Manual

By the eany 1970's. a few shortcomings to the original P-64 design had
been ident1f1ed. These included a short sight radius. small magazine
capacity and heavy d.ouble action trigger pull. In 1972 some minor
modifications were to the trigger 'mechanism and the hammer was
given a larger hammer spur.
The trigger pull was little changed and magazine capacity remained
sixrounds. The Polish forces desired a change and a series of prototype
service pistols were made: P-70. P-75. P-78A. P-78B. etc. In the late
1970's. the P-83 (0 production version of the P-78BI was adopted to re-
ploce the P-64.
The P-64 saw wen over 20 years service as the Polish standard sidearm.
.
Some are still encountered in use by Polish reserve military and police
forces. The pistol is no longer manufactured.
P-64 PISTOL
TABLE 1: TECHNICAL DATA OF PISTOL AND CARTRIDGE
Country of origin Poland .
Manufacturer Z.M. luczinik. Radoni. Poland
Model P-64
Caliber 9 x 18 mm (9mm Makarov)
MuzzJe Velocity 1017 fps
Bullet weight. type 71 grain. FMJ
Adopted by
Palm Government
Finish
Weight
(with empty magazine)
Overall Length
Overall Height
Thickness
Barrel length
Sight Radius
Sights
Safeties
Magazine
1964
Blued
21.9 ounces
6.3 inches
4.6 inches
1.0 inches
3.33 inches
4.5 inches
Fixed: Front - Blade
Rear - Square notch
Slide top checkered to pre-empt glare
Manual. trigger bar block
Firing pin block
Loaded chamber indicator
6 round. detachable box
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