FIREARMS p64 User Guide

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GENERAL SAFETY GUIDELINES

Firearms cq!1 be very dangerous if misused. When purchosing a firearm you assume a great responsibility in Its use. storage. and transportation,~""Usted below are some guidelfnes which should be strictly obselVe~~~

1. Handle aUr..~ as ifthey are loaded.

2. Be thorougtW familiar with the firearm before firing.

3. Keep

discharge shOuld occur only minor property damage would result. .,,,,

the ~rT1\.kzle

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pointed in a safe direction so if.accidental

4. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are on torget and have

decided to fire.

5. Be sure of YOlKtarget and what is beyond it. including the backstop. Make certain shots fired present no safety hazad for yoooelf Ofothers.

6. Never allow' anyone to use your firearm who is not completely fammar with its'operatIon. -~

7. Whenever the firearm is not actually in use. make certain it is unloaded.

8. Secure all fireacms and ammunition from access by unaufhorized persons, i'ncluding chndren.

9. Always use eye and hearing protection when shooting any firearm or when near firearms being fired.

10. In the event of a misfire (hangfirel keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. Wait appro~imately 30 seconds before opening

the action. Discard. the faulty cartridge and inspect the I:)olt. chamber. and bore for damage or obstruction before firing is

resumed.

11. Clean the cree after a shooting session. Do not leave spent casa,gs. errp1y

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POLISH MODEL :P-64

PISTOL MANUAL

by D.R. MorSE

FOREWORD

Political and economic forces brought the once powerful United.

Soviet Sedanst Republic to a dro]noflc. if not dignified. end.

However. in wake of the USSR'spassage. some remarkable things did happen. to the .world of f&reams. Many firearms once only known to serious coUectors. or fortunate war veterans. ore now not

uncommon at gun shops and gun shows throughout the United

States. Aficionados should enjoy this relative abundance while it

lasts. The forces of anff-gun politics and limited numbers wm bring

an end to ready and inexpensive avaTIability all too soon.

BACKGROUND

Poland has designed and manufactured many tine military weap- ons. In the area of handguns. the Radom is a famous Polish pistol. This 9mm sidearm might even be better than the famous Browning

P-35 design pistol, having a less violent recoiJ and Jess wear to mov- ing parts than the famous Hi-Power. Prior to World War If. Radoms

were of excellent quality. and are sought by collectors today with much enthusiosm.

World War 11found Poland quickly occupied by German forces. and

weapons production performed by forced labor under Nazi control. Quality of course suffered. The ending of WWII resulted in Soviet control of this poorly treated country. Weapons design was influ- enced by Iron Curtain restrictions.

By the late 1950's, the Polish Army desired a new sidearm. The Rus- sian Tokarov

Polish forces.

Wanting some independence from fhe Soviet Union, they chose not

to simply adopt weapon of their own design. A team of Polish army officers gath- ered to give birth to this new pistol. Initially. the officers were di- vided upon two variations of a basic design. calfed the CZAK (an

acronym of the designers last names). Prototypes of the two vari-

ants were made for testing. One was dubbed the mOdel

"M" [milicyjny - police modeJ,. the other model "W" (wojskowj-

military model.

TT-33

pistol was then the standard issue pistol for the

the

USSR Makarov, but desired to develop a

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These models diHered in external dimensions and magazjne capac-

ity

- the military model had a longer barrer and 7rd magazine ca-

pacity. Testing, evaluation and bureaucracy saw to the final deci~

sion being deJoyed until 196]. when the CZAK Model M was chosen

to replace the Tokarav TI-33 as the standard Potish service pistol for

the military. pOlice and security agencies. By the middle 1960's pro- duction started on a pistol offidolly designated the" 9mm pistolet

WZ.

1964

~9mm pistol model 1964).

The P-64 pistol chambered the standard Soviet 9x] 8mm cartridge.

then common to the Soviet Makorov pistol. The Model P-64 pistol

was of blowback operation. with a double action trigger mecha-

nism. Though similar in some ways to the Makarov and the Walther

pp,

and sometimes erroneously described 05 a PP clone, the

P-64

neither. It was designed by Polish engineers from scratch borrowing features from both sources. The P-64 is more compad than the PP

and fires a more powerfuJ ~9x 18mm) cartridge than the PP.

By the eany 1970's. a few shortcomings to the original

been ident1f1ed. These included a short sight radius. small magazine capacity and heavy d.ouble action trigger pull. In 1972 some minor

modifications were to the trigger 'mechanism and the hammer was given a larger hammer spur.

The trigger pull was little changed and magazine capacity remained

sixrounds. The Polish forces desired a change and a series of prototype

service pistols were made: P-70. P-75. P-78A. P-78B. etc. In the late

1970's. the P-83 (0 production version of the

ploce the P-64.

P-78BI

P-64

design had

was adopted to re-

The P-64 saw wen over 20 years service as the Polish standard sidearm.

Some are stillencountered in use by Polish reserve military and police forces. The pistol is no longer manufactured.

P-64 PISTOL

TABLE 1: TECHNICAL DATA OF PISTOL AND CARTRIDGE

Country of origin Poland . Manufacturer Z.M. luczinik. Radoni. Poland Model Caliber 9 x 18 mm (9mm Makarov) MuzzJe Velocity 1017 fps Bullet weight. type 71 grain. FMJ Adopted by

Palm Government Finish Weight (with empty magazine) Overall Length

Overall Height

Thickness

Barrel length

Sight Radius Sights

Safeties

Magazine

P-64

1964

Blued

21.9 ounces

6.3 inches

4.6 inches

1.0 inches

3.33 inches

4.5 inches

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Firing pin block

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OPERATION

SAFETY NOTE:

OF THE PISTOL

Before operating your P-64 pistol, read and observe

all safety instructions on the back and inside cover of this manual. Always exercise great care and proper safety procedures when handnng this or any firearm.

9) To close the slide, remove the magazine. Verify the chambe is clear. then firmly grasp the slide by the milled grooves an<

pull back slightly. The slide stop willdisengage. Ease the slide forward. Allowing slides to slam forward on 01

1°'

empty chamber is not a good practice.

Fire

the pistol In the following manner:

1J Load the magazine.

21 With the slide forvvard

and the safety disen-

gaged (See Figure 2A). insert the 10aded

magazine into the

magazine well completely. verifying

the magazine catch is fully engaged.

3) Point the muzzJe in a

safe direcflon.

4) Grasp the slide at the

milled grooves and

pull the slide

completely to the fiG.2A-

rear. A red dot shows Indicating "FIRE"pod"on

5) Release the slide.

allowing it to move

forward. chambering

a round. Verify the slide is fully forward.

6) The pistol is ready to

fire.

Note: if the pistol is not to

be fjred immediately, re- fer to section "Carrying a P-64 having a we round in

the chamW'.

7) Aligning the front and

rear sights in a normal

sight picture on the

desired target. fire

the weapon.

8) When the last round

has been fired. the

s1ide will be held

open by the internal slide stop lever.

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firing pin locked In place. will not fire.

FIGURE 2: OPERATION

fiG. 2A & 26 show sefety "Disengaged" and "Engaged", respectively. Engaging of the Safety lever, safely dropping the hemmer.

SAFETY LEVER

SAfETY LEVER

OF SAFETY

OFF: Firing position.

ON: Trigger bar blocked.

Carrying a P-64 having a live round in the chamber.

Follow steps 1 through 5 in the prior section.

NOTE: Toe pistol must be in proper working order, as verifie( by a competent gunsmith. before canying with a nve round il

the chamber.

61 Keeping finger away from the trigger, point the pistol in a safl

direction. and engage the safety (See Figure 2B) droppin! the hammer. locking the firing pin in place and blocking th firing pin from impact by the hammer.

7) The pistol may be placed in a property designed holster fc

carry .

8) The P-64 is equipped with a loaded chamber indicate located at the rear of the sJide. just below the rear sigh

(Figure 3). 1fa cartridge is in the chamber, the indicator wi

protrude to the rear approximately .100" (see Figure 4).

FIG. 3 -LOADED

INDICATOR (incicated by pointer)

RECEDED-DENOTING NO CAR. TRIDGE IN CHAMBER.

CHAMBER

Note: A loaded chamber indicator DOES NOT substitute for th

practice of visually verifying a chamber is clear ~unloadedJ or nc clear (loaded).

FIG. 3 - LOADED CHAMIlER INDICATOR PROTRUDING-DENOTING CARTRIDGE IN CHAMBER..

Tounload a P.64 having a live round in the chamber:

1) Place the safety in the ON position.

2) Remove the magazine.

3) Grasp the snde by the milled grooves and pull the slide completely rearward in one smooth motion.

4) The loaded cartridge should be ejected clear of the pistol.

S) Visually verify the chamber is emply and the cartridge has

been ejected dear of the pistol.

6) Ease the slide forward to a closed position.

71 Reinsert the magazine.

PISTOL DfSASSEMBL

1) Remove the magazine and lay it aside.

2) Place the safely in the "ON" position. 3j Grasping the pistol with the right hand. retract the slide with

the leFt hand and verify the chamber is unloaded.

4) Ease the slide to battery.

5) Still holding the pistol with the right hand. pull the hinged

trigger guard downward (See Figure 3) with the_le~thand.

Note: The trigger guard has two small grooves cut one either side of the lug, which engage the frame when the guard is rested on the frame for disas- sembly.

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RESTING TRIGGER GUARD

7) Grasping the slide by the serrations with the left hand. pull the

slide completely rearward.

8) The rear of the slide wnllift upward. free of the sJide rails.

9) Ease the slide forward. clear of the barrel. The recen spring will remain wrapped around the barrel. lay the slide aside.

101 Remove the recoil spring and lay it aside. 111 Unscrew the grip screw and from the grip screw nut. Lay both

grip screw and grip screw nut aside.

12) Remove the grip panels and lay them aside.

FRAME

FOR DISASSEMBLY

FIGURE 3: PULLING HINGED TRIGGER GUARD DOWN FOR DISASSEMBLY

6) Push the trigger guard to left or right. resting its edge upon the pistol frame (See Figure 4).

No further disassembly is required or recommended for cleaning

or maintenance. Do not allow the hammer to fall with the sUde

removed. Damage to the "mechanism may result. Reassemble by reversing the disassembly procedure.

NOTE: One end of the recoil spring is smaller than the other. The smaller end slfps over Ihe barrel. The other end. going into the slide. being slightly larger greatty eases reassembly of the slide

onto the barreL

MAGAZINE DISASSEMBLY

1) On the left side of the magazine at its base is a notch.

Through this notch a bent portion of the magazine spring

protrudes to engage this notch. See Figure 6. Using a narrow gunsmith's screwdriver or like tool. lift the wire upward to clear

the notch In the floorplate.

2) Slip

the floorplote forward slightly. so the notch in the base is

past the wire end. '

3) laying Ihe tool ostde. slide I:i the floorplole off the magazine, anowing spring and follower- to be removed.. Be careful. the spring is under tension and might fly out if not restrained.

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Reassemble pistol and magazine by reversing the disassembly procedures.

Figure 5 shows the pistol disassembled for cleaning and normal maintenance. No further disassembly is required for routine operation and is not recommended for anyone but a qualified gunsmith,-

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CARE AND CLEANING

1) Clean the pistol after every shooting session. A) Disassemble 05 previously described. and wipe pistol

components and magazine thoroughly with a clean cloth.

B) Swab the bore with cleaning solvent. followed by dean

dry patches until the patches emerge clean.

q Ughtly coat 011surfaces of the pistol and magazine with a

lubricating oil.

OJ Reassemble the pistol, insert the magazine and place the

hammer fully forward by engaging the safety.

E) Place the pistol in storage in a clean. dry place.

MALFUNCTIONS AND STOPPAGES

Always keep your pistol clean and property lubricated. The majority of malfunctions experienced when firing the P~64 will be

the result of faulty ammunWon and/or a damaged or defective

magazine.

To prevent operation problems exercise the following precautJom:

1) Carefully inspect the pistol and magazine prior to operation

to assure proper condition. cleanliness and lubrication.

21 Use only clean ammunition of the correct type. caliber. and

loading. Do not use hand loaded or re~toaded ammunition.

3j Should any ports experience noticeable wear or break, hove

them repaired or replaced promptly.

Should problems occur. the following tabie will assist in diagnosing and correcting the disorder.

FIGURE 5: PISTOL

DISASSEMBLED FOR CLEANING.

NOTES:

STOPPAGES

1. MISFIRE

extreme forward posi-

tion, hammer down, but no shot fired.

Slide in 1. Cartridge primer 1.Reload pistol and

2. SLIDE

INCOMPLETELY COVERS CARTRIDGE

Slide Stopped without reaching extreme

forward position.

impossibJe to release hammer

FAILURE TO FEED CARTRIDGE OR NON- ADVANCE OF CARTRIDGE FROM MAGAZINE CHAMBER. Slide isin forward position, but

no cartridge in

chamber.

4. JAMMING (PINCHING)

CARTRIDGE SLIDE.

not ejected out

through opening in

slide and jammed between slide and breech face

CASE BY

Cartridge case

REASON

STOPPAGE

faulty. continue firing.

2. Thickening of

FOR

lubricant or fouling of

firing pin channel

3. Firing emerges only

slightly or

nicks on head

4. Firing pin broken 4. Have part

1. Fouling of 1.Shove slide fof'tNord

chamber, frame slots and/or slide

2. Impaired movem 2. Inspect and dean

of extractor due to

fouling of extractor spring or plunger

1.Fouling of

magazine and pistol's

moving parts

2. Bent condition of

upper ends of magazine housing

Fouling of moving

parts

has

METHODS OF CORRECTION

2. Inspect and clean pistol

3. Have pistol examined by competent gunsmith

replaced by competent gunsmith

by hitting with hand

and continue firing

pistol

1.Clean pistol and

magazine. Reload pistol and continue firing.

2. Repl~ce faulty magazine

] .Extract jammed

cartridge case and continue

condition persists,

firing. If

clean pistol and

magazine, then

continue firing.

2. Faulty extractor, extractor spring andl or ejector

2. Have pistol examined by competent gunsmith

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While the Polish

P-64 pistolS cre, as c general rule reUcb/e, we

constructed quality weapons; they are nonetheless pre-ownec cnd out of production firearms. lnitiel manufacture began in th«

1960's. and 'any pistol purchased today must be yiewed as no

having been examined by a quafified professional for some time Aswith any firearm, certain precautions must be exercised beforE

putting the pistol back into service. , -~f~~T_'

1. Thoroughly dean the firearm and

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have. it Jrispecfed ,by (

reputable gunsmith before firing.

2 Make certain there are no obstructions in the bore.

3. Be completely familiar with the proper operation of you firearm, ~pecial/y the safety features. '

4. Use only dean ammunffion of the COITect type, catiber, ane /oad'lng. Do not use hand loaded 0( re-4oaded ammunition.

Do not lire any previously owned weapon w1thout examln~d by a competent profenlonal

first

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