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Production history
Designer
Nikolay Makarov
Designed
1948
Manufacturer
Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (1949–2013) (USSR/Russia) Kalashnikov Concern (2013–present) (Russia) Ernst Thaelmann (Germany) Arsenal AD (Bulgaria) Norinco (China) Factory 626 (China)
Produced
1949–present
No. built
5,000,000[4]
Variants
See Variants
Specifications
Mass
730 g (26 oz)
Length
161.5 mm (6.36 in)
Barrel length
93.5 mm (3.68 in)
Width
29.4 mm (1.16 in)
Cartridge
9×18mm Makarov
.380 Auto
Action
Blowback
Muzzle velocity
315 m/s (1,030 ft/s)
Effective firing range
50 m (55 yd)
Feed system
8-round detachable box magazine (10- and 12-round available on the PMM)
Sights
Blade front, notch rear (drift adjustable)
The Makarov pistol or PM (Russian: Пистолет Макарова, romanized: Pistolet Makarova, IPA:[pʲɪstɐˈlʲetmɐˈkarəvə], 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.[5]
^Galeotti 2017, p. 32.
^Small Arms Survey (2012). "Surveying the Battlefield: Illicit Arms In Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia". Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving Targets. Cambridge University Press. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-521-19714-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
^Galeotti 2017, p. 22.
^"New Publication: The Makarov Pistol (Volume 1): Soviet Union and East Germany by Henry C. Brown and Cameron S. White". Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
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Makarov.com, Makarov Basics, archived from the original on 2008-02-23, retrieved 2008-01-27
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