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pete950 wrote:were did you find that one?

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Most of the P-83 that came into US were the military / police versions

There were a handfull of civilian versions......this is the civilian version

btw you're not using your PA-63 properly, or it's broken. the PA-63 should operate the same way. Safety should go all the way up, hammer should drop. I checked my PA-63 and when the hammer is cocked the safety moves down halfway and frees the trigger, but the hammer stays cocked That is ABSOLUTELY ...

Legally Armed wrote:btw you're not using your PA-63 properly, or it's broken. the PA-63 should operate the same way. Safety should go all the way up, hammer should drop.

I checked my PA-63 and when the hammer is cocked the safety moves down halfway and frees the trigger, but the hammer stays cocked

Legally Armed wrote:Interesting P-83 btw. I have a couple of them, and your hammer and sights look different. Mine have the goofy spur hammer.

I have a Polish P-83 Vanad/Wanad Eagle Edition...only a hand full were made

I believe you have the military / police version

Polish P-83 Vanad/Wanad Eagle Edition

I missed the round hammer. I think these were the first P-83's to come over. May want to put it up and get one of the newly imported ones---OR sell it to me!!! I found this on the Polish Firearms Page "Small quantities of P-83's were exported to the USA. These as well as the newly manufactured...

I see some "odd" sights on that pistol. Any idea who makes them? Importer installed? Nice looking unusual importer. Thanks for sharing. From the “limited” info I can find on the internet I have the Polish P-83 Vanad/Wanad Eagle Edition from what I can tell The standard P-83 has smaller si...

Here's the gun that I'm still trying to figure out

I noticed when you flip the safety on my P-83.. ..when the gun is cocked.... the hammer moves forward as if it was firing....glad I did it with no ammo in the gun Does this put the hammer down safety so I can carry with a round in the chamber When I flip the safety on my PA-63.....when loaded....it ...

Now that I know it will fire correctly all I need to do is figure out how to strip it so I can clean it after I fire it, but I can not find any info on how to strip it

Curly1 wrote:Now get out to the range and give us a report.

Range?????

I just told you it flew a good 6 feet

Put a #2 pencel with a new eraser on the end in the barrell. Point in a safe direction and pull the trigger. If in working order the pencil will launch out of the barrell. Watch the hammer as you do it, it should strike the firing pin then reset back from the pin if it is a rebounding hammer. It fl...

Curly1 wrote:I will have to check mine but I beleive the P83 has a rebounding hammer, like most revolvers, that keeps it off the firing pin.

See if yours passes the pencil test.

Whats the pencil test?

Billy

I just bought me a P-83 and I noticed the hammer does not touch the firing pin

Is this normal or is there a problem

Billy