Fedor Tokarev
| Fedor Vasilyevich Tokarev Фёдор Васи́льевич То́карев | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
14 June 1871 Yegorlykskaya, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire |
| Died |
6 March 1968 (aged 96) Moscow, Russian SFSR |
| Nationality | Russian |
Fedor Vasilievich Tokarev (Russian: Фёдор Васи́льевич То́карев; 2 June 1871 [14 June in old Russian calendar][1] – 6 March 1968) was a Russian weapons designer and deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR from 1937 to 1950.[2]
Career
Outside the former Soviet Union he is best known as the designer of the Tokarev TT-30 and TT-33 self-loading pistol and the Tokarev SVT-38 and SVT-40 self-loading rifle, both of which were produced in large numbers during the German-Soviet War. For his contributions to Soviet arms design Tokarev received the Hero of Socialist Labor award and the USSR State Prize.[3]
He also designed the prototype of the FT-1 / ФТ-1 panoramic camera (FT stands for: Fotoapparat Tokareva / Фотоаппарат Токарева).[4]
Timeline
- 1888 – Admitted to the Military Vocational School at Novocherkassk; age 17
- 1892 – Graduated as Cossack noncommissioned officer and sent to the 12th Don Cossack Regiment as an armorer-artificer; age 21
- 1896 – Returned to Novecherkassk as Master Armorer Instructor; age 25. Applied for admittance to the Military Technical School.
- 1900 – Graduated as a Cossack commissioned officer, age 29, and returned to his old unit, the 12th Don Cossack Regiment as Master Gunsmith.
- 1910 – Submitted his version of a conversion of the bolt-action Model 1891 Mosin–Nagant rifle to semi-automatic fire, which merited official testing. Age 39[3]
- 1927 – Designed Tokarev Model 1927 submachine gun prototype.[3]
- 1940–41 – Defended habilitation in technical sciences. Received the Hero of Socialist Labor award and the USSR State Prize.[1][2]
Tokarev's son Nikolai (1899–1972) also became a prominent firearms designer. He worked for several decades in Tula and designed several machine guns and anti-aircraft guns that were used by the Soviet Army in the 1930s–1940s.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 Fedor Tokarev – Brief History. Tokarev.com. Retrieved on 2014-02-16.
- 1 2 3 Токарев Фёдор Васильевич. warheroes.ru
- 1 2 3 The Official Fedor Tokarev Arms Designer Site. Tokarev.com (2013-06-14). Retrieved on 2014-02-16.
- ↑ Архивы – ФТ. ZENITcamera. Retrieved on 2014-02-16.
External links
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Further reading
- Руслан Чумак, «Я буду работать, пока дышу...», КАЛАШНИКОВ. ОРУЖИЕ, БОЕПРИПАСЫ, СНАРЯЖЕНИЕ 2011/6, pp. 32–38