AMAZING RARE Russian PSM Pistol

[@JohnSmith-tz9qf]

For those, who do not understand how thin this gun is: This gun was created for concealed carry, and one of the requirement for the future gun was a thickness of box of matches. Engineers succeeded and this tiny beast was created... My grandfather was a high-rank general in soviet era, and his private gun was PSM... I surely remember how positively he remarked this gun, especially its size and durability)))

[@armr6937]

Gun Jesus is that you?

[@julianscaeva4334]

I wonder what he would say if he saw the Russian military today)))))

[@wewebilll]

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[@blakeslide6919]

I love how he is very vague about how he got the gun and the ammo, very fishy, but very cool!

[@blakeslide6919]

***** Hahahah, for sure man. I would love some "connections".

[@aronkovacs1386]

+blakeslidethetroll technically it's illegal in the US, the bullet is considered armor piercing.

[@blakeslide6919]

Aron Kovacs Yeah, shitty government huh, so much for land of the free...

[@aronkovacs1386]

yeah because this gun is sooooo much more dangerous than anything out there. Let's not talk about gun bans. Raises my blood pressure to unacceptable levels

[@blakeslide6919]

Aron Kovacs Ha, yeah, all gun control is pretty much useless (Example, France)

[@-Opiate-]

That's really accurate for such a small pistol. Well done Vickers.

[@Snurker]

Looks like a Makarov and a Walther PPK had a baby.

[@muhammadnajmimurindo9289]

And the round is not 9mm short / 9mm makarov is 5.45x18mm so small but powerful .

[@theOneRizzolliMick]

That would be called incest.

[@79huddy]

I have one of these converted to .380 with a smooth barrel and fully polished like a Mexicans hubcap

[@benwarner6761]

Couldn't have described the firearm any better. Bravo

[@richardkluesek4301]

@@79huddy That would be a good seller in .32 or .380 on the American commercial ccw market.

[@zachp7603]

thats a nice slim pistol... simply slide it into your pocket like a phone.

[@PabloAnonimus]

Its gun for senior officers...

[@aweaeawwfwawe7394]

wait are you suggesting that they have more of a right to have them?

[@zachp7603]

everybody was hoping trump will help get along with russia however, all I have seen suggests he will continue to push the same globalist agendas as before. That might have been his initial plans but he has too much pressure and is giving in.

[@danni8191]

aweaea wwfwawe They cant be seen with guns, largely. It telegraphs distrust, which you dont want to do as a diplomat.

[@andopajus1941]

Matthew Caughey et

[@oneproudbrowncoat]

One can achieve a similar effect with a .32 ACP handgun re-barrelled for .25 NAA. The 5.45mm×18mm performs very closely like the North American Arms loading, and the .25 NAA is available in the U.S.

[@GeorgeThePineapple]

I didn't even think those exist in US. Interesting gun. There are several civilian modifications in Russia. Usually you can distinguish one's owner by a scratch on the thumb. PSM decocker at it's finest :)

[@GeorgeThePineapple]

***** .25 version (known as IZH-75) was for export only and it was made both in 5.45x18 and .25 auto, bacause they've figured out that there is not a whole lot of original PSM ammunition out there. I see claims that those guns were actually exported "to the West", but I can't confirm that or deny. Stechkin is a truly a masterpiece of a handgun. Even with it's bulk, tiny old-fashioned sights and questionable grip. It works not that well with modern ammunition though... In Russia and former soviet republics stechkin has probably as much of a cultural influence as 1911 in US, so it is one of the most desired guns out there, especially in places where, as you have mentioned, "law is not so strong". Speaking of early XX century guns, all of those came from early 1920s and earlier, when private firearms wheren't prohibited. Pre-revolutionary Russia was full of steyrs, mausers, savages, colts... American made firearms were evaluated higher than european ones, but also a bit more expensive. Every officer of russian army back in days was proud to have his own gun, not an issued Nagant-1895. On civilian market automatic handguns were also in demand, most popular handgun, of course, was Browning M1900, aka Browning №1. C-96 was a must-have for any revolutionary red army officer, well, bacause it was one of the best guns to fire from a horseback :D And a cool-looking gun in general. Since then it became iconic in soviet films and literature. When soviet government decided to confiscate all the handguns from citizens, it was, if I remember correctly, at the middle stage of civil war, so no surprise why a lot of those where hidden back in days.

[@gunbook8049]

+George Parkhomenko not really a scratch from decocker, just need to get used to it. I use if for years. Supergun!

[@kotanaru3893]

I love the editing. >dramatic slowmotion whoooommcchhhh >normal time pok pok

[@spaceballs72]

You just stole the words out of my mouth

[@arthurmead5341]

Oh fuck off

[@sonyprototype5216]

Pok pok sfx remains me the cat pop its mouth meme

[@gunbook8049]

I have one in rubber-bullet version (available for civilians in Russia). And of course a gunbook for it (sse on Ebay). Carry it for many years, it's unnoticeable and comfortable to wear. Ideal EDC gun

[@903lew]

You know a gun is rare when even LAV don't know everything about it. Great video!

[@andreasgauckler3152]

Larry, this pistol became available on the German market right after the re-unification of east and west Germany. At that time I didn't see any use for this gun especially as a hunter you were and are still today limited to possession of 2 handguns in Germany. It was available through Frankonia Jagd Würzburg for about 200 German Mark which would have been about 100 Euros in todays currency. The availability of ammunition at that time was already a big problem, another factor why I didn't buy the gun. Andreas

[@NoXoNaToR]

I think we should all take a moment to thank whoever it was who stopped that loud stupid lord of the rings music! I can actual hear what Larry says. Thank you and keep the good work up.

[@TheYarik87]

I Z H E V S K !!!! Not Izhvesk.

[@gammainc1666]

americans don't speak russian

[@VladPolarexplorer]

It's not that fuckin hard mate

[@gammainc1666]

we still don't speak russian

[@ArthurD]

Obscurify I think you simply has no brains to remember simple foreign words.

[@jasonpatowsky6929]

My tongue broke. :C

[@STB-jh7od]

So basically, they took 9x18 makarov round, necked down to 5.45 bullet. Love the lines of the pistol.

[@alekxu]

This is the best KZbin channel hands down. Larry's got the connection to shoot some rare weapons. Amazing.

[@BRZ513]

Ask your Russian frends about PSS ^_^ you like it a lot

[@olegigorevichp.669]

pss is worse

[@perfectlynormalhuman5473]

finding 7.62x38 SP-4 is extremely hard, itd be better if he reviewed a polish NG-30 (basicaly the russian Nagant M1895 but better quality) because the ammo is kinda cheaper.

[@iamtorcman]

In a limited fashion these were available in Canada in the surplus market in the late 80s early 90s. I have an old catalog poked away somewhere with them listed.

[@Community-Action]

Felt recoil is significantly higher with a fixed barrel. Can really feel the static vibration in the hand after every shot.

[@Antraeon]

Am I wrong in saying that Izhmash products from any era are some of the best on the market?

[@TheMrDemonized]

nope, you are right

[@whitets1]

demonized ff

[@skylarpatterson3363]

Never heard of this pistol before today,thanks for introducing me to it.

[@mafiasentinel7040]

There is in these two videos - extremely rare earlier version of this pistol. It has aluminium grip instead plastic and flat trigger guard. Also, in fact no one was like them because smallest stopping action.

[@BATJACJW]

cool firearm, looking good brother keep up the great videos

[@theOneRizzolliMick]

Why do all people in America say izhVEsk instead of iZHEvsk

[@MrSomebodyStrange]

Miguel Rizzolli Linguistic difficulties, I suppose

[@MrSomebodyStrange]

***** But sh is a different sound that is present in English

[@ibrjvfhe]

+Miguel Rizzolli I live in the city of Izhevsk, and it linguistically masculine)

[@theOneRizzolliMick]

Why don't you get a life other than being an internet troll?

[@gammainc1666]

because we dont speak fucking russian

[@BACCHUS777]

Will we see future videos on this gun testing its puported body armor defeating capabilities?

[@nbates9893]

No...

[@notcomplicit7982]

+5.56 Or 5.45? 545 all day

[@ajsworldruledbycats2329]

You can see a video of this gun in the forgotten weapons channel here in KZbin

[@Talex-jb8bp]

That's a neat little pistol and I didn't even know that there was a minimum width for the ATF rules learn something new every day

[@marknutt4470]

I know they are some Glocks that don't meet the requirements so they can't import them

[@TacticalTerry]

Yeah I think it was the GCA of 1968 which set materials and physical sizes for the imported guns. Government tried to disarm the non-affluent minorities and stop the flood of Saturday Night Specials from overseas. Kind of a 2 for 1 deal since it appealed to a senator in California who was being harassed by The Black Panthers for bad laws he wanted to pass. Also kept domestic firearms manufacturers safe from competition.

[@nerd9684]

Looked up ammo for this gun just out of curiosity and its $10.00 per round!

[@AaaAaa-ly3on]

So, what if that $10.00 or 100 will save your life?

[@bertroost1675]

@@AaaAaa-ly3on It's still expensive and he was letting us know.

[@AspenSavage]

This was on my homepage after Brandon Herrera talked about it 🤔

[@MrThomass281]

Where the heck would you get ammo? Cool vid and gun.

[@gary1961]

Wow - ultra-cool at 3:43 when you can actually see the bullet in slo-mo. It sounds like a kid's toy gun. I wonder how many have been assassinated by one of these over the years?

[@rayhanes1347]

Wow that's an amazing fact on how that pistol may hate got over here. This guy gets his hand on the craziest sttuff

[@BalticBuffalo]

In Latvia, one can find these guns quite easily. Today ammo is the problem, because of import ban from Russia. I have shot one of these guns, nothing but a great experience.

[@luggilu7864]

I love those small pocket pistols (I'm absolutely 0% sure if that's the correct term). Walther ppk, makarov pistols, and maybe even a p22. Love it

[@nightofthunder5509]

Guess compact or light pistol would be a better term pocket pistols to me are the little .25 things

[@Serenityindailylife]

looks just like the P64, love those. Saw one in a crate of P64's before.

[@MILITARY-TUBE]

They were making a civilian version called IZh-75 in .25 ACP but it's hard to get too.

[@charleslindberg829]

Between Forgotten Weapons review and Vickers tac, I can't decide which video is more awesome.

[@NormanMatchem]

Very cool, never heard of this one before. Certainly does look incredibly thin!

[@revmarcell6449]

The ammo was $100 a round 30 years ago. The pistols are like $10 K....if you can find one.. there is also a version in 6.35 mm (25 cal)

[@MrMacchiare]

My dad had one on his service. Amazing handgun

[@Moonlislav]

Даешь русские субтитры! :D

[@nuraly78]

9Moonligh9 learn English. это не так сложно

[@Moonlislav]

nuraly78 Не дружу с языками, уверен, не один такой.

[@nuraly78]

9Moonligh9 если не ошибаюсь, ты русский, да?

[@Moonlislav]

Верно.

[@ИванИванов-ы9б3м]

+ 9Moonligh9 привет братуха из Беларуси!

[@christianhjelmstrom224]

Considering how compact the 5.45x18mm cartridge is, and low pressure, I think if the Russians "boosted it" like they did with the 9x21mm (Gyurza) and even the 9x19mm (7N21 and 7N31 AP round) cartridges, we would have an excelent PDW cartridge to rival the 4.6x30mm or even the 5.7x28mm. There is a video in the "Forgotten Weapons" Channel, where the PSM is tested against a 3A Kevlar armor, and goes through, like it was butter. My point is if, in a so compact handgun the (low pressure)and without any specially build AP ammo, the 5.45x18mm round is capable of penetrating body armor, an overpressure version of it, with AP steel core and fired from a longer barrel can reach simmilar ballistics to well known PDW rounds and become their Russian equivalent. The main advantages are: it's lower recoil and more compact ammo, wich allow more accurate controlled burst and you can carry more ammo to sustain it. Also, by having a lighter, faster and more aerodynamic buller, there is better range and the bullet can mantain muzzle energy for much longer distances than the 9mm, and even the 7N31 bullet.

[@edgarburlyman738]

The internet says 1000 fps but that case says 1500 fps

[@vig237]

It's called general hand gun, used mainly by top military officers in Soviet Union/ Russia Tula still produces ammo for the gun.

[@shlamimk4664]

It would be cool if they made a little machine pistol in that calibre. Like a cz scorpion, but even smaller.

[@joeyacosta1871]

Thanks for the TCM deal really helps on the tighs.here and there.thank you.

[@Tekdiver1981]

The sound is just awesome

[@RexApplegate]

The ammo was very scarce and pricey even 10 years ago. Either Larry has a connection to get ammo or this was a hell of an expensive segment as far as two single stack mag dumps goes.

[@GeorgeThePineapple]

bob bobo I bet a bottle of vodka that it was just like that

[@viperdagger7732]

The PSM would be awesome for conceal carry.

[@Mmyers1177]

I’m here from Fast & Furious 6 with Paul Walker where he describes this gun in the movie. I was like that’s bullshit no such gun exists but I was wrong .......except for the fact that they used the 5.45x39 round from AK-74 cause they couldn’t get any of these specific rounds for the movie.

[@ikolozabuseridze1080]

Those and full auto Stechkins are available for civilian shooters in Georgia

[@turdferguson9725]

Mr. Vickers, where do you get ammo to shoot through it? Seems like the ammo wouldn't be importable either.

[@utubesignupblows]

Wow it is SO THIN! You could conceal this thing in a friggin Speedo lmao

[@peterdvornik]

**Amazingly rare

[@Xd-lh1ko]

Saw this pistol in HITMAN GAMES LOL

[@itsraventm]

I love how he hypes the living shit out of the thing, and then when he goes to fire it its just a little *pluck* *pluck* *pluck*, but then it goes to slo-mo and its all badass again. still an amazing gun.

[@thedefinitive6296]

Nice little backup piece or seriously deep concealment

[@CreativeChaosChris]

Do you think you could get your hands on a PSS? I would love to see an English video on one.

[@troy9477]

From what i remember, ballistics are approx equal to 22 mag. However, the bullet is made like a rifle bullet and of a diff alloy (bronze maybe, or steel?) to give it the AP ability. Wonder how it stacks up against the 22 TCM......

[@edgarburlyman738]

I've seen vids where armor catches a solid copper bullet but it isn't deformed at all, which tells me going to a harder metal does little or nothing

[@joerosa8378]

Always well done and informative...excellent videos

[@iroquoisplissken3583]

where did you find ammo for that thing?

[@JamesLaceyJr]

nice little pocket piece.

[@Richard-wz9uh]

Slo-mo is so cool!

[@josh6813]

That looks like the pistol the Scout carries in TF2

[@nathan655555]

Am I glad I live in Europe! The only reason I haven't bought one of these is because I have never seen ammo for this gun for sale

[@jordanlanford1734]

Kind of like the Fn Five-SeveN's russian grandfather huh?? Love the channel Larry I personally would like to see more FN( semi-auto vs Government SAW would be awesome) Five Seven,& SCAR PDW.. 10mm vid maybe if you could find a mp5 chambered in 10mm since you seem to be able to get range time with any exotic firearm the rest of us jerk off to lol... Keep coming with the exotics basically I cant get enough of the channel I love it thanks again Larry!

[@baker90338]

The grandfather of the fn five seven seems more like the tt33

[@zbuzzrascle]

I don't think I've ever seen a pistol that is so thin that's amazing

[@robertparis5680]

so it's more or less a 22 caliber centerfire? like the 22 tcm?

[@krainiy.praviy.sleva.]

5,45х18 мм.

[@brokenratel1803]

This is the weapon I thought they made an error with in Hitman 2, it looks like a Makarov and has a 5.45 mm cartridge.

[@ColWalterEKurtz]

Cool little pistol.

[@paulbunch8388]

Anyone wearing soft body armor who is shot with that pistol . . . is going to have very bad day.

[@Lanc898]

where we can buy this pistol in USA?

[@عبادة-نحاس]

Bad effective range , but it is small and popular , strong and agile

[@ARIES9327]

that pistol is thin because it was designed to kept inside suite jacket pocket of a KGB operative. The designers wanted a slick design so that it can be extracted easily from the pocket. This is not a self defense weapon this is killers weapon.

[@sirspastic3336]

The ammo for the psm looks kinda like a 5.7 round that has been squashed down

[@teodornenov859]

What is the aproxi price of this baby?

[@k812spb]

Something has changed in the legislation? When this gun appeared in the US it was banned because of the guaranteed penetration of police bulletproof vests.

[@TyTriestoRide]

What a neat round! Where do the few that own one find ammo?

[@headcrab0594]

Hey, guys, this little buddy was made in Izhevsk, not by IZHMASH, byt by IZHMECH - that guys, who make Makarov Pistols and MP-shotguns

[@jackal1168]

They need to import that to the USA in 17hmr.

[@vegasbob007]

Does it have armor piercing bullets ?

[@droppinplates6665]

interestingly we now have the 22 TCM round which kinda takes this rounds concept small hand gun round with rifle speeds

[@davidh9659]

Xcept stated velocites for this thing are rather disappointing :(

[@socialghost4400]

Dumb question; Weren't these used by the spetsnaz too (mostly in covert ops) during the soviet era?

[@sha_9622]

+Morten R this gun were create for the KGB agents as it was very thin and easily could be hidden wearing suit jacket :) after it was also used by the generals.

[@socialghost4400]

Okay gotcha, thanks man

[@TheMoosemiester]

It is also pretty popular with criminals in eastern Europe t this day

[@AlphaChimpEnergy]

Wow, what a neat pistol.

[@muhammadnajmimurindo9289]

5.45x18mm is that a cartridge that used for a Seburo M5 pistol ?

[@muhammadnajmimurindo9289]

+Muhammad Najmi Could be better if russian made a seburo m5 in real steel world , but this PSM is still looks cool.

[@trap3400]

*NEVER make sure it's clear before disassembling* That bullet won't kill anyway

[@СергейДесятник-к4ж]

Хочешь испытать на себе?

[@Bearthedancingman]

Wish we could get some guns in that caliber. Would be so much better than 25acp

[@Bustamamgendut]

Does 5.45 PSM cartridge easy to be found in USA?

[@reaper.7022]

Perfect Handgun.👍

[@1pierosangiorgio]

I own one - a chromed version from Tula - but how to find spare magazines? anyone knows?

[@mafiasentinel7040]

Only from Russia I think. There is a lot of them here for price about 15$ each.

[@TCPUDPATM]

Those are some high dollar cameras you're using!

[@thesovietsage6688]

is there a Way to Get my Hand's on a PSS or a GSH-18 in The State's ?, i've had my Heart Set of those 2 Pretty much Every Since i first Got into Gun's At The age of 7.

[@jamesallen7205]

Why can't they import the 25acp version?

[@mattycakes1161]

Is it better than my Glock? No. Do I want one? Hell Yes.

[@crasy4lifes]

these are given out as a option for all intelligence officers from russia or kazakstan. you can choose between this Makarov or MP-443 Grach this one are not very liked in russia, they are small and could be compaired to a browing m1906 pocket pistol. also this one is a favorite with Russian Diplomats. i have one of these, i got it for about 620 usd. thats pricey for a soviet pistol here.

[@dougiequick1]

Be a great piece to have stashed in a book anyone would automatically assume could not possibly hide a pistol.....at least nothing more perhaps than a zip gun....might work well in some movie or novel

[@templeofflesh7310]

man one of our US company's could make a fortune of a cheap but reliable clone of this.

[@MECHANISMUS]

I like the weather in the vid.

[@Gun14Slinger]

Looks like a hybrid of a Makarov and a Walter ppk in my point of view that’s impressive and cool

[@yusheng386]

Is that ammo hard to find in U.S? Its not a common ammunition

[@definitelyarussianpaidtrol1406]

Yeah, it's rare, but it aint expensive in Russia, not sure 'bout in the US though.

[@thedilfofwallstreet5385]

顏煜昇 In the U.S it is. Not in Russia though, pretty easy to find there.

[@ДисДис-ц9э]

Where to buy cartridges for us in the USA

[@wferguson8485]

The slide locks back on empty. Cool like 1935.

[@RadusTactical]

Where i live you can get one for about 930 euros with two mag and maks are dirt cheap like 100 euros