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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P-83 Wanad canonical 1

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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 Polish Armed Forces ⓘ
Polish police ⓘ
linked to: Police of Poland

Polish security services ⓘ
post-Communist Polish police ⓘ
usedIn late 20th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

VIS 100 → replaced → P-83 Wanad ⓘ
subject linked to: VIS 100 pistol