I just picked up this mint beauty at a local gun shop. It's a lovely B code 1960, and it appears not to have been fired. No spring drag marks on the barrel or any copper fouling in the bore. Tight as a tick!
East German Makarov
I just picked up this mint beauty at a local gun shop. It's a lovely B code 1960, and it appears not to have been fired. No spring drag marks on the barrel or any copper fouling in the bore. Tight as a tick!
Nice pistol, is the ammo easy to find?...
by Gunny Hartmann
It's 9 x 18 mm as opposed to the more powerful 9x19mm used in the Browning Hi-Power etc but there seems to be a lot of it about both newly manufactured and milsurp. Neither is it very expensive.
Regards
Mark
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing he cares more about than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature with no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
It's a rather common round to pick up it's kinda hot! It's a .380 on steroids. The East German maks are the most sought after superb fit and finish compared to the Romanian,Bulgarian, Chinese, etc.....
I had another East German Mak years ago in rather used condition, and had the border guard black grips. It was a really great shooter!
If I remember correctly. The serial number B prefix was the earliest run of 1960. The S is for Suhl Germany plant I believe they were only made in the one plant. They had a quality control issue on the 58-59 runs and they are on the rarer side. These are highly collectible Maks. I use to be a huge collector of "Cold War " firearms. These were produced from 58-65 if memory serves me correctly.
9X18 MAK round
Here you go Gunny. This is the standard 9X18 93gr rounded FMJ. Rather effective!
"Cold War" pistols were a true passion of mine. I really enjoyed the topic immensely.
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