Mine is also a Tokarev. A Romanian made TT33, also with the manual safety added to satisfy the US import regulations (why a butt-zillion different DAO foreign made semis can be imported without one is beyond me). This thing is just stupid. Ugly, sloppy machining, poor finish (except the blueing which is excellent). You can see tooling marks in the rifling. I never have cleaned the cosmo out of it more than hosing it down with brake parts cleaner a couple of times. What it does is sling commie surplus ammo that looks like it was dug out of a bombed out bunker in Bulgaria very accurately and reliably with an impressive muzzle flash and blast. Cuts down bowling pins usually every shot at 50 yards if I remember to squeeze and follow through on very long and stiff trigger which is reminiscent of strangling a weasel with my trigger finger. It will also hold minute of police silhouette at 100+ with remarkably little holdover and Kentucky. After shooting the commie ammo, I literally run water through the barrel (field stripped) with a garden hose, swab the other parts that may have come in contact with combustion residue with a patch dipped in my windshield washer reservoir, heat it up with a propane torch to dry thoroughly, and hose the whole thing down with penetrating oil before putting it away for next time I feel like taking some punishment. Wish some more Tok surplus would come around, I'd shoot it more. Keeping a tight leash on what I have left.
That sums up the point of view perfectly.