Type 68 ( box 68 식 , in English sources, known as " Type 68 " [1] or " Model 68 ") is a DPRK self-loading pistol .
| Type 68 | |
|---|---|
| Type of | self-loading pistol |
| A country |  DPRK |
| Service history | |
| Years of operation | since 1968 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight kg | 0.795 (without ammo) |
| Length mm | 185 |
| Barrel length, mm | 108 |
| Cartridge | 7.62 × 25 mm TT |
| Work principles | recoil in the short course of the trunk , distortion of the trunk |
| starting speed bullets , m / s | 420 |
| Sighting range , m | 50 |
| Type of ammunition | 8-round magazine |
| Aim | open, unregulated |
Content
History
The first type 68 pistols began to enter the army in the late 1960s and until the end of the 1980s they remained the main example of the personal weapons of officers of the Korean People’s Army [1] .
In the late 1980s, type 68 pistols began to be gradually replaced by new Baek-Du-San pistols (a copy of Chinese-made CZ 75 pistol chambered for 9 × 19 mm ) [1] .
Description
The gun "type 68" is a constructive analogue of the Soviet TT pistol of the 1933 type , designed to replace the Soviet and Chinese TT pistols that were previously in service.
Changes were made to the design of the gun, affecting primarily the device of the barrel locking units (the bolt stop was strengthened) and the magazine was fixed. The dimensions and weight of the gun are somewhat reduced compared to the TT, the geometry of the parts has been changed. The use of magazines from a “type 68” pistol in TT pistols is impossible without their modification, since there is no cutout in the “type 68” stores for the magazine latch on its side wall.
Operator countries
- North Korea - DPRK armed forces [1]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Dan Shea. North Korean Pistol Baek-Du-San // "Small Arms Review", volume 17 No. 2 (June 2013)
Literature
- A. B. Zhuk. Encyclopedia of small arms: revolvers, pistols, rifles, submachine guns, machine guns. M., AST - Military Publishing, 2002.
- magazine "Weapon", No. 7, 2003 (the special issue of the magazine is entirely devoted to the description of TT pistols)
Links
- M. R. Popenker. Type 68 Pistol (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) // Modern World’s Small Arms website
- Tokarev Type 68 (North Korean) 7.62 x 25mm - disassembled