The TOZ-81 Mars (Russian: ТОЗ-81 «Марс») is a prototype Soviet revolver developed for Soviet cosmonauts as a survival weapon, and a competing design to the TP-82.

Nov 27, 2020 · A rival to the TP-82 was the TOZ-81 — appropriately named Mars — a space revolver that didn’t make it into large-scale production. Similarly emerging from the small arms factory at Tula, it seems only one example of this weapon was ever completed for use in trials.

Feb 27, 2017 · Shortly after that, Tula Arms Plant (TOZ – Tulskiy Oruzheyniy Zavod) started the development of a revolver, which they called TOZ-81 “Mars”. The design idea of this revolver was offered by a famous Soviet gun writer and firearms historian Alexander Zhuk.

Feb 8, 2017 · By its design, TP-82 was much simpler than TOZ-81, which made it more interesting for the customer. Distinguished by a number of characteristic features, which may well be considered pluses, the promising special TOZ-81 “Mars” revolver had every chance to enter into the arsenal of cosmonauts.

Another space revolver made for Russian cosmonauts was the TOZ-81 ‘Mars’, which was created in a small arms factory 180 km from Moscow in the town of Tula. The gun was a direct rival to the...

Dec 26, 2024 · A rival to the TP-82 was the TOZ-81 — appropriately named Mars — a space revolver that didn’t make it into large-scale production. Similarly emerging from the small arms factory at Tula, it seems only one example of this weapon was ever completed for use in trials.

Dec 12, 2020 · The TOZ-81 is a double-action-only revolver with a five-shot cylinder. The cylinder is located almost directly above the grip, and the weapon fires from the bottom chamber, both...

The TOZ-81 Mars (Russian: ТОЗ-81 «Марс») is a prototype Soviet revolver developed for Soviet cosmonauts as a survival weapon, and a competing design to the TP-82. Specifications (Prototyped in 1980)

Jun 27, 2022 · The TOZ-81 would have had five .410 shotshells, including flechette projectiles, or five 5.45x39mm cartridges but the user would have to swap the barrels. It was also a very different and novel design that had more issues to address in production than the TP-82.

The TOZ-81 was the Soviet Union’s ambitious attempt at a space-ready revolver, designed to protect cosmonauts but ultimately abandoned due to technical limit...