Zastava M70A – Un Tokarev amélioré en 9mm

⬇️ Support the channel: Tipeee: https://fr.tipeee.com/maitre-luger Shop: https://maitre-luger-shop.fourthwall.... V: https://x.com/maitreluger Instagram:   / maitreluger   At the end of World War II, Yugoslavia acquired a batch of 7.62x25mm Tokarev pistols, used by the Red Army. The military authorities quickly sought to equip their armed and security forces with a national pistol. It was in this context that, in the 1950s, the Zastava factory launched the development of a new model inspired by the Tokarev, but produced without a license. Contrary to what one might think, this was not simply a Soviet copy: the USSR never provided the technical plans, forcing Yugoslav engineers to resort to reverse engineering. This choice reflected the strategic independence of Tito's Yugoslavia, which, although allied with the Eastern Bloc, was not aligned with Moscow. The result of this development, the M57, entered production in 1957. Approximately 280,000 units were manufactured until the 1980s. The M57 modernized the Soviet TT-33 in several aspects: its extended grip allowed for a 9-round magazine, compared to 8 rounds for the original. Export variants were also produced, equipped with an additional manual safety to meet commercial requirements. In the late 1960s, Zastava also released its model in the 9mm Parabellum caliber, more common and economical than the 7.62 Tokarev. This model, the M70A, retained the general design of the M57, while adopting standards more in line with the expectations of the international market. Intro 00:00 History 00:51 Details 02:34 Firing 04:36 Disassembly 08:20 Reassembly 10:46 Conclusion 12:03 Video professionally filmed in a safe location