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The TP-82 was the result of cosmonaut Alexei Leonov's concerns after being stranded in the Siberian wilderness when his Voskhod capsule malfunctioned. He feared that the 9x18mm Makarov pistol that was provided in his survival kit would be ineffective against the Siberian wildlife, such as Eurasian brown bears and Eurasian wolves.
TP-82 Cosmonaut survival pistol; Chiappa M6 Survival Gun This page was last edited on 15 June 2022, at 02:59 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
An unusual but notable drilling is the TP-82, a short-barreled drilling pistol consisting of two 12.5x70mm (40-gauge) smoothbore shotgun barrels over a 5.45x39mm rifle barrel with a detachable shoulder stock that also doubled as a machete.
A triple-barreled TP-82 Cosmonaut survival pistol in Saint-Petersburg Artillery museum. The delay of 46 seconds caused the spacecraft to land 386 km (240 mi) from the intended landing zone, in the inhospitable forests of Upper Kama Upland, somewhere west of Solikamsk. Although flight controllers had no idea where the spacecraft had landed or ...
TP-82 Cosmonaut survival pistol: 40 gauge / 5.45×39mm Soviet Union: c.1986-? TT pistol: Tula Arms Plant: 7.62×25mm Tokarev Soviet Union: 1930–1955 (in Soviet Union) [10] Trejo pistol: Armas Trejo S.A. Zacatlan.22 Long Rifle.380 ACP Mexico: 1950s Type 14 Nambu: Nambu Jūseizōsho: 8×22mm Nambu Japan: 1906–1945 Type 64 pistol: China North ...
The trigger assembly is made up of two separate sear assemblies riveted to the pistol grip framework. Two pistol grips are located about 6 inches (20 cm) apart, the sears are connected to a horizontal trigger bar mounting a trigger on either end. Both guns may be fired by depressing either trigger. The magazine is the saddle-drum magazine type.
Survival guns are weapons designed for survival use, and consist of any reliable and easy-to-use handgun, rifle, shotgun, or combination gun which allows the user (a downed pilot, a sailor stranded at sea or on land, a hiker lost in the woods, etc.) to hunt for food and defend themselves until they are either rescued or find help by other means.
The Springfield Armory M6 Scout is a .22 Hornet over .410 bore combination gun that is virtually identical to the original M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon.It is also made in .22 Long Rifle over .410 bore and .22 Magnum over .410 bore.