Reading from top to bottom, we have: (1) a Polish Tokarev pistol made in 1952; (2) an FN FNS9 Compact, a striker-fired pistol; and, (3) a Walther P99 AS ("anti-stress"), also a striker-fired pistol, but with a decocker.
The Polish pistol is chambered in 7.62x25, a small but extremely high velocity cartridge. The magazine only holds eight rounds, but, man!, it's solid steel and feels so substantial in the hand. The weight helps absorb the recoil. Unfortunately, it only came with one mag, and it's almost impossible to find Polish-compatible mags (I have a couple of TT-33 mags made for the original Soviet model, but they won't fit the mag well). Still, it's a good little shooter.
The FN FNS9 Compact is chambered in 9mm and is just about as light a gun as you could want. It came with two 12-round magazines, and one 17-round magazine (with a grip extension). This may well be the most accurate semi-auto my, er, friend owns, and it performs flawlessly (he tells me).
The WaltherP99 AS (9mm) has a decocker that allows you to set the striker without firing the gun. With the striker set, the first shot is a long, rather heavy pull, which is intended to be a safety mechanism. Subsequent shots are light, single-action shots; the trigger has an incredibly short reset making for very quick shooting. I also like the subtle finger indentations on the grip, and the triangular-shaped slide is a great cool factor. Also an extremely accurate firearm, with significant capacity (15-round magazine).
These were acquired from Classic Firearms, an online-only seller of firearms, ammo and related items. I am informed that these were terrific deals, and it appears to be the case: the FNS FN9 and the Walther P99 were, respectively, about a hundred and a hundred fifty dollars off the price of new guns, and they're in excellent condition, both cosmetically and functionally.
11 comments:
I've always been fond of the PPK, but the FN looks like it would be excellent for concealed carry.
If you want something a little bigger than a pocket pistol, it would make a great c/c gun.
I know nothing of guns but I can always see a Tokarev by it's short little hand grippy part.
Speaking of guns, at Rantburg a couple days ago, the NYPD facebook page had a self congratulatory thing about taking a gun "off the street."
8 cops were posed around an old revolver, rusted out and hammerless, looking like it was dug up by Indiana Jones, taken from a couple guys fighting.
Haw! Sounds like they took a big bite out of crime!
That photo makes the guns look like a wall hanging. Of course it would be unwise to hang them on the wall for all to see, and I'm so sorry you lost them in the river tomorrow.
Yes, quite the tragedy, especially with those fast currents...
And canoes can be unstable ... ...
Very nice selection there!
A lot easier on the hands than my .41 Magnums, that's for sure!
Solid trigger on the Tokarev? Always wondered if that made a difference. Kind clumsy? I see they drill holes in them to make them lighter.
The trigger is pretty good. The thing that is sometimes a nuisance is the safety. Surplus Tokarevs were manufactured without external safeties, but ATF regs require that the U.S. importer install a safety on each pistol. Some of them are kind of rudimentary, and (as was the case on my Yugoslavian Tokarev), they can affect the functioning of the gun. The safety on the Polish Tokarev hasn't been an issue.
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