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9 mm Browning (.380 ACP), later also 9mm Makarov variant Total length 116 mm Barrel length 57 mm (2 1 ⁄ 4 “) Height 95 mm (3 3 ⁄ 4 “) Width 23 mm (less than 1“) Empty weight 400 g (14.1 oz.) Magazine capacity 6 rounds (8 rounds magazine for training is available, 9mm Browning only) Trigger: Double-action only (DAO) Operation
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 ...
The design inspired other pistols, among them the Soviet Makarov, the Hungarian FEG PA-63, the Czechoslovakian Vz. 50, the American Accu-Tek AT-380 II, and the Argentine Bersa Thunder 380. The PP and PPK were popular with both European police and civilians for being reliable and concealable.
PA-63s sold in the United States are often advertised as "PA-63 Makarov." This can lead some to believe they are purchasing a Makarov pistol instead of a different pistol chambered for the same 9×18mm Makarov caliber. Though both pistols share lineage from the Walther PP/PPK, similar operating principles and use the same ammunition, the ...
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 ...
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 P-64 was drawn from a competition for a new service pistol issued in 1958. At the prototype stage, two versions of the CZAK pistol were created: the Model M (Milicyjny - Police), with a magazine capacity of 6 rounds and chambered to use the .380 ACP (9×17mm Short) cartridge and the Model W (Wojskowy - Military), with a longer barrel than the Model M, a 6-round magazine capacity and ...