Tokarev info

[stickle]

Gentleman,

I friend showed this to me last night. He says the story he was told was this Tokarev was carried by a Russian officer in WWII who was killed by a German, who was later killed by an American.

Can anyone confirm age of manufacture or any other info from the markings? It clearly has been reblued/refinished so has little collector value. He just wants to know if the family legend is true.


Thanks.

[Milsurp Collector]

Can anyone confirm age of manufacture or any other info from the markings? It clearly has been reblued/refinished so has little collector value. He just wants to know if the family legend is true.

The year of manufacture is clearly marked (1940). That doesn't prove or disprove the family legend. The star marking indicates it was made at the Tula Arsenal. XA487 is the serial number, but serial numbers were re-used from year to year, so the complete serial number must include the year i.e. XA487 (1940).

[81turbota]

1940 Tula TT33. Pistol has been refinished, the slide stop may be original finish. If it's a bringback without import markings, it has a decent collector value considering the refinish. If he has papers for it, that brings up the value quite a bit. Without import markings, refinished and I will assume non-matching or unmarked magazine $400-550 to the right buyer.

It's nearly impossible to confirm the family legend without paperwork. If it doesn't have importer markings it could be a WW2, Korea, Vietnam bringback or pre-68 import.

[Ford8N]

1940 Tula TT33. Pistol has been refinished, the slide stop may be original finish. If it's a bringback without import markings, it has a decent collector value considering the refinish. If he has papers for it, that brings up the value quite a bit. Without import markings, refinished and I will assume non-matching or unmarked magazine $400-550 to the right buyer.

It's nearly impossible to confirm the family legend without paperwork. If it doesn't have importer markings it could be a WW2, Korea, Vietnam bringback or pre-68 import.

Double that price if it's listed on Gun Broker.

[stickle]

It is a family piece and sale is not on the table. He knew nothing about it and I knew even less. The immunity here helped me ID a CZ 24 and knew you guys could help tell some of its story.

It has a hand stitched holster they claimed was made by the German owner before he lost to the American. No marks or anything to make the story real. We treasure our things because of what they mean to us not just the monatry element.

Thanks for helping them know more of the story.

[Capybara]

I know it's not for sale but if it was, value would be determined by what is apparent from holding the gun. The saying is buy the gun, not the story (unless the story is documented and legitimately verifiable from more than one source.) Bring back papers can add a lot to a gun like this, if they existed.