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Makarov pistol: 9×18mm Makarov: 1951–present still widely used by police, military and security forces IZh-70, IZh-71, MP-71 commercial variants: 9×18mm Makarov, .380 ACP; PB (pistol) (9×18mm Makarov) silent pistol with integral suppressor; PMM (9×18mm Makarov) modernized version; OTs-35 (9×18mm Makarov) attaching compensator (upgrade ...
Nikolay Makarov, designed the Makarov pistol, the Soviet Union's standard military side arm from 1951 to 1991; Victor Makeev, inventor of the Soviet Unions submarine-launched ballistic missile; Nestor Makhno, anarchist, legendary inventor of tachanka; Alexander Morozov, designer of T-54/55 (the most produced tank in history), co-developer of T-34
9×18mm Makarov Russia: Semi-automatic pistol: 12 round magazine. Issued in limited numbers. [4] MP-443 Grach: 9x19 Parabellum Russia: Semi-automatic pistol: 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 ...
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]
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.
The OTs-27 Berdysh (Russian: ОЦ-27 Бердыш, lit. ' Bardiche ') is a Russian semi-automatic pistol developed in the early 1990s by TsKIB SOO as a candidate to replace the standard Makarov PM service pistol in service with the Russian Armed Forces .
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 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]