![]() ![]() The slide is thinner than that.ġ975 is stamped into my sample pistol’s slide, so being a trained detective I’m going to guess that is the year it was made. It is a very flat gun, about an inch thick at the widest part, the black plastic grips. Overall it is 6.3 inches long by 4.6 inches tall with the magazine (with fingerhook floorplate) in place. ![]() (Photo by Andrea Missig)īecause it is all steel the P-64, at 22 ounces, is a bit heavy compared to modern polymer-framed autos, but size-wise it is very concealable. The P-64 is a compact and easy to conceal double-action design which operates via simple blow-back. The P-64 is chambered in the Cold War favorite handgun cartridge, 9x18 Makarov, and in size and appearance it reminds me quite a bit of the Walther PPK. Just like the Makarov, CZ 82 and Walther PPK it is an all steel DA/SA auto. ![]() The 9x18mm Polish P-64 pistol then hit the market and sold very well. A few years ago CZ 82s were everywhere and I bought one. Twenty years ago the market was flooded with 9x18mm Makarovs and 7.62x25mm TT-33 Tokarevs (my father-in-law bought one of those). market, and the make/type changes every few years depending on which organization is upgrading their issue pistols. Surplus/trade-in European pistols have always been hot sellers in the U.S. ![]()
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