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Tokarev TT-33

Pistol, Soviet Union. In service since 1934

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Photo: Rama, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 fr

How to recognise it

Thin, flat steel pistol with an external hammer, no manual safety and grip panels with a star.

Also known as

TT, TT-33, Tokarev, Type 54, M57

Used by

Formerly the Soviet Union; still found in many armies and conflicts

Other pistols

Sources

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Practise infantry weapons