Use The most notable use of this cartridge was in the Tokarev TT-33 pistol, which was the Soviet Union's standard service pistol from the early 1930s until the mid-1950s. It was also used in the Yugoslavian Zastava M57 pistol, and the Czech ČZ vz. 52, which was the standard Czech service pistol from 1952 until 1982. In addition, the cartridge was used in numerous submachine guns, including the Soviet PPD-40, PPSh-41, and PPS-43, the Russian PP-19 Bizon, the East German WG66, the Czech Sa 24 and Sa 26. Norinco of China makes a line of Sig-Sauer clones including the NP762 chambered in 7.62×25mm Tokarev. One of the strangest weapons attempted for this cartridge was the LAD light machine gun (5.6 kg empty weight, 960 mm length), developed the Soviet designers V.F. Lyuty, N.M. Afanasyev and V.S. Daykin during 1942–1943. Only two prototypes were built and it was not accepted for service. Outside COMECON countries it is not so common; however after the Cold War, many firearms, especially pistols, were exported and the round is still in production. The cartridge was also used in the Russian OTs-27 Berdysh and OTs-39 submachine gun, the North Vietnamese K-50M and VPA/Viet Minh modified MAT-49s, Czech Sa 23 and the Yugoslav M49 and M56, the latter gun being developed from the design of the German MP40. Aftermarket conversion kits are also available for many firearms including the AR and AK platforms so they may fire the Tokarev round. Gallery Synonyms 7.62mm Type P 7.62mm Type 51 7.62mm Tokarev 7.62×25mm TT .30 Tokarev Czech M48 7.62 TT .30 Bore - Pakistan Ordnance Factory (used for both 7.63mm Mauser and 7.62mm Tokarev) See also 7.62×25mm Tokarev firearms 7.65×25mm Borchardt 7.63×25mm Mauser 7.65×21mm Parabellum .30 Carbine 7 mm caliber 9x39mm Table of handgun and rifle cartridges References Cartridges of the World 11th Edition, Book by Frank C. Barnes, edited by Stan Skinner, Gun Digest Books, 2006, pp. 288, 337 External links 7,62×25 Tokarev on GunsTribune Defense-Update: New Super-Strong Fiber Designed to Meet Threats in Former-Soviet Markets Cartridge dimensional diagram and reloading data on makarov.com Russia Agreement On Firearms And Ammunition Military cartridges Pistol and rifle cartridges Soviet inventions