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Makarov PM Pistol

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The Makarov is a Soviet-designed, straight-blowback, single-action semi-automatic pistol formally adopted by the Soviet armed forces and police in December 1951. Designed by Nikolay Makarov and chambered for the 9x18mm Makarov cartridge, it was intended to replace the heavier Tokarev TT-33 with a lighter, more reliable sidearm, and more than five million have been produced. It remained the standard Soviet and Warsaw Pact military sidearm through the Cold War and is still used across many former Soviet states and other militaries, though Russia has been phasing it out in favor of the MR-443 Grach since 2003.

Facts
Classification
Caliber
9x18mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Semi-automatic pistol 1
Introduced Year
1951 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Pistol / Revolver 1
FAQs

Is the Makarov pistol still the standard sidearm of the Russian military

Russia replaced it with the MR-443 Grach from 2003.

No. In 2003 the Makarov PM was formally replaced by the MR-443 Grach in the Russian armed forces, and by the Ministry of Internal Affairs from 2006. It had remained in front-line service with Soviet military and police beyond the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Connections

Operated By

Russian Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Makarov pistol, Wikipedia
Soviet Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Makarov pistol, Wikipedia

Used In

Angolan Civil War, Wars
Source Makarov pistol, Wikipedia
Burundian Civil War, Wars
Source Makarov pistol, Wikipedia
Cambodian Civil War, Wars
Source Makarov pistol, Wikipedia
First Chechen War, Wars
Source Makarov pistol, Wikipedia
First Indochina War, Wars
Source Makarov pistol, Wikipedia
Laotian Civil War, Wars
Source Makarov pistol, Wikipedia
Russo-Georgian War, Wars
Source Makarov pistol, Wikipedia
Second Chechen War, Wars
Source Makarov pistol, Wikipedia
South African Border War, Wars
Source Makarov pistol, Wikipedia
Soviet-Afghan War, Wars
Source Makarov pistol, Wikipedia
Syrian Civil War, Wars
Source Makarov pistol, Wikipedia
Vietnam War, Wars
Source Makarov pistol, Wikipedia
War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Wars
Source Makarov pistol, Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

Izhevsk Mechanical Plant

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Makarov PM Pistol
Sources
1. Makarov pistol, Wikipedia
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    is a single action, semi-automatic pistol
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 2
    The PM was designed by Nikolay Makarov to replace the TT pistol, becoming the standard service pistol of the Soviet Armed Forces and the Militsiya in 1951.
  • Lead section
    The PM was designed by Nikolay Makarov to replace the TT pistol, becoming the standard service pistol of the Soviet Armed Forces and the Militsiya in 1951.
  • Lead and body text
    It is chambered in the 9×18mm Makarov round which is unofficially named for the pistol.
  • Caliber attribute (makarov-pm-pistol)
    Designed by Nikolay Makarov and chambered for the 9x18mm Makarov cartridge, it was intended to replace the heavier Tokarev TT-33 with a lighter, more reliable sidearm, and more than five million have been produced.
  • Used In: First Indochina War, Infobox: wars
    First Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War 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 War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war War in Donbas Colombian Conflict Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox: wars
    First Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War 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 War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war War in Donbas Colombian Conflict Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Used In: Laotian Civil War, Infobox: wars
    First Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War 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 War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war War in Donbas Colombian Conflict Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Used In: Cambodian Civil War, Infobox: wars
    First Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War 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 War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war War in Donbas Colombian Conflict Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, Infobox: wars
    First Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War 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 War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war War in Donbas Colombian Conflict Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Used In: South African Border War, Infobox: wars
    First Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War 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 War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war War in Donbas Colombian Conflict Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Used In: Angolan Civil War, Infobox: wars
    First Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War 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 War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war War in Donbas Colombian Conflict Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Used In: Burundian Civil War, Infobox: wars
    First Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War 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 War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war War in Donbas Colombian Conflict Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Used In: First Chechen War, Infobox: wars
    First Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War 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 War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war War in Donbas Colombian Conflict Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Used In: Second Chechen War, Infobox: wars
    First Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War 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 War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war War in Donbas Colombian Conflict Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Infobox: wars
    First Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War 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 War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war War in Donbas Colombian Conflict Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Used In: Russo-Georgian War, Infobox: wars
    First Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War 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 War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war War in Donbas Colombian Conflict Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox: wars
    First Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War 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 War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war War in Donbas Colombian Conflict Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Operated By: Soviet Armed Forces, Wikipedia article text
    The PM was designed by Nikolay Makarov to replace the TT pistol, becoming the standard service pistol of the Soviet Armed Forces and the Militsiya in 1951.
  • Operated By: Russian Armed Forces, Wikipedia article text
    In 2003, the PM was formally replaced by the MR-443 Grach in the Russian Armed Forces, and by the Ministry of Internal Affairs from 2006.
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Wikidata: Makarov PM Pistol
Wikidata Q513478, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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