Signal pistols - their history and description

Signal pistols model TT-C are designed to ensure that in the event of danger, you can give an audio signal. Such a short definition can fully characterize this type of weapon. And it seems like you can not call such a pistol a battle pistol, as by its characteristics it basically falls into the category of "pugach", but there is one big "but".

All signal pistols are not among those trunks that are copies of any other similar pistols. They are created on the basis of real combat rifles. A vivid example of this is the TT gun, which was very popular in the war and is in no less demand nowadays.

As you know, the TT gun was adopted in 1930. Then he replaced Nagan's obsolete weapon. The TT combat gun had a principle of operation with an automatic system based on a short barrel movement. To date, this principle is the most popular. This weapon possessed the power that was given to it by cartridges copied from Mauser ammunition. Thanks to such cartridges, the muzzle energy reached about 500 kJ. With its help, high penetration was achieved.

Among the shortcomings of cartridges can be identified a small caliber, in which the action of the bullet was low. The gun itself of this model had not the best reliability, since after about a thousand shots the probability of its breakage became very high. In addition, TT gun negatively reacted to pollution and required thorough cleaning. In the original models there was no normal fuse. But there are also advantages. For example, it could easily be repaired, a soft descent gave the barrel a higher firing accuracy, the power of the cartridge allowed to hit the target even at a distance of fifty meters. And the cost of such weapons is not too high.

Signal pistols of the TT model as cartridges use the capsule "zhevelo". They are laid in special cartridges, and then they are inserted into the store. In order to produce a shot, you must withdraw the bolt. Only after that it will be possible to start shooting. And to withdraw the bolt is necessary for each new shot, as there is not enough energy for the automatic platoon.

The disadvantage of these barrels is the fact that the cartridges quite quickly fail. Many who have signal pistols, order cartridges from battle shells. Thus, they increase not only the solidity of the pistol, but also its stability. As in the TT combat model, the signal variant of the weapon possesses a low stability of the retainer, which fastens the magazine. After a while he starts to hang out.

The TT-S gun , like the Makarov signal gun, is in high demand among collectors and connoisseurs of history. Even in spite of the fact that such trunks are not combat, they remind them very much. Sold these guns in any weapons store. And in the market you can find several similar models. You can buy a signal gun without leaving your home (in any online store).