SALW Guide
Global distribution and visual
identification
Tokarev TT-30/TT-33
Fact sheet
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Tokarev TT-30/TT-33 SALW Guide
Tokarev TT-30/TT-33
The TT looks like the Browning FN 1903,
and the mechanism is similar to the Colt
M1911. In Hungary, the TT was modified
and produced for export to Egypt in
caliber 9mm and with a safety lock. For its
time, the Tokarev TT was a formidable
weapon, with good penetration and
effective range. It was of good reliability
and easy to maintain. What it lacked most,
was the manual safety and its grip shape
was not too comfortable. It was in service
with several armed forces, both regular
and irregular, and it can be found in many countries in Asia and Africa.
Technical Specifications
Category Self-Loading Pistols & Revolvers
Operating system Short recoil operated, closed breech, single action, semi-automatic
Cartridge 7.62 x 25mm Tokarev
Length 194 mm
Feeding Box magazine
Global distribution map
The data on global distribution and production is provided primarily by the BwVC1, but also
from national and regional focal points on SALW control; data published by think tanks,
international organizations and experts; and/or data provided by individual researchers on
SALW. It is not exhaustive. If you would like to add to or amend the data, please use the
website's feedback function.
1. Bundeswehr Verification Center
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Distribution
Global distribution list
The Tokarev TT-30/TT-33 is found in 61 countries according to our data.
Albania (ALB) U Libya (LBY) U
Algeria (DZA) U Madagascar (MDG) U
Angola (AGO) U Mali (MLI) U
Armenia (ARM) U Malta (MLT) U
Azerbaijan (AZE) U Mauritania (MRT) G
Belarus (BLR) U Moldova (MDA) G
Benin (BEN) U Montenegro (MNE) U
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) U Morocco (MAR) U
Bulgaria (BGR) U Mozambique (MOZ) U
Cambodia (KHM) U New Zealand (NZL) G
Chad (TCD) U North Korea (PRK) U
China (CHN) U Pakistan (PAK) U
Congo (COG) U Poland (POL) U
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Croatia (HRV) U Romania (ROU) U
Czech Republic (CZE) G Russia (RUS) U
Côte d’Ivoire (CIV) U Serbia (SRB) U
Egypt (EGY) U Sierra Leone (SLE) U
Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) U Slovenia (SVN) U
Former Yugoslav Republic of U Somalia (SOM) U
Macedonia (MKD)
South Africa (ZAF) U
Gabon (GAB) U
Syria (SYR) U
Georgia (GEO) U
Tajikistan (TJK) U
Germany (DEU) U
Turkmenistan (TKM) U
Guinea (GIN) U
Uganda (UGA) U
Guinea-Bissau (GNB) U
Ukraine (UKR) U
Hungary (HUN) G
United States (USA) U
Iraq (IRQ) U
Uzbekistan (UZB) U
Kazakhstan (KAZ) U
Vietnam (VNM) U
Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) U
Zambia (ZMB) U
Laos (LAO) U
Zimbabwe (ZWE) U
Lesotho (LSO) U
Liberia (LBR) U
Explanation of symbols
Country of origin
Licensed production
Production without a licence
G Government: Sources indicate that this type of weapon is held by Governmental agencies.
N Non-Government: Sources indicate that this type of weapon is held by non-Governmental armed
groups.
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U Unspecified: Sources indicate that this type of weapon is found in the country, but do not specify
whether it is held by Governmental agencies or non-Governmental armed groups.
It is entirely possible to have a combination of tags beside each country. For example, if
country X is tagged with a G and a U, it means that at least one source of data identifies
Governmental agencies as holders of weapon type Y, and at least one other source confirms
the presence of the weapon in country X without specifying who holds it.
Note: This application is a living, non-comprehensive database, relying to a great extent on
active contributions (provision and/or validation of data and information) by either SALW
experts from the military and international renowned think tanks or by national and regional
focal points of small arms control entities.
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Visual Identification
Characteristics Markings
TT-30 Type: ROU
left view left view
Type : Norinco Type 54, Model 213 (CHN) Type: Tokagypt 58
weapon specifics : 9 x 19 mm weapon specifics : made in HUN for EGY,
chambered in 9 x 19 mm
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Type: POL TT-33
weapon specifics: post-WWII manufacture
left view
Tokarev Tokarev
marking details
marking details
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Tokarev Tokarev
marking details
marking details
Tokarev
marking details
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Ammunition
The following ammunition can be used by the Tokarev TT-30/TT-33.
7.62 x 25mm Tokarev
Bullet diameter 7.8 mm
Case length 25 mm
Overall length 34 mm
No information available.
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Annex SALW Guide
Annex
Tagging of Sources
We believe that our Guide should be as transparent as possible without endangering the
confidentiality of our sources. Rather than name the exact source for each unit of data, we
have created tags so that users can at least know whether the data comes from a primary
or secondary source, and by which medium it can or has been found. All incoming data is
validated and then tagged by the project team at BICC before it enters our database.
Sources are tagged according to the following criteria:
1. Primary Sources:
These are presentations of facts. They are proof of an SALW event (e.g. a transfer, sighting,
misuse, etc.) because the source was created at the time of the event itself. Primary
sources as usually original documents such as transfer authorizations, firearms legislation,
or academic journals presenting results of a study on SALW holdings in a particular country,
for example. However, they can also be information offered by a person with direct
knowledge of an SALW event or who has documented an SALW event at the time that it
happened.
2. Secondary Sources:
These are interpretations or evaluation of facts. Secondary sources contain commentary
and analysis of SALW events that are documented in primary sources.
Sources are also tagged according to the dominant medium of delivery:
A. Written - the source is based on written words.
B. Oral - the source is based on spoken words.
C. Visual - the source is based on seen events or optical images.
These criteria make our tags two-dimensional. While the process of classifying sources is a
primarily subjective one, the project team at BICC has developed the following table to
serve as an example of possible sources within each category.
Table: Examples of sources on SALW distribution
Primary Secondary
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Written • Fact books • Wikipedia
• Weapons Transfer • Literature reviews
authorizations • Training or safety manuals
• End-user certificates on gun control, ammunition,
• Transcripts of interviews, legal physical stockpile security
proceedings, speeches/ management)
presentations, meetings, • Minutes of meetings,
conferences or symposia conferences, symposia
• Newspaper articles • Indexes (e.g. Global
• Written correspondence (e.g. Militarization Index)
letters, emails, text messages, • Newspaper articles
etc.)
Etc.
• Blogs
• Peer-reviewed journal articles
• Treaties, constitution, laws
• Records of organizations (e.g.
annual reports)
• Surveys, questionnaires
Etc...
Oral • Interviews with experts, • Speeches, panel
including radio or telephone presentations, etc. on data
• Legal proceedings provided by experts
• Speeches or interventions by
Etc...
experts or national
representatives in government
or international meetings
Etc ...
Visual • Artifacts (e.g. the weapons • PowerPoint presentations on
themselves, ammunition) results found by experts
• Photographs of weapons,
Etc...
ammunition, etc.
• Videos (e.g. YouTube, those
recorded by mobile phone)
• Television documentaries, news
reports
Etc ...
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Table: Example tags
Source (sample) Type of Medium of
source delivery
IHS Jane’s Weapons Infantry (2015-2016) primary written
Panel discussion of weapons use of non-state secondary oral
armed groups
Documentary on paramilitaries in Colombia primary visual
About the Guide
The Interactive Guide on Small Arms and Light Weapons is an open access tool,
designed to build knowledge on how to identify different types, makes and models of
commonly used SALW in organized violence; to collect data on the global and country-
specific spread of these SALW; and to describe some of their visual and technical
specifications.
The guide is not an exhaustive list of all SALW that are used around the world.
Global SALW control relies on, among other things, data and knowledge of the weapons
themselves. Our aim is that the Guide will be used to support national reporting duties on
SALW holdings; facilitate and ameliorate the collection of data on SALW; and increase
general knowledge of global distribution of SALW.
The interactive Guide was developed by BICC in close cooperation with the Bundeswehr
Verification Center (BwVC), and with the generous support of the Federal Foreign Office,
Germany.
Contact
Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) gGmbH
Joseph Farha
Project Coordinator
Pfarrer-Byns-Str. 1
53121 Bonn
Germany
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E-Mail: joseph.farha@bicc.de
Internet: www.bicc.de
Zentrum für Verifikationsaufgaben der Bundeswehr (ZVBw) - Bundeswehr
Verification Center (BwVC)
Global Arms- and Proliferation Control Division
Major Laurentius Wedeniwski
Selfkant-Kaserne
Rue de Quimperle 100
52511 Geilenkirchen
E-Mail: LaurentiusWedeniwski@bundeswehr.org
Overall project coordination
Joseph Farha
Project Coordinator
Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC)
Responsible for all content (including photos):
Zentrum für Verifikationsaufgaben der Bundeswehr (ZVBw) - Bundeswehr Verification
Center.
Major Laurentius Wedeniwski: Small Arms and Light Weapons Guide (2016).
Responsible for design, editorial and technical implementation:
Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) gGmbH.
Technical management: Joseph Farha
Programming: Rolf Alberth
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