Magazine question
I had a friend who passed away in October of 2011. His widow recently called me and asked if I would come and get his firearms as she didn't want them around and she knew of two that he had that she could no longer find. She is suspicious of a handyman who had been working in her house.
One of them is a 7.62x25 pistol. At first I thought it was a Tokarov (sp?) but now I don't know. It looks identical to one, but I have yet to find a manufacturers name on it. On the top of the slide, it has a chinese marking on it. On the left rear side of the slide, it has a serial number followed by "1967".
The gun is in excellent condition but does not have a magazine. Other than finding someone locally (rural Arkansas) to help me, how can I tell exactly what this gun is and what magazine I need to find?
Any info very much appreciated.
Stan
One of them is a 7.62x25 pistol. At first I thought it was a Tokarov (sp?) but now I don't know. It looks identical to one, but I have yet to find a manufacturers name on it. On the top of the slide, it has a chinese marking on it. On the left rear side of the slide, it has a serial number followed by "1967".
The gun is in excellent condition but does not have a magazine. Other than finding someone locally (rural Arkansas) to help me, how can I tell exactly what this gun is and what magazine I need to find?
Any info very much appreciated.
Stan
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Hey guys I have a couple of quick questions, I found 3 of the 14 round MecGar Sig 229 .40 S&W magazines. Before I buy them I just wanted to get a little input, are MecGar magazines pretty high quality? and just as reliable as the factory mags? I know there are good aftermarket magazine manufactures but there are also horrible ones like ProMag so I just wanted to check with you guys before I spend over $100 on these mags. As always I really appreciate any and all of your input and suggestions! 0 -
Although China has a penchant for converting other pitols to the 7.62 round (including the 1911), my guess would be that in 1967, North China Industries (Norinco) was making Tokarevs.
The mags can be found pretty easy if not cheap, but the best way to ID is to post a photo, or cruise the auction side looking for a match.
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google "7.62x25 tokarev china" nice pics to be found. 0 -
Here is a photo off the net of a Chinese military Tokarev. During the Viet Nam war years, they were a common souvenir brought back by the GI's. The ones without commercial import marking, if factory original, in Very Good or better condition. Have substantial collectors value. 67 is DOM, and 66 is the identification of the manufacturer.
As far as I know all Tokarev magazines will work and function in the Chinese Tokes. You shouldn't have a problem getting a replacement magazine.
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