Hey all,
I'm considering starting a collection of Eastern Bloc pistols from the Cold War era.
I've found that a lot of these pistols can be had for reasonable prices, and I think it would be a rather unique collection to have, as opposed to all the people out there collection WWII stuff.
To this end, I've started to do some research, but I figured I'd fly the idea past a few of you seasoned TFL'ers to see what you think.
To that end, I've decided to lay a couple of fairly basic (if not flexible) ground rules for the collection.
1.) I'd start with pistols that were manufactured after the end of WWII, and going until probably the late 1970's, early 1980's. However I plan to be more heavy-handed in collection stuff from about 1950-1970 or so.
2.)I want to stick with mostly Eastern Bloc stuff. Russian, East German, Czech. Basically if they were a member of the Warsaw pact, I'm interested.
3.)I have kind of an interest in any pistol firing the 7.62x25mm Tokarev or 9x18mm Makarov rounds.
To that end, I've compiled a list of pistols that I am interested in collecting, so with no further adieu...
<B>The List</B>
1.) Russian-made TT-33
2.) Makarov (Russian, Bulgarian, East German, and maybe Chinese.)
3.)Czech-made CZ-52
4.)PA-63 (not sure of country of origin.)
5.)Russian-made Stechkin. (just kidding. Way out of my price range, I'm sure.)
That's it for now. I'm interested in hearing what anyone has to say.
I'm considering starting a collection of Eastern Bloc pistols from the Cold War era.
I've found that a lot of these pistols can be had for reasonable prices, and I think it would be a rather unique collection to have, as opposed to all the people out there collection WWII stuff.
To this end, I've started to do some research, but I figured I'd fly the idea past a few of you seasoned TFL'ers to see what you think.
To that end, I've decided to lay a couple of fairly basic (if not flexible) ground rules for the collection.
1.) I'd start with pistols that were manufactured after the end of WWII, and going until probably the late 1970's, early 1980's. However I plan to be more heavy-handed in collection stuff from about 1950-1970 or so.
2.)I want to stick with mostly Eastern Bloc stuff. Russian, East German, Czech. Basically if they were a member of the Warsaw pact, I'm interested.
3.)I have kind of an interest in any pistol firing the 7.62x25mm Tokarev or 9x18mm Makarov rounds.
To that end, I've compiled a list of pistols that I am interested in collecting, so with no further adieu...
<B>The List</B>
1.) Russian-made TT-33
2.) Makarov (Russian, Bulgarian, East German, and maybe Chinese.)
3.)Czech-made CZ-52
4.)PA-63 (not sure of country of origin.)
5.)Russian-made Stechkin. (just kidding. Way out of my price range, I'm sure.)
That's it for now. I'm interested in hearing what anyone has to say.