Baikal makarov serial numbers8/31/2023 ![]() ![]() In concept the Makarov PM is a very simple pistol, the designer Makarov and his team, during development, drastically simplified the construction of the pistol, improving its reliability and reducing the number of parts to an astonishing 27, not including the magazine. The slide also has a full- length textured anti-glare strip on the top of the slide. ![]() The Makarov design is widely regarded as particularly well balanced. The original PM model, on which this example is based is heavy for its size, largely because of the heavy slide which is needed to provide greater inertia to delay the opening of the breech until the internal pressures have fallen to a safe level. This pistol is originally chambered for the 8 x 22mm less-than-lethal blank or gas cartridge, which provides enough energy to cycle the blowback action. Blowback designs are simple and more accurate than designs using a recoiling, tilting, or articulated barrel, but they are limited practically by the need to have weight in the slide. In a blowback designs such as this, the only force holding the slide closed is that of the recoil spring wrapped around the barrel as a consequence upon firing the barrel and slide do not have to unlock. It is an 8 shot medium-size pistol with a straight blowback action and is of all steel construction with a frame-fixed barrel. The Baikal Model IZH-79-8 is the commercial blank and gas firing version of the Makarov PM and sold under Izmekh's commercial arm, Baikal. ![]()
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