This is a hand-picked 1989 Military Bulgarian Makarov Pistol in Excellent or New Condition made by Arsenal. Bought as Excellent, but might be new, I can’t see any signs that it was fired. Appears un-issued.
The Makarov has been the Russian pistol since 1949 and is still in use today. Was originally designed and made in Russia, then East Germany, and then Bulgaria. The Russian and E. Germany versions are hard to get and very expensive. The Bulgarian version is supposed to be equal and part compatible with them, unlike the P64, Radon, and other lesser clones that aren’t even compatible.
This has the desired plum hue to the trigger and the original Soviet style handgrips which were removed from many of these for import and replaced with a shabby black grip. Still has some grease on it from storage.
Comes complete with a black holster with gun cleaning rod and belt lanyard as well as a brown leather holster. All appear to be new. Mix and match the holster to match your attire 🙂
Also included is a variety of ammo. When buying a new gun, I buy a variety of ammo. Some to break in with, some to test to find what load the gun likes best.
2ea Tula 92gr FMJ, probably the same stuff the Russians used from their own factory
1ea Barnaul Silver Bear 94 grain FMJ
1ea Barnaul Brown Bear 94 grain FMJ
1 ea Sellier & Bellot 95gr FMJ
All 50 rounds per box, 250 rounds total
You can find an ad on SOG for these showing a retail of $595 for the pistol without accessories and ammo. You can find them used with the black grips for around $300, but why pay $300 for beat up and the for-import black grip?
I don’t know if there are more of these to import or this is from the last batch, I just don’t know, but they aren’t all in this condition, that’s for sure!
The pistol, holsters, and ammo retail for about $680
So what is the price
it is sold, moot point. Don’t know that I will get more in stock.