| 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 | 1983-2000 |
| 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 (26 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 (9x18mm Makarov) |
| 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. The P-83 succeeded the P-64 as the sidearm for the Polish Army and police.
A Wanad pistol plays an important part in the thriller The Girl Who Played With Fire, used by the book's protagonist Lisbeth Salander in several crucial scenes.