Here is a vintage CZ-82 Makarov 9 x 18mm handgun in very good condition except its finish.  This YouTube video shows the before and after images of refinishing with DuraCoat HK Blue/Grey applied via airbrush.  I removed the original finish with TruStrip and a scotchbrite pad.

Got Milk C&R?

I admit it, I stole this headline.  The credit goes to user "novus collectus" at Maryland Shooters.  So what is a "C&R"?  It's a Curio and Relic License, or an "03 FFL".  Once you get one, approved firearms can be delivered directly to your door.  Did I say that firearms (even handguns) can be delivered directly to your door?!?!  I just took possession of this group via UPS at my own front door:  

[Above are two Tokarevs (at the top) and three CZ-82 Makarovs (bottom and right).  Each just under $200!]

This isn't the same as a 01 FFL, which makes you an actual firearms dealer.  This is an 03 FFL, which allows you to purchase (not sell) historic weapons classified as C&R.  This is at discounted prices, shipped right to your door, with no NCIS check. You also get dealer discounts on non-C&R items from Midway and Brownells.

Without a doubt, this is the best $30 I have ever spent (it's good for 3 years, so it's only $10/year!).  I could go on and on about it, but I would prefer to do you the favor of linking to where I learned about it: Maryland Shooters Forum  (thanks to "coinboy" for all the good work)

Here are some online dealers that sell C&R items:

SOG

AIM

J&G

If one visits the Baltimore City Police Department's website, you'll see an image of a Tokarev handgun under the heading:  "Fighting Illegal Handguns".  For those of us who live or work in Baltimore, we know that the vast majority of gun crimes are committed by drug dealers and gang-bangers.  Since when do drug-thugs and 'bangers opt for collectable antique firearms? 

This is a Tokarev from a legal gun dealer's website:

And here's the image the Baltimore City Police Department used (blown up x's 2):

The only thing I can't tell is if it's a Romanian or Yugoslavian Tokarev.