P-83 Wanad

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The P-83 Wanad is a compact Polish semi-automatic pistol chambered in 9×18mm Makarov, widely used by Polish military and police forces during the late 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf firearm
semi-automatic pistol
action blowback-operated
caliber 9 mm
cartridge 9×18mm Makarov
category compact pistol
chamberedFor 9×18mm Makarov
countryOfOrigin Poland
designedBy Polish engineers
designedFor military use
police use
designedIn 1970s
era Cold War
feedSystem single-stack magazine
firingMode double-action/single-action
frameMaterial steel
gripMaterial plastic
handgunType service pistol
hasFeature exposed hammer
external safety
steel slide
intendedRole personal defense weapon
service sidearm
introducedIn 1983
magazineCapacity 8 rounds
magazineType detachable box magazine
manufacturer Łucznik Arms Factory
namedAfter vanadium
operationType short recoil blowback
originLanguageName Pistolet wzór 1983 Wanad
primaryUser Poland
productionPeriod 1980s
replaced P-64 pistol
safety decocker
manual safety lever
serviceEntry 1983
sightType fixed iron sights
successorTo P-64 Czak
triggerMechanism double-action/single-action
usedAs standard sidearm
usedBy Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland
surface form: Polish Armed Forces

Police of Poland
surface form: Polish police

Polish security forces
surface form: Polish security services

post-Communist Polish police
usedIn late 20th century

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VIS 100 pistol replaced P-83 Wanad
subject surface form: VIS 100