A just in time purchase.

All of the items in the photos came from one eBay vendor based in Kyiv, Ukraine. I had seen the items listed at the beginning of February but the media was suggesting that Russia was on the verge of invading Ukraine and so what should I do? I looked online to see how many troops Russia allegedly had on the boarder and according to google this was around 137,000 at the beginning of February which I assessed was not enough to invade the whole country and, therefore, hopefully, therefore safe for me to make a purchase, if quick.

I made the purchase, keeping my fingers crossed, and one day before Russia invaded Ukraine the package containing my purchase arrived.

My thoughts and best wishes are with the brave people of Ukraine.

I'm betting I ordered from the same guy back in December. I have a Toz 18 22lr trainer that came with the scope mount similar to a mosin and he had some screws I needed.

I may order from him just to be able to send money he may need...if I get my stuff or not is irrelevant.

Btw...if I may ask...are your nagant holsters stamped and if so what years? I would like to get one stamped with the same year as my nagant.

Supporting a Ukrainian AND buying more surplus stuff I don’t need?
Sign me up!

What’s his sellers name on eBay?

I ordered from ostfront.militaria.

I can't speak for flying10uk but my package came directly from Ukraine so I kept the stamps.

Bought a pack of SKS stripper clips. It's not much but it's something I could use anyway.

Here's the seller's store:
Items for sale by ostfront.militaria | eBay

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Originally Posted by rcathey

a pack of SKS stripper clips

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I have about 25 if it'll help, I'd send them to you.

His eBay name is raum-37 based in Kiev but the last time that I looked he had taken everything down. I think he's a bit "preoccupied" at the moment, like having an entire Russian army in the neighbourhood.

He goes by Lenny in his emails. Here's hoping he comes out of this ok.

And I should clarify Lenny is with ostfront militaria. May not be the same guy but hoping the best for both!

Victory to the brave people of Ukraine!

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Originally Posted by mnmkeller

Btw...if I may ask...are your nagant holsters stamped and if so what years? I would like to get one stamped with the same year as my nagant.

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Here are pics of 3 of the ink stamps on the Nagant holsters but can anyone identify the makers of the holsters, please? The years that I could read were 1964, 1965 and 1966.