| P-83 Wanad | |
|---|---|
 P-83 pistol | |
| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | Polish People's Republic |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1983–present |
| Used by | Polish police and armed forces |
| Wars | Yugoslav Wars Iraq War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | OBR Radom |
| Designed | 1978 |
| Manufacturer | FB Radom |
| Produced | 1983-2000 |
| Variants | P-83 in (9×17mm Short), P-83M, P-83G, P-93, PT-83 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 730 g (26 oz) (P-83, P-83G) 650 g (23 oz) (P-83M) 750 g (26 oz) (P-93) |
| Length | 165 mm (6.5 in) (P-83, P-83G) 170 mm (6.7 in) (P-93M) 178 mm (7.0 in) (P-93) |
| Barrel length | 90 mm (3.5 in) (P-83, P-83M, P-83G) 100 mm (3.9 in) (P-93) |
| Width | 30 mm (1.2 in) (P-83, P-83G, P-93) 34 mm (1.3 in) (P-83M) |
| Height | 125 mm (4.9 in) (P-83, P-83G, P-93) 127 mm (5.0 in) (P-83M) |
| Cartridge | 9×18mm Makarov (P-83, P-83M, P-93) .380 ACP (9×17mm Short) (P-83) .32 ACP (7.65x17mm Browning SR) (P-83) 9 mm PA (P-83G) |
| Action | Straight blowback |
| Muzzle velocity | 312 m/s (1,024 ft/s) (P-83, P-83M) 284 m/s (931.8 ft/s) (P-83 in 9×17mm Short) 316 m/s (1,036.7 ft/s) (P-93) |
| Effective firing range | Sights fixed for 25 m (9×18mm Makarov) |
| Feed system | 8-round box magazine |
| Sights | Fixed, front blade and rear notch |
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The P-83 Wanad (Pl. Vanadium) is a single-action and double-action Polish semi-automatic pistol, chambered for the 9×18mm Makarov cartridge and designed by Ryszard Chełmicki and Marian Gryszkiewicz of the state research institute Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy in Radom. The P-83 succeeded the P-64 as the sidearm for the Polish Army and police. The P-83 is no longer used by both the Polish police but remains in use by some units of the Polish military. It has been replaced by Walther P99 pistols in Police service and partially by the FB VIS 100 and WIST-94 pistols in the Polish military.