Tokarev 1948 Russian manufacture

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Dantforth

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I had one of these left to me by an old friend who brought it back from Viet Nam. It is in near 100% condition except for the marks where the assembly clip was installed on the side of the slide. I was looking around and came across one on the USA site....ArmsList I believe.....for $800.00. I have never seen a Tok selling for that high a price. Is this possible? David
 
With non-refurbed Russians selling just north of $200 here I don't fancy your chances on the Canadian market at that price..
 
That is what I thought. The only thing that this has going for it is that it is not import marked anywhere. I couldn't believe that would make a huge difference. Is there a resource site which has information? I am thinking of trading for something I want which I would get more use out of. Dave
 
But if it is a non-refurbished Vietnam bring back I imagine it would be worth a fair bit more to the right person. Just like how K98's are worth more if there a vet bring back as opposed to a Russian Capture. I have no clue to how much it is worth but things it has going for it is its non-refurbished, it has seen combat for sure as it was used in Vietnam and brought back from there, no import marks. These are all things that add to the collector value.
 
It was a bring back by a Canadian Hall of Fame War correspondent. He told me that it was a gift to him while he was in Viet Nam covering the war. He left it to me in his will. I am not worried about whether anyone believes it. I just want to know approx. value with or without the story. It does not look like it was ever used in combat. David......photos to follow.
 
Dantforth said:
It was a bring back by a Canadian Hall of Fame War correspondent. He told me that it was a gift to him while he was in Viet Nam covering the war. He left it to me in his will. I am not worried about whether anyone believes it. I just want to know approx. value with or without the story. It does not look like it was ever used in combat. David......photos to follow.
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No one's doubting your word, but corroborated provenance is everything with pricing. The market places exactly zero value on word-of-mouth, unfortunately. If you can produce papers that attest to the Vietnam war correspondent's connection to the piece, then the value increases. If not, then the value drops. The experts here can't give you a proper estimate unless those facts are clear. No offense.
 
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