The PM-84 Glauberyt is a Polish submachine gun. It is a personal weapon intended for combat and self-defense at ranges up to 150 m with single shot or fully automatic fire mode. It features compact design, minimum overall dimensions, small weight, very good accuracy, and fire stability. It is designed for the armament of heavy combat equipment crews and reconnoitering detachments, special anti-terrorist and police troops.
In service with the Polish military and police it replaced the earlier PM-63 RAK submachine gun.
| Pistolet maszynowy wz. 1984 | |
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| Type | Machine pistol (PM-84) |
| Place of origin | Poland |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1984-present |
| Used by | Polish police and armed forces |
| Production history | |
| Designer | OBR Radom |
| Designed | 1981 |
| Manufacturer | Fabryka Broni "Łucznik" |
| Produced | 1984-present |
| Variants | PM-84 (Makarov ammunition version), PM-84P (Parabellum ammunition version), PM-98, PM-98S (increased auto fire to 770 rpm), PM-06 (with rail to mount optic sights and silencer) |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 1.84 kg (PM-84) 2.17 kg (PM-84P) 2.42 kg (PM-98) 2.42 kg (PM-98S) |
| Length | 560 mm with stock extended / 354 mm stock collapsed (PM-84) 575 mm with stock extended / 375 mm with stock collapsed (PM-84P) 605 mm with stock extended / 405 mm with stock collapsed (PM-98, PM-98S) |
| Barrel length | 165 mm (PM-84) 185 mm (PM-84P, PM-98, PM-98S) price : 2750$ |
| Width | 51 mm (PM-84) 54 mm (PM-84P) 58 mm (PM-98, PM-98S) |
| Height | 160 mm (PM-84, PM-84P) 172 mm (PM-98, PM-98S) |
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| Cartridge | 9x18mm Makarov (PM-84) 9x19mm Parabellum (PM-84P, PM-98, PM-98S) |
| Action | Straight blowback, closed bolt |
| Muzzle velocity | 330 m/s (PM-84) 360 m/s (PM-84P, PM-98, PM-98S) |
| Effective range | 75 to 200 m sight adjustment (9x19mm Parabellum) |
| Feed system | 15, 25-round box magazine |
| Sights | Fixed, front post and rear flip-up sight with notch and aperture settings, 280 mm sight radius |
