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The "Makarych" (Russian: "Макарыч") is a family of Russian non-lethal gas pistols with the ability to fire ammunition with rubber bullets.
It was developed jointly by the ZAO TSSZ "Kolchuga" and FGUP Izhevsk Mechanical Plant and is based on the Soviet Makarov pistol.




Variants






= Izhevsk Mechanical Plant

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IZH-79-9T "Makarych" (ИЖ-79-9Т «Макарыч») - first model, 8-round, 9 мм P.A. cartridge, production started in February 2004
IZH-79-9TM "Makarych" (ИЖ-79-9ТМ) - second model, 8-round, 9 мм P.A. cartridge, production started in 2006. Since September 2008, produced under designation МР-79-9ТМ
MP-471 - 8-round, designed in 2004, production started in 2005, 10x23 mm cartridge. Available only for private security companies
IZH-79-9TM-10 (ИЖ-79-9ТМ-10) - 10-round, 9 мм P.A. cartridge. Since September 2008, produced under designation МР-79-9ТМ-10
МР-80-13Т - new model, 6-round, .45 Rubber cartridge




= Ukrainian derivatives

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Several Ukrainian manufacturers converts Soviet Makarov pistols into non-lethal gas pistols with the ability to fire ammunition with rubber bullets:

"Berkut" ("Беркут") - 8-round, 9 мм P.A. cartridge (produced by OOO "Berkut", Dnepropetrovsk). 1257 Soviet Makarov pistols were converted into "Berkut" non-lethal pistols
PMR (ПМР) - 8-round, 9 мм P.A. cartridge (produced by OOO "SOBR", Kharkov)
PMR .45 Rubber (ПМР .45 Rubber) - 6-round, .45 Rubber cartridge (produced by OOO "SOBR", Kharkov)
PM-RF (ПМ-РФ) - 8-round, 9 мм P.A. cartridge (produced by RPC Fort, Vinnitsa)
PM-T (ПМ-Т) and PM-GT (ПМ-ГТ) - 8-round, 9 мм P.A. cartridge (produced by "ERMA-Inter", Kyiv)
PMSh-1 (ПМШ1) - 8-round, 9 мм P.A. cartridge (since 2011 produced by OOO UNSP «Шмайсер», Vasylkiv)




Legal status


Kazakhstan - The use of non-lethal weapons in Kazakhstan is permitted to civil population, and it is also used by private security guards
Russia - The use of non-lethal weapons in Russia is permitted to civil population, and it is also used by private security. A permit to purchase, possess, or carry a self-defense non-lethal weapon must be obtained from the police department.
Ukraine - Ukrainian pistols are allowed for private security guards




References






Sources


К. И. Куценко, И. Ю. Макаров. Возможности судебно-медицинской оценки повреждений одежды, причинённых холостым выстрелом из пистолета MP-79-TM // журнал «Судебно-медицинская экспертиза», No. 2, 2013. стр.7-11




External links


Official site
IZMASH site

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