P-83 Wanad

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P-83 Wanad

P-83 pistol
Type Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin Flag of Poland 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)

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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