Trepang
Ultimate Member
Been looking for awhile and finally came across one that checked most of the boxes.
1. I wanted a 1939-1944, ideally a 1941, the year the Germans invaded Russia in Operation Barbarossa. This one is a 1941 Tula model.
2. Not refinished - this one is not. Not much of the finish is left but it has not been refinished.
3. No added safety - this one doesn't
4. Not import marked - this one is not.
5. Numbers Matching - the frame, slide and barrel on this one all match - the magazine does not.
6. Original, serviceable CCCP grips - this one has them and although they show heavy wear, they are not cracked or chipped.
I like to have the ancillary gear that was issued with them so I had to track down a holster for it.
Found one in the Ukraine - a RKKA Ersatz, universal for TT and Nagant, The flap is stamped "Factory of leather goods NKLP USSR, Moscow, 1944".
Their ad had the following notice under shipping "WE ARE AT WAR, THIS MAY AFFECT SHIPPING TIME ESTIMATES" - got to respect their tenacity.
The gun has came in and is on it's 7-day hold. It actually looks better than in this picture.
The holster with the cleaning rod is in Kiev, Ukraine the last time shipping was updated.
The second WWII Tula magazine I found came in yesterday as did a box of 7.65 X 25 from Midway.
Once it is all home, I will share a pic of the complete rig on here.
1. I wanted a 1939-1944, ideally a 1941, the year the Germans invaded Russia in Operation Barbarossa. This one is a 1941 Tula model.
2. Not refinished - this one is not. Not much of the finish is left but it has not been refinished.
3. No added safety - this one doesn't
4. Not import marked - this one is not.
5. Numbers Matching - the frame, slide and barrel on this one all match - the magazine does not.
6. Original, serviceable CCCP grips - this one has them and although they show heavy wear, they are not cracked or chipped.
I like to have the ancillary gear that was issued with them so I had to track down a holster for it.
Found one in the Ukraine - a RKKA Ersatz, universal for TT and Nagant, The flap is stamped "Factory of leather goods NKLP USSR, Moscow, 1944".
Their ad had the following notice under shipping "WE ARE AT WAR, THIS MAY AFFECT SHIPPING TIME ESTIMATES" - got to respect their tenacity.
The gun has came in and is on it's 7-day hold. It actually looks better than in this picture.
The holster with the cleaning rod is in Kiev, Ukraine the last time shipping was updated.
The second WWII Tula magazine I found came in yesterday as did a box of 7.65 X 25 from Midway.
Once it is all home, I will share a pic of the complete rig on here.