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While shotguns had been used in earlier conflicts, the trench warfare of World War I demonstrated a need for standardized weapons and ammunition. [2] Initial issue with each shotgun was one hundred commercial-production paper-cased shotgun shells containing nine 00 buckshot pellets 0.33 inches (8.4 mm) in diameter.
Tokarev pistol: 7.62×25mm Tokarev: 1930–present in use in some reserve forces and carried by military officers TT-30. TT-33 1933 K54 (Vietnamese clone) M48 (Hungarian modification) PW wz. 33 (Polish clone) Type 54 (Chinese clone) Type 68 (North Korean clone) TTC (Romanian clone) Zastava M57 (Yugoslav clone) Soviet Union: Makarov pistol: 9× ...
7.62×25mm Tokarev 86-grain lead core, bi-metal copper-steel full metal jacket bullet, polymer coated steel case, non-corrosive, berdan primed [5] 9×18mm Makarov 94 grain lead core, bi-metal copper-steel full metal jacket bullet , polymer coated steel case , non-corrosive, berdan primed [ 6 ]
The TT-30, [b] commonly known simply as the Tokarev, is a Soviet semi-automatic pistol. It was developed during the late 1920s by Fedor Tokarev as a service pistol for the Soviet Armed Forces and was based on the earlier pistol designs of John Moses Browning , albeit with detail modifications to simplify production and maintenance. [ 13 ]
Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Type Feed Country Year AAI CAWS: AAI Corporation: 12 gauge, 12 Gauge Special : SA FA SG Detachable box magazine United States 1980s Akdal MKA 1919
Norinco, the People's Liberation Army's state weapons manufacturer in China, still manufactures a commercial variant of the Tokarev pistol chambered in the more common 9×19mm Parabellum round, known as the Tokarev Model 213, as well as in the original 7.62×25mm caliber. It features a safety catch, which was absent on Soviet-produced TT-33 ...
By 1957, the ammo industry had the capability of producing a nontoxic shot, made out of either iron or steel. [11] In 1976, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service took the first steps toward phasing out lead shot by designating steel-shot-only hunting zones for waterfowl.
7.62×25mm Tokarev, also known as 7.62 mm TT, is used in the Tokarev pistol, and many of the World War II Soviet submachine guns 7.63×25mm Mauser , which was the basis for, and has nearly identical dimensions to, the Tokarev, but has different loading specifications.