Makarov
/ˈmakərɒf/ /məˈkɑːrɒf/noun
A type of self-loading pistol.
- The original 9mm gun was developed in the Soviet Union in 1951 for military and police use and went into production in 1954. It was later also produced in a number of other East European countries and in China..
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Handbook Soviet Army. From the name of Nikolaj Fëdorovič Makarov, who designed the gun.