Tokarev TT33 7.62x25 "clean" version - limited quantities available

bobdbldr said:
From what I understand,, to get the firearms out of Russia, they have to be remanufactured or newly manufactured or they don't get the ok, so the stamp they put on it qualifies as remanufactured, sort of a loophole! they needed to do something to them so that's what they did! Sad!
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they could have stamped a small smiley face in the hammer for all I care, anything is better then THAT!
 
Just want to thank North Sylva for the heads up on this. Ordered a nice 1940 production off a dealer before the supply of un-marked runs dry. It'll be a nice match for my 1940 SVT-40
 
bobdbldr said:
From what I understand,, to get the firearms out of Russia, they have to be remanufactured or newly manufactured or they don't get the ok, so the stamp they put on it qualifies as remanufactured, sort of a loophole! they needed to do something to them so that's what they did! Sad!
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Yes, Russia is ridiculously bureaucratic state (we are catching up with them, though). Half of Russia's population works in different sorts of budget-financed organizations. This testing center which stamps the firearms is one of them. They take refurbished firearms from the arsenal, take their sweet time testing and retesting them, then stamp them in a way approved via some sort of departmental instructions, and that's their job. Couldn't be better life than that! The markings they put on the guns is the justification of their salaries, without markings - why pay them?
 
I am so Happy I got my WWII manufactured Tok. I struck it lucky with one that was put away and fired so little it was like brand new. No ugly stamps just 1942 unmolested beauty in its wholeness. That being said cleaning the 74 year old packing grease out of it was a bit of a chore!
 
Destructor said:
I am so Happy I got my WWII manufactured Tok. I struck it lucky with one that was put away and fired so little it was like brand new. No ugly stamps just 1942 unmolested beauty in its wholeness. That being said cleaning the 74 year old packing grease out of it was a bit of a chore!
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Right on, let's hope they can talk those gonads in Russia into using baby stamps instead of one that should be on a cannon!
 
I guess the Russians will have to sell these TTs to organized crime who won't care too much for the markings as well as for PALs, registration and other legalese stuff. :)
 
maxman1 said:
And I half expected a gargantuan thumb safety.

So, silver linings I guess.
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Well, if they were lined with silver they would be worth something, but like that,,, I guess they are still a firearm, so yea, $50-$99 sounds about right. Especially if you consider the cost of x25 is going through the roof!
Hopefully the specimens from other countries will still be clean, I like the Polish ones!
 
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