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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]
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 ...
In 1948, the plant began production of Margolin pistols. In 1956, the plant began production of IZh-56 combination guns. Since 1960, Izhmekh supplied hunting shotguns for export under the trademark "Baikal". The first model that began to sell for export was IZh-54 [2] In 1973 plant began production of PSM pistol, in 1978 - IZh-35 pistols.
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Semi-automatic pistol: Used by special forces. [3] Makarov PMM: 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 ...
The PB (Russian: Пистолет бесшумный, romanized: Pistolet besshumnyy, lit. 'Pistol Silent', English: Silent Pistol; GRAU index 6P9) is a Soviet integrally suppressed semi-automatic pistol developed and manufactured by the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant, based on the Makarov pistol; since the merger of the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant and the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant to form the ...
This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name. Data values are the highest found for the cartridge, and might not occur in the same load (e.g. the highest muzzle energy might not be in the same load as the highest muzzle velocity, since the bullet weights can differ between loads).
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.