Makarov pistol

The 9mm Makarov pistol is a Soviet self-loading pistol designed by Soviet designer Nikolai Fedorovich Makarov in 1948.

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Is a

Product

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Industry

Defense Industry

Launch Date

1948

Founder

Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov

Product Parent Company

Kalashnikov Concern

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Creator

Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov

Founded Date

January 1, 1948

Named After

Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov

Wikidata ID

Q513478

The 9-mm Makarov pistol (PM, Index GRAU - 56-A-125) is a Soviet self-loading pistol developed by Soviet designer Nikolai Fedorovich Makarov in 1948. Adopted in 1951. It is a personal weapon of attack and defense, designed to defeat the enemy at short distances, in the armed forces and law enforcement agencies, as well as one of the most popular pistols in the USSR and modern Russia.