There were Type 54-1's also that were dual-caliber guns. They were standard
Type 54's in 7.62mmx25, and came with a matching (factory numbered to match
the serial number) 9mm replacement barrel. The slide was marked 54-1 on the
side. Early ones came with a separate 9mm-only magazine that had an internal
stand off block to compensate for 9mm's shorter overall length. The later
54-1's were shipped with 7.62mmx25 magazines only after experience bore out
that the 7.62mmx25 magazines would feed 9mm reliably with a minor ejector
modification.
I had about 4-6 of the 54-1's come through my shop about 10 years ago, and
all but one worked well. One stubbornly refused to fire ammunition about 80%
of the time. I compared the firing pin to a W.W.II Soviet-made TT-33 and
found the problem immediately - the Chinese had shortened the firing pins in
an effort to make them 'safer'. Installing firing pins of the correct length
fixed this and made them very reliable. They all had rough machining inside,
though.
After a little experimenting, I found that all the TT-33 or Type 54's I ran
across would easily switch over to 9mm with a simple barrel change. Navy
Arms had the barrels up until a few years ago, they might still have them.
J. Freeman wrote in message <9364pc$oqp$1...@xring.cs.umd.edu>...
#There were 4 types of Norinco 9mm Tokarev pistols imported.
#Type 54 ...>for it are called the 'wide' type.
#Model 213 ...>Model 213A it has wide frame that uses a 14 shot mags.
#TU-90 ...
#There were also 2 other models of Norinco 9mm pistols ...
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Both are Government Models and feature 401XXXX and 408XXXX serial numbers respectively. From what I have read, the Norinoc 1911 was stopped from further U.S. Importation in or around the 600,000 serial number range. Is there a method of dating these pistols by serial number??? If not, does anyone know when the Norinco 1911 was first introduced??? Look at an Albanian rifle's serial number. At the end of the serial number, there is a dash followed by two numbers. These two numbers indicate the date of manufacture. For example, a serial number 044922-67 indicates that the SKS was manufactured in 1967. A sino soviet would not have the norinco stamp. Check the barrel for number marks. Value is hurt with the after market stock. I wouldnt give a dime over 200 for it if he does not have the original stock, actually I wouldn't buy it at all. 300 if he has the orginal stock and its in very good shape. For those wondering it had no d after the serial.
Sks China Norinco Serial Numbers
Not all Norinco 1911's were imported through C.S.I. There were two other major importers but their names escape me right now. I believe the top range of serial numbers before the ban was in the the range of 600,XXX to low 700,XXX.