Mom found a few more of dad's guns during my visit this weekend, 3 brand new S&W J-frames in .38, and a Norinco 213 9mm. I knew he had the J-frames, but assumed he sold them prior to passing away...the Norinco was a surprise.

It's a Chinese copy of a Tokarov, but in 9mm. They were banned for import during the Clinton era, and this didn't have import markings.

The safety is assbackwards from other handguns I own...instead of turning off the safety when the switch is pushed forward, you have to pull it back to go safety on. It's an awkward handgun, for sure.

Apparently this has never been shot, at least by my dad...the internals still have a coating of cosmoline on them. It looks like it was just wiped off, covered in a rag, and put up. All of the blue is still there, and has no scratches, other than where the safety interlock is.

Has anyone here had any experience with these? I've read that they are somewhat accurate. I also read, depending on the site, that it either will go 2,000 or 20,000 rounds before needing parts replaced. I read that the 2,000 round quote is a misinterpretation or translation of the original manual that came with them.

Either way, it's getting a good cleaning then taken to the range for a warm-up.

She's keeping the J-frames...

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