Tokarev TT 33 Pistol and Holster : North Vietnamese Forces, Battle of Long Tan

Place Asia: Vietnam, Phuoc Tuy Province, Long Tan
Accession Number RELAWM40818
Collection type Technology
Object type Firearm
Physical description Leather, Metal
Place made Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Date made Unknown
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Description

Tokarev TT 33 pistol and holster. Receiver marked M20 over the serial number and is damaged by a bullet hitting the top slide. The right grip is missing. The left is black plastic with a central circle and has the bottom corners broken off. This pistol is contained in a brown leather holster also damaged from a bullet hitting the front barrel top. It has two belt loops at the rear, a top flap held shut with a strap and alloy stud. There are two loops on the side edge for a cleaning rod and a pouch on the front for a spare magazine.

History / Summary

This pistol was found after the Battle of Long Tan.