PB (pistol)
Integrally suppressed semi-automatic pistol / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The PB (Russian: Пистолет бесшумный, romanized: Pistolet besshumnyy, lit. 'Pistol Silent', English: Silent Pistol; GRAU index 6P9) is a Soviet integrally suppressed semi-automatic pistol developed and manufactured by the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant, based on the Makarov pistol; since the merger of the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant and the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant to form the Kalashnikov Concern in 2013, the Kalashnikov Concern has continued to manufacture the PB. The weapon entered service in 1967.
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Pistolet Besshumnyy | |
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Type | Integrally suppressed semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1967–present |
Used by | KGB/FSB Soviet Army reconnaissance Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) |
Production history | |
Designer | A.A. Deryagin[1] |
Manufacturer | Izhevsk Mechanical Plant[2] (1967–2013) Kalashnikov Concern[3] (2013–present) |
Produced | 1967–present[2][3] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 0.98 kg (2.2 lb)[3] |
Length | 308 mm (12.1 in) (with suppressor)[3] 170 mm (6.7 in) (without suppressor)[4] |
Barrel length | 105 mm (4.1 in)[4] (11,65 calibers) |
Cartridge | 9×18mm Makarov |
Action | Simple blowback, DA/SA |
Rate of fire | 30 rounds/minute[5] |
Muzzle velocity | 290 m/s (950 ft/s)[5] |
Feed system | 8-round detachable box magazine (Makarov pistol) |
Sights | Open iron sights |
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