P-83 Wanad
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P-83 Wanad | |
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P-83 pistol |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | Poland |
Service history | |
In service | 1981-present |
Used by | Polish police and armed forces |
Production history | |
Designer | OBR Radom |
Designed | 1978 |
Manufacturer | Łucznik Arms Factory |
Produced | 1983- |
Variants | P-83 in (9x17mm Short), P-83M, P-83G, P-93, PT-83 |
Specifications | |
Weight | 730 g (25.75 oz) (P-83, P-83G) 650 g (23 oz) (P-83M) 750 g (26 oz) (P-93) |
Length | 165 mm (6.5 in) (P-83, P-83G) 170 mm (6.7 in) (P-93M) 178 mm (7.0 in) (P-93) |
Barrel length | 90 mm (3.5 in) (P-83, P-83M, P-83G) 100 mm (3.9 in) (P-93) |
Width | 30 mm (1.2 in) (P-83, P-83G, P-93) 34 mm (1.3 in) (P-83M) |
Height | 125 mm (4.9 in) (P-83, P-83G, P-93) 127 mm (5.0 in) (P-83M) |
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Cartridge | 9x18mm Makarov (P-83, P-83M, P-93) .380 ACP (9x17mm Short) (P-83) .32 ACP (7.65x17mm Browning SR) (P-83) 9 mm PA (P-83G) |
Action | Straight blowback |
Muzzle velocity | 312 m/s (1,024 ft/s) (P-83, P-83M) 284 m/s (931.8 ft/s) (P-83 in 9x17mm Short) 316 m/s (1,036.7 ft/s) (P-93) |
Effective range | Sights fixed for 25 m |
Feed system | 8-round box magazine |
Sights | Fixed, front blade and rear notch |
The P-83 Wanad is a 9 mm Polish semi-automatic pistol, chambered for the 9x18mm Makarov cartridge and designed by Ryszard Chełmicki and Marian Gryszkiewicz of the state research institute Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy in Radom.
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