P-83 Wanad

P-83 Wanad
P-83 pistol
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	Poland
Service history
In service	1983-2000
Used by	Polish police and armed forces
Production history
Designer	OBR Radom
Designed	1978
Manufacturer	Łucznik Arms Factory
Produced	1983-
Variants	P-83 in (9x17mm Short), P-83M, P-83G, P-93, PT-83
Specifications
Weight	730 g (26 oz) (P-83, P-83G) 650 g (23 oz) (P-83M) 750 g (26 oz) (P-93)
Length	165 mm (6.5 in) (P-83, P-83G) 170 mm (6.7 in) (P-93M) 178 mm (7.0 in) (P-93)
Barrel length	90 mm (3.5 in) (P-83, P-83M, P-83G) 100 mm (3.9 in) (P-93)
Width	30 mm (1.2 in) (P-83, P-83G, P-93) 34 mm (1.3 in) (P-83M)
Height	125 mm (4.9 in) (P-83, P-83G, P-93) 127 mm (5.0 in) (P-83M)
Cartridge	9x18mm Makarov (P-83, P-83M, P-93) .380 ACP (9x17mm Short) (P-83) .32 ACP (7.65x17mm Browning SR) (P-83) 9 mm PA (P-83G)
Action	Straight blowback
Muzzle velocity	312 m/s (1,024 ft/s) (P-83, P-83M) 284 m/s (931.8 ft/s) (P-83 in 9x17mm Short) 316 m/s (1,036.7 ft/s) (P-93)
Effective range	Sights fixed for 25 m (9x18mm Makarov)
Feed system	8-round box magazine
Sights	Fixed, front blade and rear notch

The P-83 Wanad is a 9 mm Polish semi-automatic pistol, chambered for the 9x18mm Makarov cartridge and designed by Ryszard Chełmicki and Marian Gryszkiewicz of the state research institute Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy in Radom. The P-83 succeeded the P-64 as the sidearm for the Polish Army and police.

In Fiction

A Wanad pistol plays an important part in the thriller The Girl Who Played With Fire, used by the book's protagonist Lisbeth Salander in several crucial scenes.