Russia’s new generation MP446 “Pirate” pistol: The MP446 “Pirate” (VIKING) pistol is developed, produced and sold by the Russian company Iremek. It is a pistol that can be compared with the Austrian Glock 17 pistol. Comparable semi-automatic pistol. This gun is basically the same as the new standard MP443 "Glaz" pistol of the Russian army. In addition to being exported as a civilian gun, it is also used as a self-defense weapon for Russian security personnel and government officials.
The structural principle of this gun is not much different from that of the Yalikin PYa pistol. The main difference is the base material and barrel structure: the base of the MP-446 pistol is a polymer with an embedded steel frame, and the barrel The wall is slightly thinner and the ability to withstand chamber pressure is lower. Therefore, it cannot fire military strong-loading ammunition (7N21 or 7N31, etc.), but can only fire ordinary 9×19mm Luger pistol rounds (Parabellum caliber). ).
In order to make it difficult for Western countries to understand the development and equipment of Russian weapons, Russia has inherited the extremely complex weapon nomenclature adopted in the Soviet era, that is, the same weapon has multiple names. For example, a new Russian military standard semi-automatic pistol has four different names: MP443, "Grazi", 6P35 and PYa. MP443 is the name of the weapon of the manufacturer Iremek Company, and "Glaz" is the code name of Russia's project plan to develop a new generation of pistols to conceal the truth about the testing of pistols using new ammunition (9×19mm pistol bullets).
Of course, non-military weapons do not have military weapon organization numbers and military nicknames, so most civilian and export firearms have more than two names. For example, the MP446 "Pirate" pistol is represented by the "MP446" named by the manufacturer Iremek Company and the nickname "Pirate" given by the manufacturer to make it easier for ordinary users to remember. Sometimes it is also called "Iremek". · Baikal MP446 'Pirate' Pistol" is a long list of names.
The most difficult thing to identify Russian pistols is the name of the manufacturer. During the Soviet era, the Vostok Company, an export company of the Soviet government, exported and sold many sporting pistols and sporting rifles under the name "Baikal". "Baikal" has become the brand name of a well-known Russian sporting gun in the world. An arsenal that produced small arms for military use and also produced sporting guns during the Soviet era. The Vostok Company uniformly uses the "Baikal" trademark name to export sports guns of various manufacturers to the outside world in order to keep them secret from abroad.
MP446 adopts the short recoil working principle of the barrel, the barrel offset locking mechanism, and the magazine is made of steel, with two ammunition capacities of 10 rounds and 17 rounds. The magazine support plate is made of polymer. The magazine catch is located at the rear of the trigger guard, allowing for larger slopes in front of the notched rear sights on the left and right sides of the gun body, so that they will not get caught when loaded into the holster, above the left and right sides of the grip. All have the logo of Iremek Company.