Century Arms FB P-64 9x18 Makarov 3.3" 6rd Surplus Pistol

This is a surplus FB P-64, the compact 9x18 Makarov pistol issued to Polish police through the Cold War, brought in and sold through Century Arms. These are used guns with service behind them rather than new production. Two 6 round magazines come with the pistol, which matters on an old service gun where spares are the hardest part to source later. Construction is blued steel throughout, the grips are black plastic, and the barrel measures 3.3 inches.

The cartridge is 9x18 Makarov, a Soviet bloc round that sits between 380 ACP and 9mm Luger in power and is still loaded by several manufacturers today. What draws most buyers to the P-64 is not ballistics though, it is the history: a small, dense, all steel pistol issued behind the Iron Curtain and now eligible for curio and relic collections. Every surplus gun is its own item, so condition varies from example to example. As a piece of Cold War hardware that still functions and comes with its magazines, it holds its place in a collection.