Taurus PT92
«Taurus PT 92»
PistolBrazil1980In service
9×19 mm semi-automatic pistol derived from the Beretta 92, produced by Taurus since 1980: sidearm of many Brazilian police forces and widespread on the export market.
Pistol//Brazil
ID — TAURUS-PT92
Designation
Taurus PT92
Taurus Armas
Caliber
9×19 mm Parabellum
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- Taurus PT92
- Alias
- Taurus PT 92
- Manufacturer
- Taurus Armas
- Country
- Brazil
- Year
- 1980
- Category
- Pistol
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 9×19 mm Parabellum
- Muzzle velocity
- 360 m/s
- Effective range
- 50 m
- Maximum range
- 100 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 125 mm
- Overall length
- 217 mm
- Empty weight
- 0.96 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Corto rinculo di canna (Beretta 92)
- Bolt / action
- Doppia/singola azione (DA/SA)
Feed
- System
- Caricatore amovibile bifilare
- Standard capacity
- 17 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-auto
Historical profile
When Beretta ceased Brazilian production in 1980, Taurus acquired the tooling, drawings and workforce and began making the PT92 as an evolution of the Beretta 92.
It differs in the frame-mounted safety (instead of slide-mounted) which locks the hammer in either position, and in stainless steel, nickel and luxury variants.
In service with Brazilian military, civilian police and armed forces; exported to the United States and Europe as an affordable alternative to the M9.
Variants
PT92PT92 AFSPT92 AFS-DPT92 InoxPT99 (mire regolabili)
Main users
Brazil · esportazione (USA, Europa, America Latina)
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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