The 762x25 tokarev a classic russian design and a classic cartridge kindle edition by mike francis author format kindle edition 36 out of 5 stars 9 ratings see all formats and editions. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for the 762x25 tokarev a classic russian design and a classic cartridge at amazoncom read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. The 762x25 tokarev a classic russian design and a classic cartridge kindle edition by mike francis author format kindle edition 33 out of 5 stars 6 ratings. The 762x25mm tokarev cartridge designated as the 762 x 25 tokarev by the cip is a russian rimless bottlenecked pistol cartridge widely used in former soviet states and in china among other countries the cartridge has since been replaced in most capacities by the 9x18mm makarov in russian service. In russian the 762x25 tokarev a classic russian design and a classic cartridge is 762x25 tokarev cartridge is a higher pressure 1930 update of the 1896 high velocity 763mm mauser originally designed for pistols it was also used in several submachine guns as a result it used mainly medium speed in most capacities by the 9x18mm makarov in