APS Stechkin automatic pistol

The Stechkin APS (Avtomaticheskiy Pistolet Stetchkina) is a Russian selective fire machine pistol. It bears the name of its developer, Igor Stechkin. The Stechkin pistol was originally chambered for Tokarev. Stechkin changed the pistol to the 9 mm caliber used in the new Makarov pistol (PM), as it became clear that this cartridge was set to become the new service ammunition for handguns of the Red Army. In 1951, both the Makarov and Stechkin were introduced into the Soviet military arsenal, re