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After 2004 produced with magazines for 18 rounds. The MP-443 Grach [a] ( Russian: MП-443 Грач, lit. 'rook') or "PYa", for " Pistolet Yarygina " ("Yarygin Pistol"), following traditional Russian naming procedure ( Russian: Пистолет Ярыгина ), is currently the Russian standard military-issue side arm . The development was ...
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.
The GSh-18 is a rotating-barrel, short recoil, locked-breech pistol with 10 locking lugs spaced equally around the barrel, the large locking surface area resulting in a strong lockup, [ 5] making it suitable for high-velocity ammunition loads. The GSh-18 may be employed using standard 9×19mm Parabellum rounds, but was designed for the high ...
The MP-448 is slightly smaller and 200 g lighter than the Makarov PM thanks to a polymer frame. Like the Makarov, it is chambered for the 9×18mm Makarov cartridge which is similar in performance to the .380 ACP, and uses a double-stacked 12-round magazine like the PMM variant. Because of the 9×18mm's lower pressure (20,000 psi vs the 9×19mm ...
MP-446 is a short recoil-operated, locked breech pistol. The key differences between MP-446 and MP-443 are the frame material ( polyamide rather than steel) and barrel construction: the barrel of the MP-446 was intentionally weakened to prevent the safe use of high-powered armour-piercing military rounds (i.e. Russian 9x19mm 7N21 type, 9x19mm ...
MOLOT pistol: Molot Oruzhie: 9mm Russia: 2011 MP-443 Grach: Izhevsk Mechanical Plant: 9×19mm Parabellum Russia: 2003-present MP-444: Izhevsk Mechanical Plant.380 ACP 9×18mm Makarov 9×19mm Parabellum Russia: c. 2000-? M.R. M1911: M.R. New System Arms .45 ACP United States: 2010s Musgrave Pistol: Denel: 9×19mm Parabellum South Africa: 1990s ...
The Smith & Wesson M&P (Military and Police) is a polymer - framed, short recoil operated, locked breech semi-automatic pistol introduced in the summer of 2005 by the American company Smith & Wesson. It uses a Browning-type locking system. While targeted at law enforcement agencies, [ 2] the M&P is also widely available on the commercial market.
In 2008, Izhmekh made 9mm pistols (MP-443 Grach and MP-446 Viking), gas pistols, signal pistols, rifles and several models of smoothbore hunting shotguns. [7] In 2010, Izhmekh began production of MP-353 pistols. On August 13, 2013, Izhmash and Izhevsk Mechanical Plant were merged and formally renamed Kalashnikov Concern. [8]