Tokagypt 58
FEG (Fegyver- es Gepgyar) · Pistol · Out Of Production · 1958
Also known as: Tokagypt, Firebird, TT-9P, Tokagypt Model 58
Overview
The Tokagypt 58 is a Hungarian pistol built by FEG and based on the Soviet Tokarev TT-33, adapted by engineer Ambrus Balogh and rechambered from 7.62x25mm Tokarev to 9x19mm Parabellum for export to Egypt. Compared with the TT-33 it adds a manual safety, a one-piece wraparound plastic grip, a finger-rest magazine baseplate, and an improved export-grade finish, while retaining the Browning short-recoil tilting-barrel action. Its name is a portmanteau of Tokarev and Egypt.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 910 g (32.1 oz) |
| Overall Length | 192 mm (7.56") |
| Barrel Length | 115 mm (4.53") |
| Action Type | Short Recoil |
| Firing Mechanism | Single Action |
| Trigger Type | Single Action |
| Magazine Capacity | 7 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Detachable Box |
| Muzzle Velocity | 360 m/s (1181 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 480 J (354 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 50 m (55 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Number of Grooves | 4 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Slide Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- 9x19mm Parabellum · primary · 9mm NATO — also known as 9mm Luger, 9mm NATO, 9x19mm
Features
- Firing modes: Semi Automatic
- Feed systems: Detachable Box Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Manual Safety
- Features: Tilting Barrel Lockup, Wraparound Plastic Grip, Finger Rest Magazine Baseplate, Export Finish
Variants
- Tokagypt 58 Firebird — Commercial Export
- Tokagypt 58 Super 12 — High Capacity
Base model
Service history
Operators
- Egyptian National Police · adopted 1958
Production
Estimated total produced: 33,000 · Production years: 1958-1965
Roughly 30,000-33,590 across about seven variants; ~13,250 of the first Egyptian version delivered, the rest sold commercially as the Firebird, including a 12-round Super 12 variant
Origin
Country of origin: Hungary
Designer: Ambrus Balogh
Discontinued: 1965
Notes
Egypt contracted in 1957 for 30,000 pistols but only ~13,250 were delivered before the contract was terminated; delivered guns went largely to the Egyptian National Police. Leftover and undelivered guns were sold commercially in West Germany and the US under the name Firebird. Reported Bundesgrenzschutz / German police adoption is unconfirmed; detailed sources indicate commercial-market sales rather than formal police issue. The TT-based action is locked-breech short-recoil, not blowback.
Background
A Hungarian-built copy of a Soviet pistol, rechambered in a Western NATO round, sold to Egypt, dumped onto the West German commercial market, and ultimately turned up in the hands of 1970s European terror groups. Andreas Baader of the Red Army Faction is reported to have trained on a Tokagypt at a Palestinian Fatah camp in 1970.