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Submachine gun
FB PM-63 is a submachine gun originating in Polish People's Republic. It was built by FB Radom. Reported operators include Afghanistan, China, Cuba, Iraq, North Korea, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, Vietnam.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 0.583 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 0.583 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Submachine gun
Polish People's Republic
1965–present
See Users
Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia Vietnam War Yom Kippur War Communist insurgency in Thailand Sino-Vietnamese wars Israeli-Arab wars Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Gulf War Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War
Piotr Wilniewczyc
1950s
FB Radom
1965–1977
Approx. 80,000
See Variants
1.6 kg (3.53 lb)
583 mm (23.0 in) stock extended / 333 mm (13.1 in) stock collapsed
152 mm (6.0 in)
145 mm (5.7 in) (short magazine) 213 mm (8.4 in) (long magazine)
9×18mm Makarov
Straight blowback
650 rounds/min
320 m/s (1,050 ft/s)
75 and 150 m sight adjustment
15 or 25-round box magazine
Flip rear sight, front blade 153 mm (6.0 in) sight radius
Afghanistan
China
Cuba
Iraq
North Korea
Russia
Syria
Ukraine
Vietnam
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
FB PM-63 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Afghanistan, China, Cuba, Iraq, North Korea, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, Vietnam
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