Originally Posted by
pnird
I don't think that's a Mk II; it seems to have a breech plug, and none of my three Mk II's has anything but the usual flat rear surface. I could be wrong (I sometimes am) - anybody comment?
John
Hi John,
Some late Mk2 Target models did strip from both ends and are a lot rarer than the earlier type that stripped from the front only.
According to my records, 36993 (you may recognise this number!) strips from the front only and 37421 strips from both ends, so the change occurred when numbering reached this point. As with all serial production, there will be models slightly outside this range but it does serve as an approximation. 40882 is the highest Mk2 number known to me, so thank you Brian for highlighting.
Kind regards,
John
Currently looking for Baikal Makarov pistols with the following prefixes to the serial number: 98, T01, T09, T21, T22
Prefer boxed or cased but will consider loose examples too.
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