"Russian National Guard Adopts the Lebedev Pistol..." Topic

… (MPL and MPL1)

"Kalashnikov Concern has announced that the National Guard of the Russian Federation (aka Rosgvardiya) has adopted two versions of the Lebedev pistol – MPL and MPL1. According to Dmitry Tarasov, the CEO of Kalashnikov Concern, test samples of the pistols are already issued to Rosgvardiya units for field testing. Earlier, in February of the current year, it was announced that these pistols had successfully passed the government trials and were recommended for adoption. At the time of writing this article, it is unknown how many pistols Rosgvardiya is planning to order.

Designed by Dmitri Lebedev in 2014, the first version of this pistol, the PL-14, was introduced at the ARMY-2015 exhibition. Later, an improved version of the pistol called PL-15 and its compact sibling (PL-15K) were announced. The latest iterations of the full-size Lebedev pistol which are tailored to the requirements of Rosgvardiya are the MPL and MPL1. MPL (МПЛ) stands for Modulniy Pistolet Lebedeva (Модульный Пистолет Лебедева) which means Lebedev Modular Pistol. The MPL1 is apparently a suppressor-ready MPL featuring a longer (5″ vs 4.4″) threaded barrel and suppressor height sights. The latest edition of the compact Lebedev pistol is called PLK and there is also a competition model called SP1…."

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Armand

the more pistols look different the more they are the same

(smile)

Armand

well I guess it is time to retire PM. I didn't have much practice with it back then, but it was way more easier to hit the target with AK- even that our officers, joining us after tour to Afghanistan were very good with PM too.

Thanks!.

Armand