TT 33 with slogan - "Death to the German occupiers!"

[Ukrainer]

Hello to all!

My name is Alex, in the Ukraine, I bought an original Soviet handgun TT 1942 year made.

But it has an original inscription "Death to the German occupiers" - in Russian "Смерть немецким оккупантам!"

And the sign in the form of a flag with the letters KIM - these letters refer Communist Youth International.

This pistol was awarded an unknown Russian commander during World War II.

The slogan was widely known and applied to tanks and planes the best fighters.

This gun - a historical relic.

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[cossack1648]

Nice catch. True combat veteran. Congratulations and welcome to our forum.

Jack

[James.Archer]

Wow, what a neat piece! Thanks for sharing

[kpaintner]

Really great piece of history! Thanks for sharing.

[AndyB]

Interesting would be to known what for organization is the KIM ?

[Douglas Jr.]

That's a really great piece with a lot of character. Really liked it.
Congratulations and thanks for sharing!
Douglas

[oldflagswanted]

KIM via a google search ...

...what for organization is the KIM ?

Hello AB:
Via a google search ...
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com
/Communist+International+of+Youth+KIM
"Communist International of Youth (KIM) ...
an international youth organization that existed
from 1919 to 1943. It was a section of the Comintern,
under whose direction it operated. The idea for the
creation of KIM was that of V. I. Lenin, under whose
leadership the Bolsheviks began the struggle to rally
leftist forces in the international youth movement as
early as World War I." ...
and ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZLK
OFW

[Wilhelm]

A very nice looking piece. Is it hard to get a pistol over there?
Wilhelm

[AndyB]

Thanks for the info research.

[richardw]

very nice piece of history