TTAG Reader: What I Carry and Why – Anaxis’s ’52 Polish Tokarev TT-33

By Dan Zimmerman

One day not too many years ago at Dragonman’s outside of Colorado Springs, I picked up a really nice Tula hex Mosin-Nagant 91/30 for $80 on a whim. Within firing the first five rounds I decided to start a collection of WW2 rifles and pistols. I intended to eventually own a rifle and pistol combination from every combatant nation in that time period, starting with Soviet stuff because it was easily the most affordable and accessible. I never really planned on carrying any of it for daily self-defense . . .

My interest in the Tokarev started after reading an interesting Shotgun News article about the TT-33 a few days later, and recalled that I had seen one for sale while buying that 91/30. I sped back to Dragonman’s, made a beeline to the case where I had seen the Tokarev, and felt a little sick as the spot where it had been was empty. Mel somehow knew exactly why I looked so crestfallen, and he had a little fun giving me a hard time before pointing out the TT which was temporarily moved to another case. About 30 minutes later and for just a little over $200, I happily …Read the Rest

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