| Zastava M57 | |
|---|---|
 The M57 variant with loaded 9-round magazine. | |
| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin |
 SFR Yugoslavia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1957–1992 |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1957 |
| Manufacturer | Crvena Zastava (Zastava Arms) |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 854 g (30.1 oz) |
| Length | 194 mm (7.6 in) |
| Barrel length | 116 mm (4.6 in) |
| Height | 134 mm (5.3 in) |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×25mm Tokarev |
| Action | Short recoil actuated, locked breech, single action |
| Muzzle velocity | 480 m/s (1,575 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 50 m |
| Feed system | 9-round detachable box magazine |
| Sights |
Front blade, rear notch 156 mm (6.1 in) sight radius |
The Zastava M57 pistol, was a standard sidearm of Yugoslavian army. Adopted in 1957, it was a licensed produced copy of the Soviet Tokarev TT pistol, although M57 had longer grip that hosted longer magazine (9 rounds versus 8 rounds in TT). In around 1970 Crvena Zastava began production of the similar pistol, chambered for 9x19 Luger ammunition. This model is known as M70A.
Design details[]
M57 pistol is short recoil operated, locked breech pistol that uses browning type action with swinging link. trigger is of single action type, but pistol has no manual safeties except for a half-cock notch on the hammer. Magazine is single stack. Sights are fixed.
Variants[]
M57 basic model
M57A is an upgrade of basic model M57. It has an external safety
M70A 9mm version
M70AA is an upgrade of basic model M70A. It has external safety.
M88 shorter version of M70A
M88A features an external safety on the slide, polymer handgrips and the bottom of easily detachable magazine.
As of 2011 M88A are imported in U.S.A. by K-VAR/FIME Group
As of 2012 M57A, M70AA and M88A are imported into the U.S. by Century International Arms
See also[]
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