Avtomaticheskiy Pistolet Stechkina

• The Stechkin automatic pistol or APS (Avtomaticheskiy Pistolet Stechkina) is a Russian selective fire machine pistol. It bears the name of its developer, Igor Stechkin.

• The APS fed by 20 rounds of 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge, as it became clear that this cartridge was set to become the new service ammunition for handguns of the Soviet Army

• In 1951, both the Makarov and Stechkin were introduced into the Soviet military arsenal, replacing the aging Tokarev pistol (TT-33)

• Can be replacement for Desert Eagle or five-seven

Matvei (Gosha Kutsenko) fires his APS at one of the aliens in The Darkest Hour (2011)