Video: Yugoslavian M57 TT Tokarev Crate Open

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Hey, everybody. Ben with Classic Firearms here. Today is Thursday, May the 18th, and we want to show all of you folks some new Yugoslavian M57 TT Tokarev pistols that we just got in, a small new batch. We've been out of these for a while, very fortunate to have them in. Overall, so far, we think the condition is pretty impressive. Dylan's running the camera today, Dylan, come on in. Let's look down inside this crate. People are always telling us, "I can't believe how they stack those guns on top of one another like that." But folks, that's the way they come to us from overseas. They put them in here in a haphazard manner. Here's what we're gonna do on these. These came to us from the importer. Basically, they're calling them good, very good. I would tend to agree that most of these meet the criteria of good, very good. Dylan, come on in again, we'll just look down in the crate. We'll show some differences. You'll see some of them have a little lighter bluing wear. Folks, sometimes the camera don't pick this up as well as I would like it to when I review the videos. Maybe you have a high-definition computer screen, I do not. This would be one of our lower end ones. As a matter of fact, I don't know if this one would even match up to the good criteria. Here's what we're going to do. We're gonna tell our guys, anything that doesn't meet up to what we would call a good criteria, set it aside. We will sell that at a later date under a lower condition code. But, everything you can expect to buy here as far as a base model is going to be quality, at least good surplus. Well even that, it's a judgment call, but you're seeing what we have here. Dylan, come back into the crate again. Some of these are packed a little heavier than Cosmoline. But even from the top, you can see some of the bluing's a little lighter. Some of that's because the Cosmoline is thicker. Some are a little uglier. Some are more pristine, but we're going to sell the all. The best part of it is that they're going to be at a great price point. We got into these very well. We're gonna pass it on to you. The first time we've ever sold these to my knowledge under $200.00. They are price point on a standard good Yugoslavian M57 Tokarev pistol 7.62x25 semiautomatic. These are very popular. Opening price point on these is $199.99. Now Dylan, I know I've had you do this a couple of times, but come back in, because I do want to show a couple of differences. Most of these, but not all have the Yugoslavian crest on top of the slide. Does that show up good on your camera Dylan? It does. Most of these, I would say about 80% of these have it. About 20%, do not have the slide. Now I don't know if this is a commercial issue gun as opposed to one that was issued to the military, and therefore, has the crest on the side. I don't have any idea. In this particular case, the one without the crest is a beautiful pistol, very good condition. I would consider that one a hand select, but it doesn't have the crest. There are more of them in here that do not have the crest. But, like I said, about 80% of them do. So here's what we're going to do. Standard grade guns, if you just order one without selecting any of the upgrades, you're going to get a standard good M57 Tokerev. It may or may not have the crest, but it will a good condition at $199.99. If you desire the crest, and want to make sure you get one with that crest, the Yugo crest on the top of that slide, we're going to have a check box for $10.00 additional. Only for $10.00 more will guarantee the crest. And then, for a hand select on any of the guns, that will be an additional $20.00 for the hand select. So standard at $199.99, a crest for an additional $10.00, or a hand select for an additional $20.00. If you want the crest and the hand select, be sure to check both boxes. Otherwise, like I said, you may get a hand select, but it would be like this one. This is definitely a hand select gun. Would you agree Dylan. Absolutely. That one looks like new, but again there is not crest. So, if the crest is a big deal to you and you want to insure it, be sure and check the check box for the crest, an additional $10.00 and then $20.00 for a hand select if you want to go that route. Okay, that's enough about these. You can look these up under the key word Yugo, under the handgun section at our site. We're going to stop on that with these. Be sure to take advantage of them while we have a good supply. The more they get picked over, the harder it is to find a really top end hand selects. So, the first people to get in on the offer always get the better guns. That's just the way it works. Dylan, before we close this out, let's talk about this big pile of ammo here behind me. If you guys have watched our site for any length of time, you have seen us shoot videos in this very same location and you've seen this big old stack of ammo behind us. It's been here for a long time. We've even had some comments on YouTube saying, what is that ammo behind them? They've got 7.62x54R. They're hoarding it out. They're waiting to release it. They're waiting until the price goes up. That's why we actually hung this comical sign on at one times, that said, this is not 54R ammo, it is 7.62x25. The truth on this ammo is folks, we got into this ammo 18 months ago, a couple of years ago, I'm not sure at this point. But, we paid a little too much for it. We bought it when ammo was very high and there was none in the country. We just got into it a little bit too high by marked standards. We've been sitting on it for quite some time. We would sell it as best we could without losing money. But, the time has come to let this stuff sell. We though it was a good opportune time while we had these new Ms that take this ammo. So if you will check this out, this is Romania 7.62x25. Dylan come over, I've got an open tin right here. On the corner of the lift, this ammo was packed 72 rounds per box with 17 72 round boxes inside a tin. I think a tin is 1,200 and some odd rounds. Anyway, beautiful ammo. This is the brass-cased stuff. This stuff has very good velocity. It shoots very flat and very true. It is actually what is made for these pistols. It has the thicker jacketed casings on it, unlike the commercial ammo, which is a little thinner. So, we really recommend this ammo. We just had to get it to a price point, and we have done that folks. We are actually taking a loss on this ammo right now, but we're going to let it roll. You can find that under Romanian. Go to your ammunition tab, keyword Romanian, and look up the Romanian 7.62x25. A great price point on it right now, either by the box or by the tin, and a great addition to these really nice Yugo M57 Tokarev. Folks, we appreciate your business. And, as always, thank you for being with us at www.classicfirearms.com