How much should I have paid?? I do not know much about these pistols. I have heard good things.... Is it reasonably collectable? It looks ugly and fun to shoot. I going to take it out for a test drive in the morning.
I got it the gunshow yesterday. They had it marked incorrectly as a Type 66 and the kid behind the counter told me he thought the lettering looked maybe korean but he did not know anything about this pistol. It was the only non-modern pistol there. hahaha!!
Anyway, I have learned it is a Type 54 Chinese Tokarev (7.62x25) manufactured in 1966. The only markings are the serial numberm the 66 arsenal mark (This lead me to believe it is a military spec pistol) with out the triangle and the three chinese characters in the top of the slide that say 54 type in chinese. SErial numbers al match except for the one on the single cartridge. The barrel is flawless. It has average wear... I'll try to post some photos tomorrow when I get some batteries for the camera.
I got it the gunshow yesterday. They had it marked incorrectly as a Type 66 and the kid behind the counter told me he thought the lettering looked maybe korean but he did not know anything about this pistol. It was the only non-modern pistol there. hahaha!!
Anyway, I have learned it is a Type 54 Chinese Tokarev (7.62x25) manufactured in 1966. The only markings are the serial numberm the 66 arsenal mark (This lead me to believe it is a military spec pistol) with out the triangle and the three chinese characters in the top of the slide that say 54 type in chinese. SErial numbers al match except for the one on the single cartridge. The barrel is flawless. It has average wear... I'll try to post some photos tomorrow when I get some batteries for the camera.