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As a result, in December 1945, two separate contests for a new service pistol were created, respectively for a 7.62mm and 9mm pistol. Also, the Tokarev pistols omitted a safety and magazines were deemed too easy to lose. The TT was unsuited for such a role, as it was heavy and bulky. The adoption of the future AK assault rifle relegated the pistol to a light, handy self-defense weapon. Shortly after the Second World War, the Soviet Union reactivated its plans to replace the TT pistols and Nagant M1895 revolvers. Under the project leadership of Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov, it became the Soviet Union's standard military and Militsiya side arm in 1951. 'Makarov's Pistol') is a Soviet semi-automatic pistol. Kalashnikov Concern (2013–present) (Russia)Ĩ-round detachable box magazine (10- and 12-round available on the PMM)īlade front, notch rear (drift adjustable) Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (1949–2013) (USSR/Russia) Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior. Overusing our search engine with a very large number of searches in a very short amount of time.Using a badly configured (or badly written) browser add-on for blocking content.

