The original soviet
TT33s are now considered a
Curio & Relic item as the last of them have been manufactured more than 50 years ago. If you have one I would suggest you take
good care of it and keep it, it will be of very high value one day, if not already.
I personally do not find it ugly, but then again, I do have a gun addiction and aside from the French Chauchat I don't think there's any other gun that I consider ugly, yes including the liberator. In fact, the TT33 externally is very similar to the Colt 1903 if you compare.
Do not confuse the originals for the newer chinese clones though, these chinese ones while extremely economical and functional are not on the BATF C&R list and are therefore not considered crufflewaffen. They can not be legally transferred across state lines by just a C&R license holder, they require FFL transfers.
Aside from the distinctive rollmarks on the newer guns you can also tell them apart from afar by the presence of a very awkward manual safety on the newer Norinco made Tokarevs. This was added to comply with the "points" a gun must rack up to comply with BATF importation laws, this was not part of the original design and should not be relied upon for carry purposes. The Norinco clones are chambered in 9mmx19 Luger, which if you think about it is kind of weird as the gun is of soviet design. The 9mm is a NATO adopted round. This, again, was probably done to comply with BATF rules as the original chambering for the TT33 would produce a firearm that could easily penetrate soft body armor. And besides 9mm is easier to get and is a lot cheaper.