Fedor Tokarev
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1871 – 1968
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Who was Fedor Tokarev?
Fedor Vasilievich Tokarev 2 June 1871 [14 June in old Russian calendar] – 6 March 1968 was a Russian weapons designer and deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR from 1941 to 1950. 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. Due to his contributions to Soviet arms design Tokarev received the Hero of Socialist Labor award in 1940.
He also designed the prototype of the FT-1 / ФТ-1 panoramic camera.
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