The larger 9-round magazines of the M57 makes it incompatible with standard 8-round tokarev magazines. ![]() Yugoslavian army surplus M57s were imported to the United States in large numbers by many companies, such as Century International Arms and K-VAR/FIME, and have become common collectors items.Īn improved copy of the TT-33 design, most notably including a longer grip and 9-round magazine, and less notably, a larger magazine release button and a captive recoil spring. Many surplus M57 handguns were imported for sale in other countries and subsequently modified to fit their import requirements, and have become frequent collector's items due to their low price and historical value.Īs of 2022, Zastava still produces modern reproductions of the M57 with updated safety features - the M57A in its original chambering and the M70A in 9mm Parabellum.Īdopted in 1957, the M57 was a license-produced copy of the Soviet Tokarev TT pistol. A licensed copy of the Soviet TT pistol, it is a single-action semi-automatic pistol chambered in 7.62×25mm Tokarev. The Zastava M57 pistol was the standard sidearm of the Yugoslav Army from 1957 to the country's collapse, produced by Zastava Arms. ![]() Short recoil actuated, locked breech, single action Yugoslav People's Army, Viet Cong, North Vietnamese Army
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