SOLD - Cased Soviet Margolin Semi-Automatic Olympic Target Pistol

Description

4/10/24 - This is a mint example of a USSR Margolin Target pistol, manufactured in 1965 and chambered in .22 LR. All matching with no signs of wear. Mint bore. It was designed by Mikhail Margolin, who had been wounded during the Russian Civil War rendering him blind. By modeling parts in clay, wood, or even cardboard parts pinned to a backing to demonstrate interaction of moving parts, he was still able to have a successful career as a firearms designer. His target pistols were some of the best of their time, with a barrel fixed to the frame and sights fixed to the frame and barrel, respectively. This meant that the sights never reciprocated when fired and stayed in a fixed position relative to the bore. Additionally, with a slide locking system similar to Browning’s design for the Colt 1900, the slide removed to the rear, only ever moving in one plane on the frame. The result is a fantastically accurate pistol. While Margolin would never be able to see his designs, their success in the hands of Soviet and even British target shooters would certainly have made him proud. This one comes with its original wood presentation case and extras (two matching magazines).