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Izhevsk Mechanical Plant
Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (, ''Izhevsky Mekhanicheskiy Zavod'') or IZHMEKH (ИЖМЕХ) was a major firearms manufacturer founded in Izhevsk in 1942 for manufacturing small arms.
In 2013, it merged with Izhmash to form Kalashnikov Concern.
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as the civilian version of the Yarygin PYa pistol used by the Russian military since 2003.
The MP-446 is a short
recoil-operated
Recoil operation is an operating mechanism used to implement locked-breech autoloading firearms. Recoil operated firearms use the energy of recoil to cycle the action, as opposed to gas operation or blowback operation using the pressure of th ...
, locked breech pistol. It weighs around when unloaded, and has a
magazine
A magazine is a periodical literature, periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content (media), content forms. Magazines are generally fin ...
capacity of 18 rounds.
The key differences between MP-446 and MP-443 are the frame materials (
polyamide
A polyamide is a polymer with repeating units linked by amide bonds.
Polyamides occur both naturally and artificially. Examples of naturally occurring polyamides are proteins, such as wool and silk. Artificially made polyamides can be made throug ...
rather than steel) and barrel construction: the barrel of the MP-446 was intentionally weakened to prevent the safe use of high-powered armour-piercing military rounds (i.e. Russian 9x19mm 7N21 type, 9x19mm NATO) or civilian " +P" or "+P+" cartridges.
Variants
MP-446 Viking
Export variant with an 18-round magazineГалина Валеева. Ещё раз о пистолете Ярыгина // журнал «Калашников. Оружие, боеприпасы, снаряжение», № 1, 2013. стр.52-54. It may also be fitted with 10-round magazines.
MP-446C Viking
Sport modification of МР-446 "Viking" pistol.
It was developed according to the requirements of the
International Practical Shooting Confederation
The International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) is the world's largest shooting sport association, and the largest and oldest within practical shooting. Founded in 1976, the IPSC nowadays affiliates over 100 regions from Africa, America ...
(IPSC).
In 2003 the МР-446С "Viking" was included in the official list of weapons used in international competitions according to IPSC rules.
It has an upgraded shooting accuracy and patterning in comparison with a base variant; opportunity to adjust trigger travel after a shot; adjustable sights; 120 mm barrel length version is available.
MP-446C Viking-M
Improved version of the MP-446C, with considerations for modern civilian markets, such as a standard Picatinny rail on the underside of the frame, removable sights that are compatible with aftermarket
Glock
Glock (; stylized as GLOCK) is a brand of polymer- framed, short-recoil-operated, striker-fired, locked-breech semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by Austrian manufacturer Glock Ges.m.b.H.
The firearm entered Austrian military an ...
examples, a longer barrel likely for the option of threading for aftermarket devices with reinforcement in stressful areas, increased part durability to a claimed 50,000 rounds, improved feed ramp, and improved magazines while retaining the ability to function with older examples.
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** Since 2003 adopted as training pistol"''2.2.1/002 Пистолет спортивно-тренировочный МР 446 ВИКИНГ''" Постановление Правительства Республики Казахстан № 1305 от 28 декабря 2006 года "Об утверждении Государственного кадастра гражданского и служебного оружия и патронов к нему на 2007 год"
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Museum exhibits
A MP-446 "Viking" pistol is in the collection of M. T. Kalashnikov Museum in
Izhevsk
Izhevsk or Ijevsk (, ; , or ) is the capital city of Udmurtia, Russia. It is situated along the Izh River, west of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. It is the 21st-largest city in Russia, and the most populous in Udmurtia, with over 600,000 ...