[Shar]

You guys are smart. I knew I'd get the right answer from you!!

Here's the email I got back from him. It's kind of a cool story so I figure I'll just copy/paste the whole thing.

Congratulations, Shar,


You are the first person to try to identify the weapon AND the first person to get it right.


Any hints from anyone? [I'll confess]


The pistol was given to me by the Dad of one of Matt's companions in St. Petersburg [his son served an LDS mission there, my friend is not LDS however]. He was/is a CEO for a company in Texas that imports Makarov 9mm, standard issue KGB. Pronounced Ma KAHR off.


Said I deserved one because of all my time on Freedom's Frontier, winning the Cold War. I sent him back a hari kiki knife my dad picked up from the docks in Japan, where he also received a samurai sword and a 38 cal Jap Luger.


Mak shoots well, but requires special ammo, not just standard 9 mm. If you need details, let me know. [I can't think of anything else I'd need to know, but if anyone else is curious, I'll pass it on.]