So I spent most of yesterday blowing the not-insubstantial mass of leaves provided to our not-insubstantial back yard courtesy of the not-insubstantial forest behind our house, and I vacuumed the downstairs this morning (when the cats start sneezing on their own dust bunnies, it is about time to do that); the upshot of all of this is that my right hand has been functionally reduced to a “mewling quim”, to quote the inimitable Loki (look up the phrase if you like, but not on a work computer).
The good news is since I cannot do anything else, I get to bring you pictures like this:
Yup, that gun I picked up at the show last weekend is a Norinco Type 54 in the traditional 7.62x25mm (there was a 9mm version there too) – a Chinese clone of the Soviet TT-33. The airship ticket I shamelessly stole from here, the holster is what the gun came with, and the muzzle brake… well, I figured it looked awesome on the gun, and supposedly it even helps a little with the recoil (you can procure your own here). Yes, I know nothing in that scene is chronologically concurrent, and yes, I know the gun will not fit in its holster any more, but I am working on that part, at least.
Don’t know if these will fit, but it might be worth finding out…
http://www.grips4u.net/product_info.php?products_id=310
Weird gun+airship ticket = steampunk!
Great photo, by the way… need to work up or find a vintage type ammo box. How about “Lesters’ – it usually works”…
@ Mark@Sea: Those would require removing the stupid front-is-safe-back-is-not safety, but I may be doing that anywise. I was also looking at these and these. Depends on the look I want, I suppose, since there is not much to be done for the overall ergonomics of the grip
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@ bluesun: That was pretty much what I was aiming for
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Ya know, from a steampunk point of view, the original grips aren’t bad.
Aesthetically, no, but “plastic” is not terribly steampunky
. ‘Course, neither are Toks to begin with, given their ’30 production date…
As it happens, I have a slab of faux ivory (I use it for straight razor scales) that might be large enough to carve a set of grips from… Igor – To the laboratory!
Well do not go slicing and dicing on my account… not sure which direction I want to go
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Nice photo work!
Thank you kindly!
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