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P15
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| Country Of Origin: | France | Length: | 203 mm | ||
| Designation: | Pistol | Barrel: | 114 mm | ||
| Cartridge: | 9 mm Parabellum | Weight: | 1090 g | ||
| Production Date: | 1975-1990 | Rifling: | 6 grooves, rh | ||
| Capacity: | 15 rounds | ||||
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MAB P15 Competition (picture)
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Caliber : |
9 mm Parabellum |
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Shots : |
15 |
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Weight : |
1.2 kg |
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Length : |
235 mm |
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Barrel : |
150 mm |
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In 1950, the MAB already well introduced in army and police equipment decided to develop a 9mm Parabellum pistol.
First appeared in 1952 it was very little succesful. The only model bought by the Army was the competition model illustrated up. Its single action prevented it to become a potential competitor of the Czech CZ75 as it is a very precise and reliable gun.
The production of the MAB PA15 had been ceased in the late 1980s, and currenty it is being replaced in the French service by the licence-built Beretta 92G pistol.
MAB PA15 is a delayed blowback operated, semi-automatic pistol. It featured Savage-type, rotating, but not reciprocating, barrel, which has two lugs: one under the chambers is engaged in the frame and allows to the barrel to rotate byt not to move back or forward. The other lug, on the upper surface of the barrel, is engaged in the curved-shaped notch inside the slide. When pistol is fired, the barrel inertia and the bullet torque acted against the blowback force of the slide wia the slope-shaped part of the notch. When bullet leaves the barrel, the slide rotates barrel and retracts to cycle the action. MAB PA15 has a frame mounted safety, on the left side of the frame, and also internal magazine safety, which does not allow the gun to be fired with magazine removed.