Tokarev Model 1927

The Tokarev Model 1927 was an experimental Soviet submachine gun developed under Fedor Vasilievich Tokarev as part of the Soviet drive to become self-sufficient in armaments. After the Soviet leadership decided in 1924 to abandon weapons using foreign ammunition, a contest for submachine guns was opened in 1926, and Tokarev answered with a blowback weapon firing the 7.62x38mmR revolver round, the first Soviet-made submachine gun of its kind. It used two triggers, the rear one for single shots and the front one for full automatic fire, and its butt held a spare magazine. Only a handful were ordered for trials, and 500 were issued to troops in 1931 with negative feedback. A design by Degtyarev proved superior in competitive trials, and further development of the Tokarev was halted before production.