That's OK, the top one is the most beautiful.

Thanks, MT.

Well, it's not a milsurp, but no other pistol feels quite so right as my 1911.

It'll take the Russians decades to fully convert over and I wouldn't be surprised if they saved their Makarovs for a rainy day.

Hmmm...

Gratuitous picture display: http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6126/b7xk.jpg http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/1065/umne.jpg http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/3721/dm0l.jpg http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1299/5kqx.jpg http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/5510/hhuq.jpg http://img856.imageshack.us/i...

Interesting that the plaque is stamped using individual letter stamps, except for 'Police Dept', which is carved in script.

No answers, but a true appreciation for a beautiful piece of history.

Same puzzle with the markings on the rear sight on my 1926 Tula dragoon?




Mine has the 'Bulgarian/Balkan' wedge.

Wherever I go, this beauty follows me.