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Foreign Handgun Imports to Russia Push Out Veteran Makarov Pistol
16 August 2006
RIA Novosti (Russia), Opinion
MOSCOW — News that Russia's Interior Ministry has decided to use some foreign small arms, including Glock, Walther, and Heckler & Koch pistols, has been unpleasant for Russian designers.
"Why?" they say, "Our police generals are acting like boys. They have seen too many Hollywood thrillers and spend public money on foreign toys. Our pistols are in no way worse. Some of the foreign makes don't hold a candle to them."
That is, of course, a bit much. But Russian-made... (GunPolicy.org)