PB (pistol)

Pistolet Besshumnyy
TypeIntegrally suppressed semi-automatic pistol
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1967–present
Used byKGB/FSB
Soviet Army reconnaissance
Russian Airborne Forces (VDV)
Production history
DesignerA.A. Deryagin[1]
ManufacturerIzhevsk Mechanical Plant[2] (1967–2013)
Kalashnikov Concern[3] (2013–present)
Produced1967–present[2][3]
Specifications
Mass0.98 kg (2.2 lb)[3]
Length308 mm (12.1 in) (with suppressor)[3]
170 mm (6.7 in) (without suppressor)[4]
Barrel length105 mm (4.1 in)[4] (11,65 calibers)

Cartridge9×18mm Makarov
ActionSimple blowback, DA/SA
Rate of fire30 rounds/minute[5]
Muzzle velocity290 m/s (950 ft/s)[5]
Feed system8-round detachable box magazine (Makarov pistol)
SightsOpen iron sights

The PB (Russian: Пистолет бесшумный, romanizedPistolet besshumnyy, lit.'Pistol Silent', English: Silent Pistol; GRAU index 6P9) is a Soviet integrally suppressed semi-automatic pistol developed and manufactured by the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant, based on the Makarov pistol; since the merger of the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant and the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant to form the Kalashnikov Concern in 2013, the Kalashnikov Concern has continued to manufacture the PB. The weapon entered service in 1967.

  1. ^ "Pistolet besshumnyy PB (indeks 6P9), 1967, Rossiya" Пистолет бесшумный ПБ (индекс 6П9), 1967, Россия [Silent pistol PB (index 6P9), 1967, Russia]. World Weapon.
  2. ^ a b Moss, Matthew (June 7, 2016). "The PB Was the KGB's Suppressed Pistol". War is Boring. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "9mm Besshumnyy pistolet PB — kompaktnoye besshumnoye oruzhiye blizhnego boya dlya provedeniya spetsial'nykh operatsiy" 9мм Бесшумный пистолет ПБ — компактное бесшумное оружие ближнего боя для проведения специальных операций [9mm Silent pistol PB - compact silent weapons for special operations]. Kalashnikov Concern. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Popenker, Maxim (2010-10-23). "PB silenced". Modern Firearms. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Blagovestov, A.I. (2000). Tarasa, A.Ye. (ed.). To, iz chego strelyayut v SNG: Spravochnik strelkovogo oruzhiya То, из чего стреляют в СНГ: Справочник стрелкового оружия [What the CIS uses for shooting: a directory of small arms] (in Russian). Minsk: Harvest. pp. 84–86.