Found a Chinese Tokarev in 9x19, without the Norinco roll stamp locally at a pawn shop for $300 tax included. All matching numbers, and some wear.
I think it will be a nice little project gun and perhaps if I can find an extra slide, I could maybe mill it one day and put a MRDS on it…because it hasn’t been done.
Regular Toks are out of stock, and were 260 including shipping and FFL transfer, so I don’t think it’s an amazing deal but only a hair above market. The sold list on gunbroker had ones in better shape for 400, so it seems fair enough.
Reputation on line says they’re not as good as the Euro 7.62x25 Tokarev, but I don’t want a new caliber right now. Work on it probably won’t be too difficult to get it running well.
It’s on layaway, just so that I can research it, and if I cancel then I lose at most $15.
If anyone has an opinion on the price, please share.
If anyone knows where the navy arms .38 super barrels/conversions can be found, please share.
yes please - but I would rather go with a 1911/.38 super conversion in 7.62 Tok
If you got an actual T54 - they are as good as their Soviet counterparts, but if it is a 213 that escaped the Bafte it is still an okay pistol (BTW how many Chinese Toks do you want…)
I would be checking to see if it has a factory 66 code and check for Russian parts.
the only safety on a TT-30/33 and the numerous family and variants is the half cock (oh and the occasion mag safety)
anything else was added to meet the import requirements as was the made in china stamp
check your trigger pack and see if it is has chinese or western script - you could have gotten lucky and have a type 51
quick history
type 51, made from russian parts supplied to factory 66 - seeing the western script on the frame leads me to that conclusion, may be all russian but assembled at factory 66
type 54, chinese made using the tech pack given to them by russia (military issue)
Norinco 213 made for the export/civilian market
the 51 would be worth a lot more if it didn’t have the safety
to me they are worth 2-300 only because we have lots of them, most unissued or refurbed, either tt30, tt33, polish, romanian cogir (CT because TTC is actually the russian one) , chinese (polytech/norinco), yugo m57s and the list goes on.