Baikal 1J58: what's it worth

[sirhuntsalot]

The IZ54 was one of the best guns Baikal ever built. They feature cocked hammer indicators and a Greener cross bolt locking system. They were built on Sauer tooling taken by the Soviets at the end of WW2 as war spoils. The 58 is a great gun but the 54 is a better gun with some classy features as noted. Quality and overall appeal on the Baikal line rate like this; IZ54, IZ26,IZ58 and finally the IZ43. The thing to remember that ALL of the guns noted are very good some are just a little nicer.

Darryl

Thanks for the info! I managed to get my hands on an interesting IZ54 a while back. It has some high grade finishing and appears to not have been made for export. It’s also a nice handling piece.

 

[Hugh Conway]

A follow-up to my original post:
I did write to Alexsei Morosov (Thanks Darryl) Alexsei replied that this an 58MA (has an automatic safety) and was manufactured in 1980.
What an interesting website he has, you could spend hours there.
Kind regards
Hugh