Makarov PM
semi-automatic pistol model by Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov
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Summary
Makarov PM is a weapon model[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of weapon model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,503 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Russian Armed Forces[3]
- Named after: Nikolay Makarov[4]
- Based on: Walther PP[5]
- Manufacturer: Izhevsk Mechanical Plant[6]
- Subclass of: semi-automatic pistol[7]
- Designed by: Nikolay Makarov[8]
- Commons category: Makarov PM[9]
- Country of origin: Soviet Union[10]
- Inception: 1948[11]
- Participated in conflict: Soviet-Afghan War[12], Hungarian Revolution of 1956[13], Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia[14], Vietnam War[15], Syrian Civil War[16]
- Service entry: January 1, 1951[17]
- Ammunition: 9×18mm Makarov[18]
- Commons gallery: PM[19]
- Described by source: Lentapedia[20]
- Length: 161.5 millimetre[21]
- Height: 126.75 millimetre[22]
- Width: 29.4 millimetre[23]
- Mass: 730 g[24]
- Muzzle velocity: 315 metre per second[25]
- Caliber: -9.27 millimetre[26]
- Derivative work: PB[27], MP-448 Skyph[28], Type 59[29]
Why It Matters
Makarov PM has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]