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.

The TP-82 (Russian: ТП-82) is an out-of-service triple-barreled Soviet combination gun carried by cosmonauts on space missions. It was intended as a survival aid to be used after landings and before recovery in the Siberian wilderness.

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.

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.

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...

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 Mars is a survival shotgun designed for the Soviet Union space program. It was intended for cosmonauts to defend themselves after landing in Siberia while they waited to be retrieved. Click left on the touchpad (Classic Controls) …