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The TP-82 pistol (Russian: ТП-82) was a triple-barreled Soviet firearm that was 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. The upper two smoothbore barrels used 12.5×70 mm ammunition (32 gauge) and the lower rifled barrel used 5.45×39mm ammunition. The pistol could be used for hunting to defend against predators and for visible and audible distress signals.
