Tokarev Model 1927

The Tokarev Model 1927 submachine gun was an experimental firearm first developed in the Soviet Union under the leadership of Fedor Vasilievich Tokarev. The design was limited by its 7.62 x 38mm Nagant chambering which was necessary to utilize large stockpiles of the cartridge and provide commonality with the then standard sidearm of the Red Army, the Nagant revolver. Trials of the Model 1927 revealed poor reliability mainly because the over length cases caused repeated chamber jams and double feeds. As a result it was not adopted for general issue. The model 1927's failures lead to a decision by the Red Army to replace the Nagant revolver with a more modern auto pistol that used a true automatic pistol cartridge, the TT-33 pistol, which Tokarev would later design.

Technical data

• Calibre: 7.62 mm
• Cartridge: 7.62×38mm Nagant
• Muzzle velocity: 302 m/s
• Loaded weight: 3,3 kg
• Unloaded weight: 2,8 kg
• Length: 805mm
• Magazine capacity: 21 rounds
• Maximum effective range: 200m
• Rate of fire: 1100—1200 rpm
• Практическая скорострельность, в/м:
  • при ведении одиночного огня: 40
  • при ведении огня короткими очередями по 3-5 патронов 100
• Число заводских деталей, шт: 81

External links

• Experimental SMG Tokarev 1927
• Пистолет-Пулемет Токарева
• Опытный пистолет-пулемёт конструкции Токарева обр. 1927 г.