Makarov PM
«Pistolet Makarova»
PistolRussia1951Historic
Soviet 9×18 mm Makarov blowback semi-auto pistol, DA/SA hammer-fired; standard sidearm of the Red Army and Warsaw Pact security services for over 40 years.
Pistol//Russia
ID — MAKAROV-PM
Designation
Makarov PM
Arsenale di Izhevsk
Caliber
9×18 mm Makarov
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Identity
- Designation
- Makarov PM
- Alias
- Pistolet Makarova
- Manufacturer
- Arsenale di Izhevsk
- Country
- Russia
- Year
- 1951
- Category
- Pistol
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 9×18 mm Makarov
- Muzzle velocity
- 315 m/s
- Effective range
- 50 m
- Maximum range
- 100 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 93 mm
- Overall length
- 161 mm
- Empty weight
- 0.73 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Blowback
- Bolt / action
- Doppia/singola azione, hammer-fired
Feed
- System
- Caricatore amovibile monofilare
- Standard capacity
- 8 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-auto
Historical profile
Designed by Nikolay Makarov and adopted in 1951 to replace the Tokarev TT-33; conceived to be extremely simple to produce and maintain (only 27 parts).
The 9×18 caliber was chosen to be the most powerful round usable in an unlocked blowback action, avoiding the complexity of a short-recoil system.
Produced in over 5 million units in USSR, China (Type 59), Bulgaria, East Germany and Poland; officially replaced by the MP-443 Grach in 2003 but still widely in service.
Variants
PM standardPMM (caricatore 12 colpi, 1990)Type 59 (Cina)P-83 Wanad (Polonia)
Main users
URSS / Russia · China · Germania Est · Bulgaria · Poland · Corea del Nord · Vietnam
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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