Who has a stock of Mosin Nagant 1895 Revolvers right now?

You and a lot of others too.

You can also drop the Mosin, as he had nothing to do with the Nagant 1895 revolver.

These nice little revolvers have not been available from dealers for quite a few years now.

Your best chance is putting a want to buy (WTB) in the handguns EE thread.

Don't expect any to come into the country any time soon as there is stronger demand for them in the USA and their importers will pay more US dollars for them than Canadian importers will, besides none have been available on the open surplus market for years as well.
 
I always wanted a Nagant revolver, but I waited too long, and the supply dried up.
If I can find a nice antique status revolver, I would still jump on it. The Swedish Nagants are also very nice.
 
I also wanted to buy one of these and figured that, just like the Mosin and SKS rifles, they would be avaliable for awhile. Then they just dried up one day, maybe 4 or 5 years ago? I was too slow!
 
Same goes for those Swiss Parabellums Mod 1906 in 7.63mm. Most of the people I knew felt they were way to expensive at $2500 each and $200 for a spare magazine. Holsters with straps weren't cheap either. Now those pistols will bring close to $4000 without a spare mag or holster. I saw one at the last Kamloops show that sold in a deal a few weeks after the show which included the holster and one spare mag that sold for $4500.

These Russian pistols were lovely things. All refinished to look as new. Some of them weren't even refinished and still looked as new. They were for sale off and on for 20+ years. I can see how people become complacent thinking they will never dry up. Live and learn. I remember the same thing being said about Garands, Lee Enfields and Arisakas. Greek Mannlichers were cheap and plentiful as well. Ammo for the latter was always and issue. Swede Mausers were also considered to be always available and cheap. M95 straight pull rifles were the same. You have to look pretty far and wide to find this stuff at anywhere near the price commanded even five years ago.

I am not rubbing salt into any wounds here but learn from your mistakes. When this stuff becomes available at very decent prices buy them. Even if you have to put the odd one on a credit card until the end of the month. If you take care of it you will just about always make money on them. Arisakas used to be cheaper than Lee Enfields and Carcanos. Now they command at least as much as the Lee Enfields and depending on model/condition as much as 98 Mausers. Carcanos are starting to gain the appreciation they deserve. This stuff will run out and then as demand increases so will prices.

Look upon your firearms as investments. If you take care of them they will appreciate in value. That likely won't be the case with most sporting rifles though. It's the martially marked/issued specimens that increase the most.
 
I was one of the first ones to snap up a non-import marked one when those came in (I think I paid $250) and I can't believe what they're selling for now! I wish I'd bought way more of them when they were available. Same thing with CZ52s, I remember when they were a dime a dozen and I can't remember the last time I saw one. Or even the Iraqi Tariqs - not the era I normally collect but I still regret not buying one.

But there is a lesson here - someday soon we'll be saying the same thing about Tokarevs (epescially prewar and wartime Soviet examples) and Enfield revolvers!
 
Nyles said:
I was one of the first ones to snap up a non-import marked one when those came in (I think I paid $250) and I can't believe what they're selling for now! I wish I'd bought way more of them when they were available. Same thing with CZ52s, I remember when they were a dime a dozen and I can't remember the last time I saw one. Or even the Iraqi Tariqs - not the era I normally collect but I still regret not buying one.

But there is a lesson here - someday soon we'll be saying the same thing about Tokarevs (epescially prewar and wartime Soviet examples) and Enfield revolvers!
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Next move will be TT33 they are dryng right now from dealers.
 
One just hit the exchange for a speculative $600

I bet it sells, but I'm not interested in one at that price.

Maybe I should hang on to my Webley for a few more years and hopefully sell it for what I paid :)
 
How do you guys keep an eye open when these things start to hit the market. new to the hobby here and the Nag revolver is high on my list but im also interested in all kinds of cheap milsurp

one of the reasons I would wait on these is that there might be more to come from the baltic states once things settle there who knows might get another wave. But for the right price i would snap one up.
 
DJdeadlyDALEK said:
I have both a Russian and Swedish Nagant. The Russian is far nicer looking in appearance and can hold seven rounds vs six on the Swedish one. Jacques still has a couple for sale in regards to the latter.
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I'm surprised to hear that. My 1895 is a typical Russian refurb with dip blue and light colored rough-checkered grips, in my experience the Swedes are better put-together guns. I have a Belgian Nagant in in 9. 4mm (actually made by Nagant and not Tula) and it's a gorgeous gun.
 
I think DJdeadlyDALEK is trolling, his Swedish is not refurbished as I recall and his Soviet is.

All three below are non-refurbed, matching revolvers. Imperial Russian NCO model, Soviet, Swedish. Still a lot of variants to catch...

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Are the Swedish models in the same chambering as the Russians? I've seen them advertised as 7.5mm as opposed to 7.62 for the Russian, but I know very little about the Swedish handgun scene..... I find the gas check cartridges on these very interesting, but like others, I didn't act soon enough.....
 
The Swedes are in 7.5mm - not the same as 7.62mm Nagant but I believe it is the same as the 7.5mm Swiss revolvers. They aren't gas seal, only the Russians.

Awesome NCO model Horilka. I always enjoy seeing your guns, you have great stuff.
 
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