Until the end of the 1960s, armed with all the agencies were pistols Makarov PM system. At all, In those years, the role of weapons was limited more to the psychological impact, because even met outdated, as morally, and physically, TT and Nagano. In those rare cases, when there was a real need firepower, treated trophy and Walter Luger.
However swept worldwide wave of hijacking, often ends with the death of the crew members, and civilians, forced to look at the weapon with the other hand. In this regard, we began developing a small-size, but powerful gun.
The competition was presented Tula gun and pistol PSM BV-025 Development near Moscow TsNIITochmash, The designer. AND. babkin. BV-025 It was almost a copy of the Makarov pistol, but, as if, in the form of a flattened.
PSM pistol, The winning, Unlike BW gun-025, It was more flat, that "deployed" was achieved on 180 degrees fuse.
gun BV-025 built under the scheme with a free gate. USM kurkovыy, double-acting. lever type fuse is located on the left-shutter casing. Like many other compact pistols, BV-025 deprived gate delay.
To hand in these cartridge in the chamber must be slightly pull the bolt carrier. Shop korobchatыy, on 8 rounds, placed in the handle. magazine catch button located behind the trigger guard.
The gun was in competition with a pistol PSM, but for service and was not put. Information on this gun is practically no.
| Number of shots | 8 |
| The diameter of the barrel | 5,45×18 mm, 85 mm barrel length |
| The maximum rate | no data |
| combat rate | no data |
| Effective range | no data |
| Effective range | 50 m |
| The maximum firing range | no data |
| The initial flight speed | 315 m / s |
| Power | 172 J. |
| Automation | free return shutter |
| The weight | 0,46 kg without magazine, |
| dimensions | 155 mm length |
