Some Makarov guns were also equipped with self-made silencers. The most reliable automatic gun in the world with tremendous destructive power — what else could a Russian gangster wish for?

Udav is a powerful combat gun with far greater fire power," Bakov said. Only the contractor, the Defense Ministry, is in the position to make a decision to replace all Makarov guns with Udavs in ...

Rostec's subsidiary, TSNIITOCHMASH, was tasked with creating and testing a gun that could eventually serve as a full-on replacement for the old and downright geriatric Makarov PM which ...

The new gun is designed for a more powerful 9x21mm cartridge, which should give it an edge over existing models, such as the Makarov and Yarygin pistols. In terms of ammunition, the Udav also ...

Secondly, officials viewed the Makarov PM as a more modern weapon because of its German design elements. The Russians hated the Nazis but loved their guns. It was less clumsy than the Tokarev, ...

It’s more than likely that the new pistol will utilize the Gyurza, as do a number of Russian pistols and submachine guns in service today. Currently, the PM fires the 9mm Makarov cartridge ...

Albert K. Kwan has been a person of interest in the killing because sales records indicate that he purchased two Makarov gun barrels in the mid-1990s that were like the one used to kill Wales.