Mystery gun
Regarding the mystery gun, Dr. Strangegun bet his job he knows the answer:
I got the “new” BMP and blew it up. That is 100% for certain I’ll stake my job at the gun shop on it a Tokarev TT variant. (/stake) The barrel’s not big enough to be a .45 so it’s either a 54 or a 213, likely just a type 54…
It’s pixellated, but you can see the trigger guard shape, a bare hint of the shape of the grip frame by where his fingers are pushed out to, the shape of the back of the slide, somewhat distinctive undercut at the nose of the slide, no guide rod, round hammer profile, relationship of the rear sight location on the slide and it’s distinctive narrowness and height, the vertical serrations and location on the slide, and finally the barest hint of the retaining clip or the extended end of the slide lock/link pin sticking out of the slide… that’s a TT. I’m 100% sure.
December 7th, 2006 at 10:34 am
A village blacksmith copy of a Tokarev in .45ACP would be cool. And strange.
December 7th, 2006 at 3:03 pm
http://www.ndu.edu/nwc/nwcCLIPART/FOREIGN_MIL_EQUIPMENT/Small_Arms/ChineseType54Pistol.jpg
There’s an outstanding example picture of a type 54.
December 7th, 2006 at 3:10 pm
And here’s my enhancement of the mystery gun.
http://www.posterboard.tv/firearm_misc/Mystery_gun_enhanced.gif
December 7th, 2006 at 3:13 pm
I hate to spam your blog about this, but one more thought… that’s no .45. Perhaps the translater was confused and called it a 45 instead of a 54? The barrel would have to be paper thin to hold a .45ACP and that ejection port is way too small.
I have a Radom TT33 and a Norinco 213, which is a 9mm version of the type 54, so I’m familiar with the size and proportions.