Fedor Tokarev

Fyodor Vasilievich Tokarev (Russian Фёдор Васильевич Токарев, scientific transliteration Fedor Tokarev Vasil'evič; * 2 Junijul / June 14 1871greg in Jegorlykskaja, .. † June 7, 1968 in Moscow) was a Russian designer of handguns.

Work

Fedor Tokarev was known by the construction of small arms, which were manufactured in Tula and were part of the equipment of the Red Army. Examples are the pistol TT- 33 or the self-loading rifle SWT 40th In recognition of his work he was in 1940 awarded the Order Hero of Socialist Labor.