When Nagants were under $100.00, and before I found out about Mosin-Nagants, I bought one of these. It was a wartime revolver with a big banner and I thought it was the worst firearm I ever owned. I played with it for a month or so and sold it for what I bought it for and was happy to see it gone.
In the past year, I regretted getting rid of the Nagant and started looking for another. I was shocked at what folks wanted for them now and I pretty much decided I would not get another one. Low and behold, on a Mosin-Trek, I found this one wasting away in a shady pawn shop (and I am not talking about trees). The owner thought it was a Russian gun, maybe a Mosin-Nagant, but they weren't sure. They had decided that it was not a .38, but had no idea what caliber it was.
This revolver looks like it laid on one side in the damp for a long time. It is not import marked and obviously not refurbished, but is all matching and has a pretty fair bore for a hundred year old Rusty Ruskie. The lanyard ring is missing, broken off, and one grip is cracked, so I got a reasonable discount. It is a double action. I am sure the owner thought I was crazy for paying $150.00 for the thing. (he may have been right) I keep going to the safe for this one as I feel like it has something to say to me.
Nasty old Nagant
Nasty old Nagant
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Very nice Steve, I love it. That pistol just reeks of history don't it. Good story also, I would of bought it in a heart beat. 
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Heck yea, that's worth $150. Nice looking Nagant. 
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Set on it's side all right, probably next to a corpse, that one looks like it has a body of two on it 
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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Great find. I have 2 of these revolvers and yours just yelled some nasty things in Russian about my 2 kids.
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Even though the price is higher than it once was, you did good, as the non refurb Nagants often go for double the refurb prices or more. I like it.
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I have got to go shopping with you (especially when my wallet is fatter) 
GREAT BUY!
GREAT BUY!Damn, I'll bet that's going to leave a mark! Probably hurt too!
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"I think Congressmen should wear uniforms,
you know, like NASCAR drivers, so we could
identify their corporate sponsors."
"When I die, I want to be facing my enemies surrounded by their dead bodies and piles of spent brass"
"Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience." - Mark Twain
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It's only 99 years old. Just imagine what it would look like if it really was 100?
And if you have been out of the Nagant market for a few years, they have taken a big rise in price - especially the non refurbished examples. You did quite well at $150.
And if you have been out of the Nagant market for a few years, they have taken a big rise in price - especially the non refurbished examples. You did quite well at $150.
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I would have snapped that up too, it's beautiful!
1932 Izhevsk M91/30
1940 Tula M91/30
1941 Tula Nagant Revolver
1942 Tikka M91
1943 Izhevsk M91/30
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1940 Tula M91/30
1941 Tula Nagant Revolver
1942 Tikka M91
1943 Izhevsk M91/30
1944 Izhevsk M44
1952 Polish M44
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I paid the same for my 1944 Izhevsk refurb. Mine looks like a new gun, yours looks like it has done some living, I like yours far better. That is a very cool roll mark.
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Glad to hear you filled that hole you felt in your collection. I love these revolvers. I don't need more of them. But they sure are hard for me to pass on when I do see them.
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Beautiful old girl.
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Yes sir a real nice one. I would love to run across one like that. All I can show is three refurbs.
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