| Makarov pistol | |
|---|---|
.jpeg) Soviet PM | |
| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1951–present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | First Indochina War Vietnam War Nicaraguan Revolution Lebanese Civil War Soviet-Afghan War South African Border War Angolan Civil War Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Burundian Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War[1] War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)[2] Russo-Georgian War[3] Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Donbas Colombian Conflict Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| 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 | |
| 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: [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.[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 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ Galeotti (2017), p. 22.
- ^ "New Publication: The Makarov Pistol (Volume 1): Soviet Union and East Germany by Henry C. Brown and Cameron S. White". Edwin H. Lowe Publishing. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Makarov Basics". Makarov.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2008.