TP-82

TP-82
TP-82 in Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps, Saint Petersburg
TypeCombination gun
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1986–2006
Used byCosmonauts
Production history
DesignerIgor Aleksandrovich Skrylev
Specifications
Mass2.4 kg (5.3 lb) (with the buttstock attached)
Cartridge12.5×70mm shotgun (over) and 5.45×39mm rifle (under)
Barrels3 (2 shotgun barrels and 1 rifle barrel)
Effective firing range200 m (220 yd)
Feed systemBreak-open
SightsIron sights

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.

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