Polish Tokarev

[Phosphorus32]

Picked up a 1952 Polish Tokarev at a recent auction. Had to strip it down and get the Cosmoline remnants out of it. Very good condition overall, with nice deep black "bluing". There are a couple of wear marks on the left side of the slide and on the back of the trigger. It has definitely been shot a few times but the rifling is still sharp and shiny. I'm struck (so to speak) by how many parts were serialized on these Polish Tokarevs. I haven't had my Romanian TTC stripped down to this level in ages so I don't remember if Cugir personnel were as active with the electropencil as those workers at the Radom plant in Poland, but it doesn't stick in my mind. Maybe armedhippie knows off the top of his head. Anyhow, here's the onslaught of pictures.










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[spongemonkey]

Very nice!   

[Loose}{Cannon]

If its not Polish....  ITS CRAP!!

[Phosphorus32]

Very nice!   

Thanks SM!

[Phosphorus32]

If its not Polish....  ITS CRAP!!

[Greasemonkey]

Nice..... Now... A PPs-43c to go with the TT33  

[newchi]

thats pretty
and the black holster make a nice change too

[Phosphorus32]

Nice..... Now... A PPs-43c to go with the TT33  

I know, you're right (freaking enabler)...wish I would've bought one a few years ago when they were plentiful and cheap 

[Phosphorus32]

thats pretty
and the black holster make a nice change too

Thanks!  I wonder if the black was police issue, or army, or a Polish thing generally, or...    In any case, it is a nice looking rig and a change of pace from the common combloc reddish brown

[spongemonkey]

If its not Polish....  ITS CRAP!!

Are you an "organic composter"?   

[Loose}{Cannon]

[Phosphorus32]

The Polish Wz67 helmet is kind of cool too.  I bought it direct from Sportsman's Guide a year or two ago. It has writing on the inner pads that suggest a former soldier thought he was an American hippie, or at least a T Rex fan 




"The Free Love Hip"

[Greasemonkey]

TRex fan .  Cool cover

Ok... You need a Wz48 for that... Great combo. Play some TRex, wear the Wz67 helmet with a tie-dyed hippy shirt with a peace symbol and ding the gong with a Wz48  

[Phosphorus32]

Yes, I'm catching the vision  and those Wz48s are still available and cheap

There you go, enabling again.