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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]
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]
Makarov pistol. Former primary sidearm of the Soviet Army and Ukrainian Ground Forces. Most commonly used sidearm among both Russian, Ukrainian and militia forces. MP-443 Grach. Standard sidearm for all branches of the Russian Armed Forces. MP-443 Grach [3] PM [3] APS [4] [5]
Makarov made honorary pistol awarded to Aleksandr Belousov by Minister of Defense, Igor Sergeyev.. Since 1993, legal relations arising from the circulation of award weapons in the Russian Federation have been regulated by the Federal Law "On Weapons", [1] according to which award weapons are civilian, combat short-barreled hand-held small arms and bladed weapons received by citizens of the ...
Notable products include the Kalashnikov (AK) assault rifle series, the RPK light machine gun series, the Dragunov SVD semi-automatic sniper rifle, the SKS semi-automatic carbine, the Makarov PM pistol, the Saiga-12 shotgun, and the submachine guns Vityaz-SN and PP-19 Bizon. These firearms, except for the SVD, SKS and the PM, were based on the ...