The 9×18mm Makarov is a Soviet pistol and submachine gun cartridge. During the latter half of the 20th century, it was a standard military pistol cartridge of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc, analogous to the 9×19mm Parabellum in NATO and Western Bloc military use.
9×18mm Makarov cartridge (Full metal jacket bullet and steel case)
9×18mm Makarov compared to a .22LR hollow point
9×18mm Makarov case
9×18mm Makarov
The 7.62×25mm Tokarev cartridge is a Soviet rimless bottleneck 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 9×18mm Makarov in Russian service.
A steel-cased FMJ 7.62mm Tokarev cartridge
Sellier & Bellot 7.62×25mm Tokarev all-brass cartridge
A Chinese copy of the TT-33 called the Type 54 with 7.62×25mm ammo
Round comparison 22 Long Rifle (lead round nose), .32 ACP/7.65mm Browning, 7.62×25mm Tokarev, .380 ACP / 9mm Kurz, 9mm Makarov, 9×19mm Parabellum, .38 Special (hollow point), .40 Smith & Wesson, .45 ACP (hollow point)