Abulg1972
Ultimate Member
Not the rifle kind with the bent bolt, laser and bipod.
I haven’t bought a gun in a long time. For whatever reason, I have never wanted a Nagant. I didn’t want them when they were available for $99 and I certainly don’t want them now when they are $350. Aside from the price, the ghastly import mark on most just ruins it for me. About 3 months ago, I, for “investment purposes,” and without owning a revolver to shoot it, decided that I would buy a can of Soviet Nagant ammo from SOG, with a view to holding onto it for 27.2 years when it would be worth 10x the price for which I bought it. Well, you know what kind of pressure that puts on a man.
On Tuesday, I left work a little early. At around 6 pm EST, I performed my daily review of Simpson and noticed a pretty worn Nagant made by Tula in 1931 on consignment for $195. I haven’t seen a price like that since these were carried by Nathan Bedford Forrest, I decided to take a closer look. It did not appear to have an import mark. So, I called Floyd. He told me that the cylinder matched and that the bore was “fair - there is some rifling.” Knowing that you don’t see too many Nagants that aren’t import marked and certainly not ones priced at $195, I told him I’d take it. He made sure I knew that shipping would be $35. I agreed and gave him my card number.
It arrived today. Although the finish is definitely worn, the hammer, trigger and a few other parts still retain a lot of the fire bluing. The bore is actually very shiny and strong. It hasn’t been refurbished and there is no import mark. All parts are Tula marked. It’s not often that one finds a non-refurb, non-import marked Nagant for a decent price. So, I guess I’m a Nagant owner now.
Forgive the high shine photos. I was wearing a headlamp and shining it on the parts to clean, decided to take some pics in the process.
I haven’t bought a gun in a long time. For whatever reason, I have never wanted a Nagant. I didn’t want them when they were available for $99 and I certainly don’t want them now when they are $350. Aside from the price, the ghastly import mark on most just ruins it for me. About 3 months ago, I, for “investment purposes,” and without owning a revolver to shoot it, decided that I would buy a can of Soviet Nagant ammo from SOG, with a view to holding onto it for 27.2 years when it would be worth 10x the price for which I bought it. Well, you know what kind of pressure that puts on a man.
On Tuesday, I left work a little early. At around 6 pm EST, I performed my daily review of Simpson and noticed a pretty worn Nagant made by Tula in 1931 on consignment for $195. I haven’t seen a price like that since these were carried by Nathan Bedford Forrest, I decided to take a closer look. It did not appear to have an import mark. So, I called Floyd. He told me that the cylinder matched and that the bore was “fair - there is some rifling.” Knowing that you don’t see too many Nagants that aren’t import marked and certainly not ones priced at $195, I told him I’d take it. He made sure I knew that shipping would be $35. I agreed and gave him my card number.
It arrived today. Although the finish is definitely worn, the hammer, trigger and a few other parts still retain a lot of the fire bluing. The bore is actually very shiny and strong. It hasn’t been refurbished and there is no import mark. All parts are Tula marked. It’s not often that one finds a non-refurb, non-import marked Nagant for a decent price. So, I guess I’m a Nagant owner now.
Forgive the high shine photos. I was wearing a headlamp and shining it on the parts to clean, decided to take some pics in the process.