Nevertheless, of the 177 successful drops not one resulted in so much as a mark on the primer cap. Twenty-three of the drops resulted in the firearm landing slightly askew as its center of gravity made muzzle drops from more that three feet difficult. The primer round was in the chamber and the safety was engaged. The drop height varied from table top to ten feet. The floor was a pine board to protect the firearm as well as the real floor, and the firearm was dropped 200 times, per the CA test. A drop of oil was added and movement was again affirmed. I then cleaned the bolt repeatedly with solvent until the firing pin would move back and forth easily. I removed the ball from a 9mm Mak round manufactured by Cor-Bon, emptied the propellant, but retained the primer. SOG had some a while back, but they were gone almost instantly. These are quite rare and owners tend to jealously guard them. Simson-Suhl German Makarov: $400 - $800.Russian commercial, nickel: $200 - $300.
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