Chinese Type 54 "Tokarev"

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Guns, Guns, Gear, and Guns with Geary Gunderson

Күн бұрын

The Chinese Type 54, a near copy of the Soviet Union's TT-33 Tokarev pistol is now being imported into the US via Albanian surplus.
I go through some of the history, the markings on the firearm, disassembly and reassembly.
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@8mmmauserman 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@schrodingersgat4344 Жыл бұрын

Great pistols.

@luisloya1120 2 жыл бұрын

Yours is by far the best disassembly/ assembly video, I appreciate you zooming in on different times.

@huckleberry602 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@user-eq2kz4ow2n 10 ай бұрын

The marking(14049152 66) on the guns means the 14th production year, the No.49152 made in the year, made in No.626 factory.

@user-ok5mk7iz1v 9 ай бұрын

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。

@quantumleap1593 2 жыл бұрын

Gary gunerson thats amazing

@fredford7642 7 ай бұрын

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.

@somedudeinminnesota 3 жыл бұрын

Got one it's worth every penny

@trashcanpossum230 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! I should get one to go with my Type 56.

@pettischristopher 16 күн бұрын

They’re selling used versions on PSA for $400 with the Glock style safety right now 🤯

@GearyGunderson 15 күн бұрын

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.

@danikaflorence444 3 жыл бұрын

On my way to my local FFL to pick up this exact firearm shortly 🎉🚀🎉

@WhatTheFuckIsAHandle 2 жыл бұрын

Damn good information.

@kyleoconnor6567 Жыл бұрын

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.

@GearyGunderson Жыл бұрын

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.

@user-pl7rg9kc2n 2 ай бұрын

Very beautiful model

@ChaosBW Жыл бұрын

I got one in pristine condition Absolute no scratching No scratches on the barrel It appears completely unfired

@allgood6760 Жыл бұрын

Nice! 👍

@ffarmchicken 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@Maple-Sizzurp 2 жыл бұрын

They don't see the credit card info it's eBay that does.

@luisloya1120 2 жыл бұрын

Ebay won't share your card info. They are the middle men.

@Tomb-G19 17 күн бұрын

Yugo captured recoil spring is compatible

@ItchyPilauBoto 2 ай бұрын

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.’

@GearyGunderson 2 ай бұрын

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.

@oubliette862 Жыл бұрын

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.

@FreedomsLife1776 Жыл бұрын

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.

@GearyGunderson Жыл бұрын

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.

@schrodingersgat4344 Жыл бұрын

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

@FreedomsLife1776 Жыл бұрын

@@schrodingersgat4344 yea they are really good for carry. Great cartridge for stopping an active shooter or other armored enemy.

@schrodingersgat4344 Жыл бұрын

@@FreedomsLife1776 Where I am, my first concern is ,"Can it punch a bear skull?" JHP for social situations, FMJ for the woods.

@FreedomsLife1776 Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@bahramramon 2 жыл бұрын

عالی بود...nice

@standang9599 10 ай бұрын

RGuns sell them for $350

@bigtrev761 Жыл бұрын

🇦🇺😎👍Similar design to a 1911

@schrodingersgat4344 Жыл бұрын

Da! Original Russian is product improvement of capitalist pistol. 😉

@rjanis123 3 жыл бұрын

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.!

@GearyGunderson 3 жыл бұрын

Sure thing! I'll make a video about swapping out the trigger.

@rjanis123 3 жыл бұрын

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

@njikki 9 ай бұрын

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

@joelopezjl28 3 жыл бұрын

Is it true the the bores are chrome lined??

@TheBiggestIron 3 жыл бұрын

95% yes early ones maby not

@stevealex6237 Жыл бұрын

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 ?

@GearyGunderson Жыл бұрын

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.

@stevealex6237 Жыл бұрын

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. 🥺

@urimhoxha232 7 ай бұрын

Did this pistol come from Albania?

@GearyGunderson 7 ай бұрын

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.

@sulemanlaghari1537 3 ай бұрын

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

@GearyGunderson 2 ай бұрын

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.

@sulemanlaghari1537 2 ай бұрын

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

@bmw328igearhead 29 күн бұрын

@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.