PSM pistol

PSM
PSM
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1973–present
Used by	See Users
Production history
Designed	1969
Produced	1973–Present
Variants	IZh-75, Baikal-441
Specifications
Mass	460 g (16 oz)
Length	155 mm (6.1 in)
Barrel length	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
Height	117 mm (4.6 in)
Cartridge	5.45×18mm
Action	Blowback
Muzzle velocity	315 m/s (1,033 ft/s)
Effective firing range	Sights fixed for 25 m
Feed system	8-round detachable box magazine
Sights	Rear notch and front post

The PSM (Pistolet Samozaryadny Malogabaritny, Russian for "compact self-loading pistol") was designed by the Tula Design Bureau in 1969 as a self-defense firearm for law enforcement and military officers of the USSR. The pistol entered production at the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant in 1973.

The PSM is a blowback-operated handgun with a double-action trigger and slide-mounted manual safety without a slide stop. The grip panels are made from thin aluminum and new model with hard plastic. The weapon is made from steel.

The PSM was designed around the newly developed 5.45×18mm cartridge, which was developed for the weapon by Precision Mechanical Engineering Central Research Institute. The cartridge is capable of penetrating 55 layers of kevlar at realistic engagement distances.[1] This cartridge has a bottlenecked case and a spitzer-pointed jacketed bullet, providing performance superior to the .22 LR and .25 ACP (6.35×16mmSR Browning) rounds.

The pistol was primarily intended for army high command staff. However, owing to its insignificant dimensions, especially small thickness (21 mm across the safety catch), it soon became popular with security (KGB) and law enforcement (militsiya) personnel. The PSM was also appreciated by higher echelon Communist Party functionaries.[1]

Other designations

MPTs (Malokalibernyj Pistolet Tsentralnogo-boya; "Small-caliber Pistol, Center-fire")[2]

Variants

IZh-75 (ИЖ-75) - an export model in .25 ACP.[3]
IZh-78 (ИЖ-78) - 7.6mm gas pistol[4]
IZh-78-9T (ИЖ-78-9Т) - 9mm non-lethal pistol (9mm P.A.K.)

Users

Syria:by the Syrian army and special units and police
Armenia[5]
Azerbaijan[5]
Belarus[5] - custom service[6]
Bulgaria[5]
Georgia[5]
Kazakhstan[5] - police[7]
Kyrgyzstan[5]
Latvia[5]
Moldova[5]
Mongolia[5]
Russia[5]
Tajikistan[5]
Turkmenistan[5]
Ukraine[5]
Uzbekistan[5]

gollark: Obviously I have backups, to a repurposed possibly-failing laptop drive.

gollark: As a "based" person my primary data storage is a dubious 7.2krpm drive my server shipped with which has been in continuous operation for 8 years or so.

gollark: According to *actual data*, Seagate is fine.

gollark: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-hard-drive-stats-q1-2021/

gollark: Isn't it over the record temperature of 51ish degC?

References

http://warfare.be/db/catid/277/linkid/1836/title/psm/
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2008-06-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
«2.1. Газовое оружие самообороны... Пистолет ИЖ-78-7,6 кал. 7,6 мм»
Перечень служебного и гражданского оружия и боеприпасов к нему, вносимых в Государственный кадастр служебного и гражданского оружия (утверждён распоряжением Правительства РФ № 1207-р от 3 августа 1996 года)
Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
Постановление Совета Министров Республики Беларусь № 202 от 19 февраля 2003 г. «Об утверждении перечня специальных средств, видов огнестрельного оружия, боеприпасов и взрывчатых веществ, используемых в таможенных органах Республики Беларусь»
Постановление Правительства Республики Казахстан № 163 от 17 февраля 2003 г. "Об утверждении норм и перечня оружия и специальных средств, которые имеют право применять сотрудники органов финансовой полиции"

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[:0-1] ttp://warfare.be/db/catid/277/linkid/1836/title/psm/

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2008-06-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[autogenerated3-4] «2.1. Газовое оружие самообороны... Пистолет ИЖ-78-7,6 кал. 7,6 мм»
Перечень служебного и гражданского оружия и боеприпасов к нему, вносимых в Государственный кадастр служебного и гражданского оружия (утверждён распоряжением Правительства РФ № 1207-р от 3 августа 1996 года)

[jones2009-5] Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.

[6] Постановление Совета Министров Республики Беларусь № 202 от 19 февраля 2003 г. «Об утверждении перечня специальных средств, видов огнестрельного оружия, боеприпасов и взрывчатых веществ, используемых в таможенных органах Республики Беларусь»

[7] Постановление Правительства Республики Казахстан № 163 от 17 февраля 2003 г. "Об утверждении норм и перечня оружия и специальных средств, которые имеют право применять сотрудники органов финансовой полиции"