The officers of the 41 Army began rearmament from the PM to the Rooks
The officer corps of the 41 second armored army of the Central Military District, stationed in Siberia, began to use the Yarygin pistol “PYa Grach”. This is the press service of the district.
According to the information provided by the press service, the officers for the first time received an armament as a personal weapons Attacks and defenses of Yarygin’s “Grach” pistols instead of Makarov’s “PM” pistols, adopted as early as 1951. Prior to that, in the district, as a experiment, a special forces brigade was re-equipped with Yarygin's pistols, while army officers receive these weapons for the first time. At the initial stage of rearmament, it is planned to transfer a hundred units of Grach pistols to the 41 army.
The gun of Yarygin "Grach" is a semi-automatic self-loading pistol made in Russia. Developed by a team of designers under the leadership of V. A. Yarygin, mass production mastered at the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant. Automation works according to the use of recoil in the short course of the trunk. Used for shooting cartridge caliber 9X19 mm, magazine capacity - 18 cartridges. Double action fuse that allows you to equally use the gun to both right-handers and left-handers. There is an attachment for a rifle tactical flashlight.
Weapon length: 190 mm, Barrel length: 114 mm, Weapon height: 140 mm, Weapon width: 38 mm, Weight without ammunition: 950 g
According to the information provided by the press service, the officers for the first time received an armament as a personal weapons Attacks and defenses of Yarygin’s “Grach” pistols instead of Makarov’s “PM” pistols, adopted as early as 1951. Prior to that, in the district, as a experiment, a special forces brigade was re-equipped with Yarygin's pistols, while army officers receive these weapons for the first time. At the initial stage of rearmament, it is planned to transfer a hundred units of Grach pistols to the 41 army.
The gun of Yarygin "Grach" is a semi-automatic self-loading pistol made in Russia. Developed by a team of designers under the leadership of V. A. Yarygin, mass production mastered at the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant. Automation works according to the use of recoil in the short course of the trunk. Used for shooting cartridge caliber 9X19 mm, magazine capacity - 18 cartridges. Double action fuse that allows you to equally use the gun to both right-handers and left-handers. There is an attachment for a rifle tactical flashlight.
Weapon length: 190 mm, Barrel length: 114 mm, Weapon height: 140 mm, Weapon width: 38 mm, Weight without ammunition: 950 g
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