GSh-18 explained

GSh-18 (ГШ-18)
Origin:Russia
Type:Semi-automatic pistol
Is Ranged:yes
Service:2000–present
Used By:Russia
Wars:Second Chechen War
Russo-Georgian War
Syrian Civil War
Russo-Ukrainian War
Designer:V.P. Gryazev[1]
A.G. Shipunov
Design Date:1998–2000[2]
Manufacturer:KBP Instrument Design Bureau
Unit Cost:14,810 roubles (2008)
23,314.44 roubles (2012)[3]
Production Date:2001–
Variants:various civilian versions
Weight:590g
Length:184mm
Part Length:103mm
Width:34mm
Height:136mm
Cartridge:9×19mm Parabellum
9×19mm 7N21 +P+
9×19mm 7N31 +P+
Action:Short recoil, rotating barrel striker fired
Velocity:535m/s–570m/s
Feed:18-round detachable box magazine
Sights:Fixed; front blade and rear notch

The GSh-18 (Cyrillic: ГШ-18) is a 9mm semi-automatic pistol developed by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula during the 1990s. The pistol's name is derived from its designers—Gryazev and Shipunov—and its magazine capacity of 18 rounds.

History

The GSh-18 entered service in 2000 with the Russian Ministry of Justice.[4] It was only in 2003 that the pistol was widely adopted under Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 166.[4]

Design details

The GSh-18 is a rotating-barrel, short recoil, locked-breech pistol with 10 locking lugs spaced equally around the barrel, the large locking surface area resulting in a strong lockup,[5] making it suitable for high-velocity ammunition loads. The GSh-18 may be employed using standard 9×19mm Parabellum rounds, but was designed for the high velocity, Russian armour-piercing 9×19mm 7N31 round. The pistol incorporates a pre-set striker. The slide and working parts are steel, and the weapon has a polymer frame.

Two different designs of grip have been observed.[5] The magazine capacity is 18 rounds, and an additional round may be carried in the chamber. The magazine release is reversible for left-handed shooters and the extractor doubles as a loaded chamber indicator. The magazines are a double stack, double feed design common to Russian military handguns.

Ammunition

The GSh-18 is designed to fire standard 9×19mm Parabellum as well as the Russian 9×19mm 7N21 (Cyrillic: 7Н21) and 7N31 (Cyrillic: 7Н31) +P+ armor-piercing rounds.[6] The 7N31, has demonstrated penetration of 8 mm of steel (15–20 meters of distance).[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Владимир Доквадзе. ГШ-18. Серьёзный аргумент. // журнал "Ружьё", No. 4, 2008
  2. Евгений Александров. Дело «Грачей». Новые пистолеты Российской армии. // журнал «Калашников. Оружие, боеприпасы, снаряжение», No. 4, 2003 г. стр.12-17
  3. "девятимиллиметровый пистолет ГШ-18. Это один из самых дорогих подарков – 23 314.44 руб."
    Руслан Игнатьев. Оружие в законе // "Экспресс-газета", No. 32 (913) от 15 августа 2012
  4. Web site: АРСЕНАЛ: Пистолет ГШ-18 - детище тульских оружейников - Журнал «Братишка» . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005235554/http://bratishka.ru/archiv/2006/7/2006_7_13.php . 5 October 2011 .
  5. Web site: GSH-18. 3 May 2013.
  6. Web site: GSH-18 . 23 October 2010 .
  7. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-06-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227074610/http://gun-magazine.ru/g408/g408092.jpg . 27 December 2013 . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: New Yarigin PYa 6P54 9mm semi-automatic pistol will replace old PM Makarov in Russian army TASS 11505161 weapons defence industry military technology UK analysis focus army defence military industry army.
  9. http://www.kbptula.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=162&Itemid=477&lang=ru ГШ-18 СПОРТ
  10. Постановление Правительства Российской Федерации No. 166 от 21 марта 2003 г.
  11. Web site: ОАО «Конструкторское бюро приборостроения» - Перспективы сотрудничества будут расширены . 5 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150123140103/http://www.kbptula.ru/ru/novosti/novosti-kbp/399-perspektivy-sotrudnichestva-budut-rasshireny . 23 January 2015 . dead .
  12. Постановление Правительства Российской Федерации No. 568 от 16 сентября 2006 года
  13. Постановление Правительства Российской Федерации No. 776 от 2 октября 2009 года "Об обеспечении боевым ручным стрелковым и иным оружием, патронами к нему, специальными средствами, оборудованием и снаряжением Федеральной службы судебных приставов"