Many of the firearms developed in post-Soviet republics are extremely obscure with only a few pictures and brief descriptions available at best. There are multiple reasons why: from the secrecy of such projects to their limited production numbers (if they even made it [Read More…]
After WW2, the Soviet Union was replacing its entire fleet of small arms. And while some Russian weapons that were accepted into service in the late 40s and early 50s, like AK-47 and SKS, became a timeless classic and overtime proved itself, there was at least one gun [Read More…]
The Pistolet Makarova, known in the U.S. as just the Makarov, began production in 1951, as a much needed replacement for the TT33 Tokarev and Nagant revolvers. Requirements for the replacement of these two service pistols were as such: Simplicity and Reliability. If [Read More…]
Army Inside have released an interesting video with the APS pistol and the PP90 and PP91 sub-machine guns. The video is well made and includes subtitles The Stechkin pistol APS is a 9×18 mm Makarov pistol adopted in 1951, at the same time as the Makarov PM pistol. [Read More…]
The guys at Lone Wolf have come out with a conversion barrel that will allow you to shoot 9×18 Makarov out of a Glock 42! I had dismissed the Glock 42 since it shoots .380 but now that it can shoot 9×18 Makarov I am intrigued. The photo above a little [Read More…]
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