C&R · II · 397
Polish P-64
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 13 ↗
Polish, Model P64 pistols, cal. 9 x 18mm Makarov, all serial numbers.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1965–1977.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
PolandBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Zakłady Metalowe ŁucznikBasis: outside reference ¹
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: outside reference ²
- Caliber
- 9×18mm MakarovBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- All serial numbers · c. 1965–1977production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ³
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 13 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “FB P-64” ↗, maker: Wikipedia: "manufactured at the Łucznik Arms Factory in Radom" (infobox FB Radom)
- 2. Wikipedia, “FB P-64” ↗, action: semi-automatic pistol, blowback
- 3. Wikipedia, “FB P-64” ↗, years: infobox production date 1965–1977
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “P-64 CZAK General Synnergren 1969 AM.069571 (8) (cropped).jpg” by Swedish Army Museum, CC BY 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “FB P-64”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The P-64 is a Polish semi-automatic pistol designed to fire the 9×18mm Makarov cartridge. The pistol was developed in the late 1950s at the Institute for Artillery Research by a team consisting of: W. Czepukajtis, R. Zimny, H. Adamczyk, M. Adamczyk, S. Kaczmarski and J. Pyzel. The P-64 is also known as the CZAK.