Hell freezes over: Russian officials allowed to carry glocks
The Moscow Times reports that on 31 Jan. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing law enforcement officials to carry imported guns for self-defense.
The guns on the allowed list are the Beretta 92, CZ 75 and Glock 17. These are all chambered in 9mm Luger/Parabellum.
Previously they had been limited to the Makarov PM which fires the 9x18mm Makarov cartridge that is more than 30% less powerful than the 9mm Luger/Parabellum.
The Makarov pistol. Photo from AdamsGuns (used with permission)
I suspect this is the first time in the history of the Russian Empire since the Russian Tsar imported the S&W Schofield Revolver in 1880 that officials will be carrying foreign made pistols. Russian ended up canceling a large quantity of their order from S&W and produced clones themselves. Thanks to Brno223 for the correction.
UPDATE: Supernaut let me know in the comments that the internal security police have been using Glocks and other European firearms in a limited capacity for a while now.
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intresting about the bolo i wounder if that was with the sholder stock or not ??? \ cuse i know ton,s of em were shiped to china for the shaig hi sheck hmmm \ as for the russians if i had to gusse that probary want to be on a leavel play field with the rest of the world
What happened to the "Grach" pistol?