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P-96 pistol

The P-96 () is a Russian 9 mm semi-automatic pistol designed by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau for the Russian Armed Forces. The pistol was not accepted and then offered in a modernized form for law enforcement and security firms (P-96M and P-96S).

Variants

  • P-96 "afa"(П-96 "Эфа") - 9×18mm Makarov. First pistol was made in 1996. It never entered into the mass production.
  • P-96S (П-96С) - 9×17mm version. It is used in Ministry of Internal Affairs, postal security guards and private security companies.
  • P-96M (П-96М) - 9×18mm version. The production began in 2003. It is used in law enforcement. In 2005, 9 mm pistol P-96M and 9×18mm armor-piercing pistol cartridge 7N25 by decision of the Government of the Russian Federation were adopted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
  • PTT (ПТТ) - a prototype, 9mm non-lethal pistol (version of P-96S chambered for the non-lethal 9mm P.A. ammunition with rubber bullets).

Museum exhibits

References

Sources

  • 9х18 мм пистолет П-96М. Инструкция по эксплуатации П-96М.00.000 ДЭИ
  • 9х18 мм пистолет П-96М. Паспорт П-96М.00.000 ПС
  • А.Б. Жук. Энциклопедия стрелкового оружия: револьверы, пистолеты, винтовки, пистолеты-пулеметы, автоматы. М., АСТ - Воениздат, 2002. стр.440-441
  • Михаил Дегтярёв. П-96С - мал, да удал // журнал "Калашников. Оружие. Боеприпасы. Снаряжение", No. 1, 2000

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