Fort-12
The Fort-12 is a semi-automatic pistol which was designed in the late 1990s by Ukrainian firearms designer RPC Fort.
History
The Fort-12 was produced to replace the Makarov pistols in Ukrainian service.RPC Fort acquired machinery from the Česká Zbrojovka Uherský Brod and the first "Fort-12" pistols were made in 1995.
In December 1998, the "Fort-12" was adopted.
While early Fort-12 copies suffered from reliability issues, RFC Fort addressed those problems and improved the design.
Design
The Fort-12 is chambered in the 9x18mm Makarov, former standard ammunition for the Soviet Union and Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.The Fort-12 is similar to the CZ-75, utilizes a simple blowback-operated action, double-action type trigger and manual safety lever on the left side.
Accessories
RFC Fort also provides duty holster for uniformed security personnel.Variants
Fort-14
Designed for the Ukrainian law enforcement, the Fort-14 has a longer barrel and larger magazine than the Fort-12.Users
- * Fort-12T, Fort-12TM, Fort-12R are Fort-12RM are allowed for private security guards
- * An agreement was signed in October 2000 on the delivery of a batch of Fort-12 pistols to Uzbekistan
Former users
- *Berkut
- *Grifon
- *Main Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Kyiv
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- *From 2008 to 2011, Fort-12Ts were sold on civilian market as non-lethal self-defence weapon.
- **Since August 2014, Ukraine have banned the export of arms and military products to Russia, which includes magazines and other spare parts for previously sold pistols.
Literature
- Макет масо-габаритного пістолета Форт-12: керівництво з експлуатації. – Вінниця: КНВО "Форт" МВС України, 2007. – 10 с.