IMZ produced over five million examples of the Makarov for military use and pistol is still in production for commercial sales. The Makarov wasn’t officially replaced until 2003 by the Yarygin pistol, also from IMZ. Officially designated the PM (Пистолет Макарова – Pistolet Makarova or Makarov’s Pistol) the pistol became universally known as the Makarov and entered Soviet service in 1951. In 1950 the pistol submitted by IMZ was selected to become the new standard sidearm for soviet forces. A young engineer, Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov, was given the job of leading the design team for the IMZ entry to the competition. Soon after the end of the war, a Soviet design competition was announced to find a replacement for the ageing Nagant M1895 revolver and TT-33 Tokarev pistol. The plant, Izhevsky Mechanichesky Zavod ( Ижевский механический завод – Izhevsk Mechanical Works, usually known as IMZ or Izmash) was hugely successful, producing vast quantities of arms and ammunition during World War Two. Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov in the late 1960s An armoury had existed in this location since the early nineteenth century and production at the new manufacturing plant was to include Degtyarev and Simonov anti-tank rifles, Nagant revolvers and the TT-33 pistol. In 1942 the State Defence Committee announced that N° 622 State All-Union Small-Arms Plant would be established in the city of Izhevsk in the Western Urals. In late 1941, as Nazi armies were pressing towards Moscow, the Soviet Union began moving essential manufacturing capacity east, to the Urals, where it would be beyond the range of German air attacks. In addition to reviewing my experience with the single MP-654K that I owned, I’ll also be looking at the history and development of this replica, refuting some of the myths surrounding it and providing reference information for anyone who may be considering owning one. The 654 has undergone a number of changes since it was introduced in 1998, so this review is a little different to usual. It’s certainly a weighty, rugged and reliable air pistol which is amenable to tuning and improvement.
There is some argument for saying that this isn’t really a replica at all – it’s simply a CO2 powered version of the original firearm. The Baikal MP-654K is a replica air pistol which is made in the same manufacturing plant as the original Makarov pistol.
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