1930 TT-30 Tokarev Auto Pistol Restoration

The TT-30, commonly known simply as the Tokarev, is an out-of-production Soviet semi-automatic pistol. (A semi-automatic pistol is a type of repeating single-chamber handgun (pistol) that automatically cycles its action to insert the subsequent cartridge into the chamber (self-loading), but requires manual actuation of the trigger to actually discharge the following shot. As a result, only one round of ammunition) was developed in 1930 by Fedor Tokarev ( Fedor Vasilievich Tokarev was a Russian weapons designer and deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR from 1937 to 1950.) as a service pistol ( A service pistol, also known as a personal weapon or an ordnance weapon, is any handgun issued to regular military personnel or law enforcement officers. Typically, service pistols are revolvers or semi-automatic pistols issued to officers, non-commissioned officers, and rear-echelon support personnel for self- ) for the Soviet military ( The Armed Forces of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, an