Specifications
Weapon type:
semi-automatic pistol
Weight:
0.73 kg (2.61 lb)
Calibre & Catrige:
9x18mm Makarov
Effective range:
50 m
Designed:
1948
Designer:
Nikolay Makarov
Manufacturer:
Izhevsk Mechanical Plant
Action:
Blowback
Muzzle velocity:
315 m/s (1,030 ft/s)
Capacity:
8 rounds
Semi-automatic pistol designed in 1948 by Nikolay Makarov was used during Vietnam War, War in Donbass or First and Second Chechen War. In 1951 it became the Soviet Union's standard military and police hand gun.