Maxim–Tokarev
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| Maxim-Tokarev | |
|---|---|
 Tokarev and his son posing with their model 1925 machine gun | |
| Type | Light machine gun |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Spanish Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Korean War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Fedor Tokarev |
| Designed | 1924[1] |
| Produced | 1925–1927[2] |
| No. built | 2,500 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 12.9 kg (28 lb) empty 15.5 kg (34 lb) with typical ammo load[1] |
| Length | 1,330 mm (4 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Barrel length | 650 mm (2 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Cartridge | 7.62×54mmR |
| Caliber | 7.62 mm |
| Action | Short recoil, toggle locked |
| Feed system | belt-feed, 100 rounds belt |
| Sights | iron |
The Maxim–Tokarev was the first domestic Soviet light machine gun accepted for service. It was developed from the Maxim machine gun M1910 by Fedor Tokarev
History
During
In 1923
The first design submitted was the Maxim-Kolesnikov, designed by Ivan Nikolaevich Kolesnikov at the Kovrov Arms Factory, followed soon thereafter by the Maxim–Tokarev, designed by
Of the 2,500 Maxim–Tokarev guns were produced by Tula arms factory (TOZ) in 1926–27; 1,400 were supplied to China between 1938 and 1939 in the Sino-Soviet Aid Program.[4] The rest were sent to the Republican forces during the Spanish Civil War[5] It was replaced in Soviet service by the much lighter DP.[6]
Structure
A US Army analysis mentions that "Tokarev was doubtless inspired by both the German
The water jacket of the Maxim M1910 was discarded and replaced by a thin perforated steel jacket. The barrel was shortened and lightened from 2.1 kg (4 lb 10 oz) to 1.7 kg (3 lb 12 oz). A mechanism for changing the barrel in field conditions was provided. The spade grips were replaced with a rifle-type stock and the thumb-trigger was replaced by a rifle-type trigger. A folding bipod with tubular legs was attached to the barrel jacket.[1]
The
Users
See also
- Browning M1919
- PV-1 machine gun
- List of Russian weaponry
References
- ^ ISBN 978-5-699-31622-9.
- ^ С. Л. Федосеев. Пулемёты России. Шквальный огонь. М., Яуза – ЭКСМО, 2009. стр.140–142
- ISBN 978-5-85503-072-3.
- ^ Shih, Bin (2018). China's Small Arms of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). p. 169.
- ISBN 9781138311275.
- ISBN 978-1-85109-480-6.
- ^ Chinn, George M. The Machine Gun, Vol II, Part VII. US Department of the Navy, 1952, page 23
- ISBN 9781910294420.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85109-849-1.
- Musgrave, Daniel D.; Thomas B. Nelson (1967). The World's Assault Rifles and Automatic Carbines. T. B. N. Enterprises. p. 150.
- Barker, A. J.; John Walter (1971). Russian Infantry Weapons of World War II. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-668-02336-8.
- Bingham-Black Smith, Walter Harold; Joseph E. Smith (1975). Small Arms of the World: A Basic Manual of Small Arms (10th ed.). London: A and W Visual Library. p. 547. ISBN 978-0-89104-021-7.
- Dunn, Walter Scott (1995). The Soviet Economy and the Red Army, 1930-1945. Westport, Conn.: ISBN 978-0-275-94893-1.
- Hogg, Ian V.; John S. Weeks (2000). Military Small Arms of the 20th Century (7th ed.). Iola, Wis.: Krause Publications. p. 359f. ISBN 978-0-87341-824-9.
- Tucker, Spencer; Jinwung Kim (2000). Encyclopedia of the Korean War: A Political, Social, and Military History. Oxford: ISBN 978-1-57607-029-1.
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