I had a 1941 tula a 1945 Ishvesk and a 1950 Ishvesk but was forced to sell them. So I purchased an Albanian import made at factory 66 in 1957 s/n 06795 on slide and frame, but both the hammer group, barrel and bushing were replaced and do not match, but seeing it was originally build in the first 10,000 produced between 1955-57 that is understandable.
Thanks Geary! I have a Norinco 213, which is basically a commercial model of this in 9mm. I love how easily the hammer unit pulls out on Tokarevs. Generally I find the construction intelligent and intuitive.
I have a Type 54, great gun to play with and affordable to shoot. It is also a comfortable carry gun, quite similar to a 1911, but much smaller. Make no mistake, I still enjoy my 1911.
The one I added to the collection was immaculate. I’m guessing it was a refurb. Got an original leather holster for it, which was beautiful with blue corduroy interior. Not as practical as my Yugo version with its smaller magazine ejection and one less round capacity, but still I fine example.
This was at $200 weeks before The Ban. I couldn’t help but pick one up. It’s in great condition and I haven’t had an issue yet. I’d like to know where I could get better grips though.
If you're looking for custom - allgungrips has some interesting designs, though I have no first-hand experience with them. For replacements of standard, I usually would check ebay.
Thanks for the video picked a super nice type 54.. Beautiful finish, zero scratches by the takedown part and slide stop… Looks brand spanking new, came with a leather holster with cleaning rod and belt.. Our serial numbers are less that 10,000 apart same factory and date.. Unfortunately non matching magazine, I dont see the import marks tho, and theres a single ‘A’ mark on the trigger guard and on the bottom of the magwell on the heel theres a single crooked ‘4.’
I picked one up yesterday for $349. Took it out shooting the same day using cheap circle 10 Bulgarian surplus ball ammo. Put about 100 rounds through it, worked good. Only one misfire, it was the ammo, as the primer had a deep dent. Mine had the park refinish, tiny bit of pitting and dings from use. It had the black star grips. I’ll be getting an original trigger as soon as I can get one of those prepaid Visa cards at the grocery store. The original triggers are for sale on eBay, but all are from Russia for around $30. I don’t trust Russian sellers with my normal credit card info.
They have been coming on the surplus market lately. One of those things that used to be super rare and is now coming in by the crate. I'm curious if we will get updated data with all the new imports.
you should avoid dry firing those guns because without a shell in the chamber the firing pin goes too far and will break that round retainer that holds things in place. the m57s have a different issue. the block that retains the firing pin can work down with recoil and wear and start catching on the disconnector damaging the slide. look for drag marks on the ejected shells on the primer. aside from that I really like those guns they are awesome.
I have 4 of these: all refinished. Yours is in rather rough shape comparatively: but yours is also original finish so that’s cool. I do use one as an EDC these past couple weeks and I like it.
@@schrodingersgat4344 yes I feel that. Though my woods pistol is a 10mm and while I’m next door to the woods- day to day that’s not a concern. But I don’t have much bear threat. Here it’s the moose that will rock your world out in the bush.
That Glock style trigger sucks. As far as triggers go, it's like the brakes on a 1960s International dump truck..... heavy and sloppy. The first thing I did to my Type 54 was replace that garbage safety trigger with a plain Romanian surplus trigger. I smoothed mine up too. It's a sweet shooter in the original Tokarev configuration without holes being drilled in the frame for a safety I really don't need or want.
I hate to scratch the surface of the gun during disassembly. If you put your driver's license right next to the retainer clip slide and let it glide up over the edge of your license, it won't scratch the surface
I'm not certain if there's a good way to do it without just milling the slide. I'm not sure who I'd trust to do it since it's not commonly done to my knowledge.
Sir i have Chinese tt pistol now tell me that if I keeping magazine full load all the year it's magazine spring will be lose or damaged and next what is the service life of Chinese tt pistol barrel
Whether or not to keep magazines loaded or not over a long period of time is still hotly debated. From everything I have seen, keeping it loaded does not seem to cause issues even years later. The pistols are very well made; so it would be in the thousands of rounds, but I do not have an actual chart or study to refer to for this.
Sir As u know Chinese tt pistol magazine capacity is 8 rounds the question is that if I keep 7 rounds in the magazine then it's magazine spring will be lose or not? Plz Rply
@sulemanlaghari1537 You get roughly 10,000 rounds before you have to worry about barrel wear. But it all depends on what ammo you're shooting, how well it was maintained, and cleaned after firing corrosive ammo (which is almost all surplus 7.62x25) For the average person, in the average situation, the TT33/Type 54/M57 pistol is a fine firearm. Take care of it, and it will last your lifetime, and maybe a few more after that.
I got this right before those started coming into the country and it has no import marks. My best guess is it's a bring back, but I have no evidence for this other than the lack of import markings and I doubt it would have been commercially available before 1968.
A lot of surplus was packed full of cosmoline, a preservative which can be a pain to get off your firearm. It’s sticky and tacky but you can get it cleaned off with normal gun cleaning supplies. There are also other ways to help get it off like soaking it in mineral spirits, which breaks down the cosmoline. I’m not sure if it’d affect the grips though so I’d take those off first.
How many tokerev lovers are here ?
Best looking pistol ever imo
They are great pistols. I actually just added a Polish made one to my collection.
I had a 1941 tula a 1945 Ishvesk and a 1950 Ishvesk but was forced to sell them. So I purchased an Albanian import made at factory 66 in 1957 s/n 06795 on slide and frame, but both the hammer group, barrel and bushing were replaced and do not match, but seeing it was originally build in the first 10,000 produced between 1955-57 that is understandable.
Thanks Geary! I have a Norinco 213, which is basically a commercial model of this in 9mm. I love how easily the hammer unit pulls out on Tokarevs. Generally I find the construction intelligent and intuitive.
Great pistols.
Yours is by far the best disassembly/ assembly video, I appreciate you zooming in on different times.
I have a Type 54, great gun to play with and affordable to shoot. It is also a comfortable carry gun, quite similar to a 1911, but much smaller.
Make no mistake, I still enjoy my 1911.
The one I added to the collection was immaculate. I’m guessing it was a refurb. Got an original leather holster for it, which was beautiful with blue corduroy interior. Not as practical as my Yugo version with its smaller magazine ejection and one less round capacity, but still I fine example.
The marking(14049152 66) on the guns means the 14th production year, the No.49152 made in the year, made in No.626 factory.
Got one it's worth every penny
This was at $200 weeks before The Ban.
I couldn’t help but pick one up.
It’s in great condition and I haven’t had an issue yet.
I’d like to know where I could get better grips though.
If you're looking for custom - allgungrips has some interesting designs, though I have no first-hand experience with them. For replacements of standard, I usually would check ebay.
五四式手枪是在二战期间前苏联采用的“托卡列夫TT-33”的基础上在中国国产的手枪。对于尺寸为7.62×25毫米的手枪来说，由于使用细长的弹药，因此具有出色的初速；由于弹芯采用比铅轻但硬度高的铁制成，因此具有较高的侵彻力。最大的特点是没有安全装置。这是因为原枪彻底量产，减少了零件数量。很多也被偷运到日本，结合以上特点，成为日本危险枪支的象征。
هل النسخة الصينية من توكاريف هي تحمل طلقات ٩ ملم
@MOHAMADELGZAR-g3r Some Chinese Tokarevs are 9mm and others (like the type 54) are in 7.62×25.
Gary gunerson thats amazing
On my way to my local FFL to pick up this exact firearm shortly 🎉🚀🎉
I got one in pristine condition
Absolute no scratching
No scratches on the barrel
It appears completely unfired
The Type 54 is also infamous for its use by the Japanese Mafia. Shipments of type 54 were sold in Japan a long time ago.
Very cool piece
Thanks for the video picked a super nice type 54.. Beautiful finish, zero scratches by the takedown part and slide stop… Looks brand spanking new, came with a leather holster with cleaning rod and belt..
Our serial numbers are less that 10,000 apart same factory and date.. Unfortunately non matching magazine, I dont see the import marks tho, and theres a single ‘A’ mark on the trigger guard and on the bottom of the magwell on the heel theres a single crooked ‘4.’
That’s cool. It’s probably a bring back if there’s no import mark, which makes the close serial number all the more interesting.
I picked one up yesterday for $349. Took it out shooting the same day using cheap circle 10 Bulgarian surplus ball ammo. Put about 100 rounds through it, worked good. Only one misfire, it was the ammo, as the primer had a deep dent. Mine had the park refinish, tiny bit of pitting and dings from use. It had the black star grips. I’ll be getting an original trigger as soon as I can get one of those prepaid Visa cards at the grocery store. The original triggers are for sale on eBay, but all are from Russia for around $30. I don’t trust Russian sellers with my normal credit card info.
They don't see the credit card info it's eBay that does.
Ebay won't share your card info. They are the middle men.
That was a great video
Thanks!
Is slide width of Norinco 54 Tokarev same as other Tokarevs?
They’re selling used versions on PSA for $400 with the Glock style safety right now 🤯
They have been coming on the surplus market lately. One of those things that used to be super rare and is now coming in by the crate. I'm curious if we will get updated data with all the new imports.
Nice! I should get one to go with my Type 56.
you should avoid dry firing those guns because without a shell in the chamber the firing pin goes too far and will break that round retainer that holds things in place. the m57s have a different issue. the block that retains the firing pin can work down with recoil and wear and start catching on the disconnector damaging the slide. look for drag marks on the ejected shells on the primer. aside from that I really like those guns they are awesome.
I have 4 of these: all refinished. Yours is in rather rough shape comparatively: but yours is also original finish so that’s cool.
I do use one as an EDC these past couple weeks and I like it.
I am glad more of these are coming in. I may still have to get one of the new imports as they are in good refinished condition.
I have carried them. 7.62&9mm
My first EDC {it still gets carried some days} was my TTC.
They are GREAT for concealed carry
@@schrodingersgat4344 yea they are really good for carry. Great cartridge for stopping an active shooter or other armored enemy.
@@FreedomsLife1776 Where I am, my first concern is ,"Can it punch a bear skull?" JHP for social situations, FMJ for the woods.
@@schrodingersgat4344 yes I feel that. Though my woods pistol is a 10mm and while I’m next door to the woods- day to day that’s not a concern. But I don’t have much bear threat. Here it’s the moose that will rock your world out in the bush.
Yugo captured recoil spring is compatible
Very beautiful model
Nice! 👍
That Glock style trigger sucks. As far as triggers go, it's like the brakes on a 1960s International dump truck..... heavy and sloppy. The first thing I did to my Type 54 was replace that garbage safety trigger with a plain Romanian surplus trigger. I smoothed mine up too. It's a sweet shooter in the original Tokarev configuration without holes being drilled in the frame for a safety I really don't need or want.
I hate to scratch the surface of the gun during disassembly. If you put your driver's license right next to the retainer clip slide and let it glide up over the edge of your license, it won't scratch the surface
That's a good tip!
How can I put a red dot on my tokarev 54
I'm not certain if there's a good way to do it without just milling the slide. I'm not sure who I'd trust to do it since it's not commonly done to my knowledge.
Sir i have Chinese tt pistol now tell me that if I keeping magazine full load all the year it's magazine spring will be lose or damaged and next what is the service life of Chinese tt pistol barrel
Whether or not to keep magazines loaded or not over a long period of time is still hotly debated. From everything I have seen, keeping it loaded does not seem to cause issues even years later. The pistols are very well made; so it would be in the thousands of rounds, but I do not have an actual chart or study to refer to for this.
Sir As u know Chinese tt pistol magazine capacity is 8 rounds the question is that if I keep 7 rounds in the magazine then it's magazine spring will be lose or not? Plz Rply
@sulemanlaghari1537 You get roughly 10,000 rounds before you have to worry about barrel wear. But it all depends on what ammo you're shooting, how well it was maintained, and cleaned after firing corrosive ammo (which is almost all surplus 7.62x25)
For the average person, in the average situation, the TT33/Type 54/M57 pistol is a fine firearm. Take care of it, and it will last your lifetime, and maybe a few more after that.
When you swap out trigger, can you please post a video of it? This video was very well made, helpful and concise.. Thank you! I'm subscribing now.!
Sure thing! I'll make a video about swapping out the trigger.
Thanks! I'll keep my eyes open for it.. I've seriously been thinking about buying a tok... Just not sure to go with a Romanian, or a Chinese
🇦🇺😎👍Similar design to a 1911
Da! Original Russian is product improvement of capitalist pistol.
😉
Is it true the the bores are chrome lined??
95% yes early ones maby not
Did this pistol come from Albania?
I got this right before those started coming into the country and it has no import marks. My best guess is it's a bring back, but I have no evidence for this other than the lack of import markings and I doubt it would have been commercially available before 1968.
RGuns sell them for $350
It's same as Zastava M57 pistol that was the standard sidearm of the Yugoslav Army from 1957 it is called Тетејац
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zastava_M57
I am getting this soon but the shop guy said I’ll have to clean the sh*t out of it before using it since it is surplus. What do you think ?
A lot of surplus was packed full of cosmoline, a preservative which can be a pain to get off your firearm. It’s sticky and tacky but you can get it cleaned off with normal gun cleaning supplies. There are also other ways to help get it off like soaking it in mineral spirits, which breaks down the cosmoline. I’m not sure if it’d affect the grips though so I’d take those off first.
Thank you so much for replying, also what main parts of this gun should I clean before shooting, I don’t wanna disassemble the whole gun. 🥺
The Chinese Characters say: give you corona
Do you have makarov pm❤
I do have a Bulgarian Makarov. It's a fun gun!
1960 they are all hands made not machine rarely. The barrel are not croming
Is this excellent gun?
I think it's a nice gun and it's fun to shoot.
I have the original 54 with no safe only half cock. I'm trying to install a red dot on the tokarev 54
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I have original type 54 unfired brand new 310 serial 1984 model
عالی بود...nice
Sanded. Mine. To a chrome . . Looks SCI FI .
30 bor this orgnal pis tell me
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This is a cop gun.
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Pour qu’elle raison acheter des armes, Dieu me protège contre mes ennemis.
This is copy from 1911 .45 America
...AUSGEZEICHNET!!!!
Americans all over TH-cam explaining about guns that not American. This need stop 🛑 I want to devote