Russian media: The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is ready to sign a contract for a new pistol to officially replace a generation of classic "Makarov"

Source: World Wide Web

The information office of russia's Kalashnikov Group Company, which develops AK series assault rifles, said on August 23 that the company and the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs are preparing to sign a contract for the purchase of the "Lebedev" compact pistol to replace the "Makarov" pistol currently equipped by the ministry.

Kalashnikov Group Company "Lebedev" pistol infographic

According to the Russian Satellite News Agency reported on August 23, Kalashnikov Group Company said that the current "Lebedev" pistol orderer is the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the pistol will replace the "Makarov" pistol used by it. The trial of the "Lebedev" compact pistol in the Ministry of Internal Affairs is coming to an end, and the Kalashnikov Group and the Ministry of Internal Affairs are preparing to sign a contract.

According to the report, the speed of replacing the "Makarov" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with a new "Lebedev" pistol will be determined by the orderer. At present, the Russian powerful department is currently equipped with a total of about 100,000 Makarov pistols.

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has not commented on this news for the time being.

According to another source from the Kalashnikov group, the Russian Defense Ministry is also interested in the "Lebedev" compact pistol, "but it is too early to talk about the specifics".

The Kalashnikov Group is willing to participate in the recycling of the old "Makarov" pistol if the user wishes, but the issue has not been discussed.

According to the data, the "Makarov" pistol became the standard equipment of the former Soviet Army and some Warsaw Pact countries in 1951, and is still in service in the Russian army and powerful departments, as well as in many countries. The gun has a simple structure, is easy to produce, and can be concealed and carried. Russia's new "Lebedev" pistol completed national tests in February this year. It is a modular pistol designed according to standard configurations and special mission schemes, and has the potential to be upgraded, such as attaching various external equipment, using large-capacity magazines, etc.