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Baikal-442 (9×18mm Makarov) export sporting version Russia Soviet Union: PSM pistol: 5.45×18mm: 1973–present still issued to high ranking government officials, police, military & security forces IZh-75 (commercial) Baikal-441 Russia Soviet Union: P-96 pistol: 9×19mm Parabellum (9×18mm Makarov) 2000s–present P-96S Russia OTs-27 Berdysh ...
The Makarov pistol or PM (Russian: Пистолет Макарова, romanized: Pistolet Makarova, IPA: [pʲɪstɐˈlʲet mɐˈkarəvə], lit. 'Makarov's Pistol') is a Soviet semi-automatic pistol. Under the project leadership of Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov, it became the Soviet Union's standard military and Militsiya side arm in 1951. [6]
Like the Makarov, it is chambered for the 9×18mm Makarov cartridge which is similar in performance to the .380 ACP, and uses a double-stacked 12-round magazine like the PMM variant. Because of the 9×18mm's lower pressure (20,000 psi vs the 9×19mm Luger 's 35,000 psi), the MP-448 works by blowback operation .
In October 2008 the Russian interior minister planned to equip more Russian police with PYa pistols. [6] But due to financial problems and the fact the Makarov pistol is so plentiful in Russia, the Makarov remains as primary police service pistol in Russia. Mass production started in 2011. [7]
The 9×18mm Makarov (designated 9mm Makarov by the C.I.P. and often called 9×18mm PM) is a pistol and submachine gun cartridge developed in the former USSR. During the latter half of the 20th century, it was a standard military pistol cartridge of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc, analogous to the 9×19mm Parabellum in NATO and Western Bloc military use.
The MP-444 "Bagira" pistol is a modern pistol designed in Russia at the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (IMZ); it was built to replace the Makarov pistols. This handgun is available in three main chamberings: .380 ACP, 9×18mm Makarov and 9×19mm Parabellum. It also uses a detachable, box-type, double-column magazine. [2]
The OTs-33 Pernach (ОЦ-33 Пернач, Russian for "pernach") is a Russian 9x18 Makarov machine pistol, derived from the 5.45 mm OTs-23 Drotik machine pistol. The Pernach is an automatic pistol designed to replace the Stechkin APS in various special OMON units within the Russian police, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) and other paramilitary units.
Service pistol adopted in 2003 to replace the aging Makarov PM for frontline units. [5] GSh-18: 9x19 Parabellum Russia: Semi-automatic pistol: Service pistol adopted to replace the aging Makarov PM. [6] SR-1 Vektor: 9×21mm Gyurza Russia: Semi-automatic pistol: Used by Spetsnaz units. [5] SR-2 Udav: 9×21mm Gyurza Russia: Semi-automatic pistol