1938 Russian Tokarev TT33

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Eugen

I did not cycle a snap cap since this noob collector didn’t have any 3,62x30 cartridges laying around.

I don't either. One could probably be made up out of a brass ball point pen refill.

[Eugen]

Originally Posted by alanint

I think $200 for an original, Russian wartime Toke, even in this condition, is a steal. Very rugged guns. The lanyard loop can be easily replaced.

Yes, I thought I did ok on the price. I checked a 2016 Blue Book that I just bought. I will feel more confident once I get some ammo and successfully fire it. I forgot to mention that when I broke it down to inspect and clean it last night, I was happy to see that it is numbers matching (except the mag) as far as I can tell.

I don't know any local smiths but I am glad to hear that replacing the lanyard loop is not a problem. Can most smiths do that work? I wonder if G.T. would do that kind of work on non-Lugers.

Originally Posted by sheepherder

I don't either. One could probably be made up out of a brass ball point pen refill.

I found some snap caps on Amazon that I have ordered. By the way, I typed the size wrong. The size is 7,62x25.