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Title:	PISTOL, SEMI-AUTOMATIC -  RUSSIAN PISTOL M33 TOKAREV 7.62MM SN# A133
Maker/Manufacturer:	TOKAREV, FEODOR
Date of Manufacture:	1940
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 1048
Measurements:	OL: 19.6CM 7 3/4" BL: 10.9CM 4 3/8" 1.14 lbs.

Object Description:

RUSSIAN PISTOL M33 TOKAREV 7.62MM SN# A133
Manufactured by Tula Arsenal, Tula, Russia in 1940 - Standard Russian semi-auto pistol practically identical with 7.63mm Mauser. Blued finish, two-piece hard rubber grips. Modified Browning type, short recoil operated. 8-round detachable box magazine inserted in grip. Blade front, open U-notch rear sight. Muzzle velocity of 1380 fps. Effective range of 50 yards, and maximum range of 1600 yards. Weapon weighs approximately 1.14 lbs. Cartridge: 7.62mm Russian, weighs 85 gr.

Markings:
Frame: A 133. Star. 1940. Proofs. H in circle.
Slide: A133. Star. 1940. Proofs.
Grips: CCCP. Star. Logo inlet in circle.
Magazine: 133/M.

Exhibit label: "TOKAREV TULSKI M1933 7.62 millimeter - The Tokarev pistol was developed for the Soviet government by F.V. Tokarev as a standard military arm."

SPAR-1048 is the top weapon on the right in web photo.

Notes: The Tokarev pistol was developed for the Soviet government by Feodor V. Tokarev at Tula Arsenal in 1930. First reported use of the Tokarev pistol, in action, was by Russian troops during fighting between Russian and Japanese Troops in the Manchurian Border incident; and in the Russo-Finnish War in the Winter of 1939-1940.

"The Tokarev (TT-33) pistol is obsolete in the Warsaw Pact Armies; it has been generally replaced by the Makarov pistol. The TT-33, and copies thereof, are still in extensive use by most Asian Communist nations and by Yugoslavia. The Tokarev is known to have been produced in the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, Hungary, Poland and Yugoslavia. These pistols are all remarkably similar, but can be identified by certain features. The Soviet TT-33 and Polish Pistolet TT are identical except for their grips; the Soviet pistol has an encircled star with the letters CCCP, while the Polish pistol has a triangular-shaped monogram with the letters FB on its grips. The North Korean Type 68 pistol, while based on the Tokarev design, is sufficiently different to warrant separate treatment." - Harold E. Johnson.

"1936-40 - First reported use of the Tokarev pistol, in action, was by Russian troops during fighting between Russian and Japanese troops in the Manchurian Border incident; and in the Russo-Finnish War in the Winter of 1939-40.
1941-45, World War II - The Tokarev was the most widely used Russian handgun throughout the Second World War.
1950-53, Korean War - North Korean and Chinese Communist troops used considerable numbers of Russian and Chinese made Tokarev pistols against United Nations forces during the Korean conflict.
1956, Hungarian Revolt - Tokarev pistols were used by both troops during the Hungarian uprising against the Soviet-dominated government, October 3 to November 4, 1956." - Johnson & Lockhoven

References:
Johnson, George B. & Hans B. Lockhoven. INTERNATIONAL ARMAMENT. Vol. I. International Small Arms Publishers. Cologne, Germany. 1965.
Johnson, Harold E. SMALL ARMS IDENTIFICATION AND OPERATION GUIDE - EURASIAN COMMUNIST COUNTRIES. Defense Intelligence Agency. Washington, D.C. 1973.
Zhuk, A.B. THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HANDGUNS PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS OF THE WORLD 1870 TO THE PRESENT. Greenhill Books. London, England. 1995.