012.html|chapter-url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2012/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2012-Chapter-10-EN.pdf|chapter=Surveying the Battlefield: Illicit Arms In Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia|title=Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving Targets|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|year=2012|author=Small Arms Survey|author-link=Small Arms Survey|page=332|isbn=978-0-521-19714-4|access-date=2018-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831002411/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2012.html|archive-date=2018-08-31|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[South African Border War]]<ref name="Lord">{{cite book|last=Lord|first=Dick|title=From Fledgling to Eagle: The South African Air Force during the Border War|year=2012|pages=42–53|publisher=Helion & Company|location=Solihull|isbn=978-1-908916-62-4}}</ref><ref name="Namakalu">{{cite book|last=Namakalu|first=Oswin Onesmus|title=Armed Liberation Struggle: Some Accounts of PLAN's Combat Operations|year=2004|page=22|publisher=Gamsberg Macmillan|location=Windhoek|isbn=978-99916-0-505-0}}</ref>
* [[First Chechen War]]{{sfn|German|2003|page=58}}
* [[Russo-Ukrainian War]]{{sfn|Ferguson|Jenzen-Jones|2014|page=86}}<ref name="Bintel">{{cite web |last1=Pospelov |first1=Andrey |title=Ukrainian Defense Industry in the "Hybrid War" with Russia. Part 2 |url=https://bintel.org.ua/en/nash_archiv/arxiv-voyenni-pitannya/arxiv-vpk/opk2/ |website=Borysfen Intel |access-date=6 February 2025 |date=15 November 2014}}</ref>
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== Users ==
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[[File:Tokarev Pistol historical usage map.jpg|thumb|Map of TT operators during the [[Cold War]]]]

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===Current===

*{{AFG}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=903}} − Used by the [[Red Unit]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Taliban's 'Red Unit' spearheads blitzkrieg in Afghanistan |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/english/international/middle-east/talibans-red-unit-spearheads-blitzkrieg-in-afghanistan/na20210816112400790 |date=16 August 2021 |access-date=6 February 2025 |work=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref>
*{{flaglist|Albania}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=903}}
*{{flag|Algeria}} − Tokagypt 58 used{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=903}}
*{{flag|Angola}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=903}}
*{{flag|Armenia}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=903}}
*{{flag|Azerbaijan}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=903}}
*{{flag|Belarus}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=904}} − Used by Territorial Defense units<ref>{{cite web |title=It Became Known What the belarusian Territorial Defense is Armed With, Which the Wagnerians Will Train |date=17 July 2023 |url=https://en.defence-ua.com/news/it_became_known_what_the_belarusian_territorial_defense_is_armed_with_which_the_wagnerians_will_train-7339.html |website=Defense Express |access-date=17 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*{{flag|Benin}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=904}}
*{{flag|Bosnia-Herzegovina}} − M57 and [[9×19mm]] M70 pistols used{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=904}} 
*{{flag|Cambodia}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=905}}
*{{flag|Chad}} − Tokagypt 58 used{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=905}}
*{{CHN}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=905}} − Locally produced as the Type 51 and Type 54{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=64}}
*{{flag|Congo-Brazzaville}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=906}}
*{{flag|Croatia}} − M57 used{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=906}}
*{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=907}}
*{{flag|Georgia}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=908}}
*{{flag|Guinea}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=908}}
*{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=908}}
*{{flag|Hungary}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=909}} − Produced locally as the M48{{sfn|Thompson|2022|pages=62−63}}
*{{flag|Indonesia}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesindonesia.co.id/read/news/257375/40-prajurit-korem-bhaskara-jaya-diminta-tingkatkan-kemampuan-menembak|title=40 Prajurit Korem Bhaskara Jaya Diminta Tingkatkan Kemampuan Menembak|website=timesindonesia.co.id|date=17 March 2020|access-date=10 November 2021|language=ID}}</ref>
*{{flag|Iraq}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=909}}
*{{flag|Ivory Coast}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Identifier les sources d'approvisionnement: Les munitions de petit calibre en Côte d'Ivoire|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/C-Special-reports/SAS-SR21-CotedIvoire-FR.pdf|first=Holger|last=Anders|date=June 2014|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]] and [[United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire]]|isbn=978-2-940-548-05-7|page=15|language=fr|access-date=2018-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009093415/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/C-Special-reports/SAS-SR21-CotedIvoire-FR.pdf|archive-date=2018-10-09|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flag|Kazakhstan}}<ref name ='SAS 2012 4'>{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2012.html|chapter-url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2012/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2012-Chapter-04-EN.pdf|chapter=Blue Skies and Dark Clouds: Kazakhstan and Small Arms|title=Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving Targets|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|year=2012|author=Small Arms Survey|author-link=Small Arms Survey|page=131|isbn=978-0-521-19714-4|access-date=2018-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831002411/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2012.html|archive-date=2018-08-31|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=910}}
*{{flag|Laos}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=910}}
*{{flag|Libya}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=911}}
*{{LIT}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=911}}
*{{flag|Madagascar}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=911}}
*{{flag|Malta}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=911}}
*{{flag|Mauritania}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=911}}
*{{flag|Moldova}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=912}}
*{{flag|Mongolia}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=912}}
*{{flag|Montenegro}} − M57 and M70 pistols used{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=912}}
*{{flag|Mozambique}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=912}}
*{{flag|Pakistan}} − [[Khyber Pass copy|Khyber Pass copies]] produced{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=69}}
*{{RUS}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=914}}
*{{flag|Serbia}} − M57 and M70 pistols used{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=914}}
*{{flag|Sierra Leone}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=915}}
*{{flag|Somalia}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=915}}
*{{flag|Sri Lanka}}<ref>{{cite book | last= Smith | first= Chris | title= In the Shadow of a Cease-fire: The Impacts of Small Arms Availability and Misuse in Sri Lanka | publisher= Small Arms Survey | date= October 2003 | url= http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/B-Occasional-papers/SAS-OP11-Sri-Lanka.pdf | access-date= 2017-11-07 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170705130927/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/B-Occasional-papers/SAS-OP11-Sri-Lanka.pdf | archive-date= 2017-07-05 | url-status= dead }}</ref>
*{{flag|Syria}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=916}}
*{{flag|Uganda}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=917}}
*{{flag|Ukraine}}<ref name="Bintel" />
*{{flag|Vietnam}} − Chinese Type 54 and North Korean Type 68 pistols also used{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=64}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=917}}
*{{flag|Zambia}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=918}}
*{{flag|Zimbabwe}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=918}}
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===Former===

*{{BUL}}{{sfn|Hogg|1987|page=977}}
*{{EGY}} − Tokagypt 58{{sfn|Hogg|1987|page=978}}
*{{flag|Finland}} − Limited use of captured TT-33 pistols during the [[Winter War]] and [[Continuation War]]. It was nicknamed the "Star Pistol" (''tähti-pistooli'') by Finnish soldiers<ref name="jaegerplatoon.net"/>
*{{flag|East Germany}} − Limited use of TT-33 pistols until the [[Makarov PM|Pistole M]] was adopted in 1958−1959{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=68}}
*{{flag|Nazi Germany}} − Captured from the Soviet Union<ref name="ESAA"/>
*{{flag|North Korea}} − Produced locally as the Type 66/68.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=67}} Replaced by the [[CZ 75|Baek Du San]] pistol<ref name=SADE />
*{{LAT}}{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=910}}
*{{flag|Poland}} − Produced locally as the wz. 1933. Replaced by the [[FB P-64]] in 1967, remained in limited use until the 1990s{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=62}}
*{{flag|Romania}} − Produced locally as the TTC (Tula Tokarev Cugir). Remained in use with military and police units until the late 1990s{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=65}}
*{{flag|Soviet Union}} − TT-30 and TT-33{{sfn|Thompson|2022|pages=16−20}}
*{{flag|Yugoslavia}} − Produced locally as the M57.{{sfn|Thompson|2022|pages=65−67}} Also produced in 9×19mm as the M70 and M70A{{sfn|Jones|Ness|2010|page=61}}

===Non-state former===
*{{flagicon image|Flag of the Afghan interim government-in-exile (1988–1992).svg}} [[Afghan mujahideen]] − Captured from Soviet troops. Khyber Pass copies were also obtained from Pakistan{{sfn|Thompson|2022|page=69}}
*{{flag|Chechen Republic of Ichkeria}}{{sfn|German|2003|page=58}}
*{{flagicon image|Flag of the CNDD-FDD.svg}} [[National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy|CNDD–FDD]]<ref name ='SAS 2007 6' />
*{{flagicon image|ETA BASQUE.svg}} [[ETA (separatist group)|ETA]] − Tokagypt 58{{sfn|Central Intelligence Agency|1984|page=23}}
*[[National Liberation Forces – Icanzo|FNL-Icanzo]]<ref name ='SAS 2007 6' />
*{{flagicon image|Flag of Forças Populares 25 de Abril.svg}} [[Forças Populares 25 de Abril]] − Tokagypt 58{{sfn|Central Intelligence Agency|1984|page=23}}
*[[National Liberation Front (Burundi)|FROLINA]]<ref name ='SAS 2007 6' />
*[[Kaze–Forces for the Defense of Democracy|Kaze-FDD]]<ref name ='SAS 2007 6' />
*Palipe-Agakiza<ref name ='SAS 2007 6' />
*{{flagicon image|Flag of South West Africa People's Organisation.svg}} [[People's Liberation Army of Namibia]]<ref name="Lord"/><ref name="Namakalu"/>
*[[People's Movement for the Liberation of Azawad]]<ref name ='SAS 2005'>{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2005.html|chapter-url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2005/en/Small-Arms-Survey-2005-Chapter-06-EN.pdf|chapter=Sourcing the Tools of War: Small Arms Supplies to Conflict Zones|title=Small Arms Survey 2005: Weapons at War|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=2005|author=Small Arms Survey|author-link=Small Arms Survey|page=166|isbn=978-0-19-928085-8|access-date=2018-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830004838/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2005.html|archive-date=2018-08-30|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flagicon image|RAF-Logo.svg}} [[Red Army Faction]] − Tokagypt 58{{sfn|Dobson|Payne|1979|page=106}}
*{{flagicon image|War flag of Novorussia.svg}} [[Russian separatist forces in Ukraine]]{{sfn|Ferguson|Jenzen-Jones|2014|page=86}}
*{{flagicon image|Flag of the African National Congress.svg}} [[Umkhonto we Sizwe]]<ref name="Rubenzer">{{cite book|title=Civil Wars of the World: Major Conflicts Since World War II|volume=1|last=Rubenzer|first=Trevor|editor1-last=Heo|editor1-first=Uk|editor2-last=DeRouen|editor2-first=Karl|location=Santa Barbara|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2007|isbn=978-1851099207|page=702}}</ref>
*{{flag|Viet Cong}} − M20 used{{sfn|Thompson|2022|pages=64−65}}

==See also==
* [[List of Russian weaponry]]
* [[Table of handgun and rifle cartridges]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist|refs=
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{{efn|name="Tests"|According to Yelshin, some of the foreign pistols tested included designs from [[FN Browning Group|Browning]] and [[Carl Walther GmbH|Walther]] {{harv|Yelshin|1981|p=36}}}}
{{efn|name="Type 68"|The Type 66/68 has a {{cvt|107|mm}} long barrel in comparison to the TT-33's {{cvt|116|mm}} long barrel.{{harv|Thompson|2022|page=67}}}}}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Bibliography===
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*{{cite report |author1-link=Central Intelligence Agency |last1=Central Intelligence Agency |title=East European Involvement in the International Gray Arms Market |url=https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T00283R000400070008-9.pdf |website=Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room |access-date=18 February 2025 |date=January 1984}}
*{{cite book |last1=Dobson |first1=Christopher |last2=Payne |first2=Ronald |title=The Weapons of Terror: International Terrorism at Work |date=1979 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-349-16111-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R_-wCwAAQBAJ |language=en}}
*{{cite report |last1=Ferguson |first1=Jonathan |last2=Jenzen-Jones |first2=N.R. |title=Raising Red Flags: An Examination of Arms & Munitions in the Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine, 2014 |date=November 2014 |publisher=[[Armament Research Services]] Pty. Ltd. |isbn=978-0-9924624-3-7 |url=https://armamentresearch.com/Uploads/Research%20Report%20No.%203%20-%20Raising%20Red%20Flags.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141118231705/https://armamentresearch.com/Uploads/Research%20Report%20No.%203%20-%20Raising%20Red%20Flags.pdf|archive-date=18 November 2014|access-date=6 February 2023}}
*{{cite book |last1=German |first1=Tracey C. |title=Russia's Chechen War |date=2003 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-43250-9 |page=58 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4VaBAgAAQBAJ&dq=rg-42+grenade&pg=PA58 |language=en}}
*{{cite book |editor1-last=Hogg |editor1-first=Ian V. |editor1-link=Ian V. Hogg |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons, 1987−88 |date=1987 |publisher=Jane's Information Group, Incorporated |location=London |isbn=978-0-7106-0843-7 |edition=13th |language=en}}
*{{cite book |editor1-last=Jones |editor1-first=Richard D|editor2-last=Ness |editor2-first=Leland S |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2010−2011 |date=2010 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |isbn=978-0-7106-2908-1 |edition=36th |language=en}}
* {{cite book|last1=Thompson|first1=Leroy|title=Soviet Pistols: Tokarev, Makarov, Stechkin and others|date=2022|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=9781472853493|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=24l3EAAAQBAJ|language=en}}
*{{cite book |editor1-last=Weeks |editor1-first=Col. John |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 1980−1981 |date=1980 |publisher=Jane's Publishing Incorporated |location=New York, NY |isbn=978-0-531-03936-6 |edition=6th |language=en}}
*{{cite magazine |last1=Yelshin |first1=N. |editor1-last=Kuchin |editor1-first=Valentin |title=A Talented Inventor |magazine=Soviet Military Review |date=June 1981 |issue=6 |pages=36–38 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JWnfAAAAMAAJ&dq=tokarev+tt+pistol&pg=RA5-PA36 |access-date=8 February 2025 |publisher=Krasnaya Zveda Publishing House. |location=Moscow |language=en |issn=0132-0750}}
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