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Arsenal Strike One: Russian Police Pistol Comes to the West (Ad-free)
🕑 Added 2024-05-27 12:00:02 +0000 UTCThe Strike One pistol originated around 2011 as a collaboration between Nicola Bandini and Dimitry Streshinskiy as a pistol to replace the Makarov in Russian police use. By 2014 is was progressing very successfully through testing and trials, and had gained some international interest, and that's when (allegedly) bribery negotiations went badly and the gun disappeared from Russian official consideration. The company behind it (Arsenal Firearms, out of Italy) pivoted to international commercial markets, and it was released in the US and Europe instead. It has since gone through several iterations and importers, and is currently being manufactured in parallel as the Arsenal Strike One in Italy and the Archon Type B in the Czech Republic.
Mechanically, the gun is mostly interesting for its non-Browning operation system. It is a short recoil action using a vertically traveling locking block, similar to (but developed independently of) the Bergmann 1910. This action allows it to have a very low bore axis, and the fire control parts are similarly unorthodox in pursuit of that low axis. The version in the video today is a Strike One Speed, and it is indeed a flat-shooting, very nice pistol!
Disclosure: This pistol was provided for filming by American Precision Firearms, the importer for Arsenal Italy.
Comments
Forgotten Weapons
Reconciliation; very unlikely. Mud test, perhaps at some point.
Christian D. Orr
Two stoppages. No bueno.
Christian D. Orr
Thanks for the info.
Bruce Brodnax
Range toy more than a service weapon, for certain.
Ian F
InRangeTV channel owner/presenter. A YouTube channel Ian was once very involved with.
Christian D. Orr
Pardon my ign’ance here: who exactly is Karl?
Mark H. Smith
I think it is an attractive looking gun and it does have an interesting bit of engineering going on. I would agree absolutely that when Ian began to disassemble it springing to mind were the exact words "THAT has a lot of fiddly bits that look like a maintenance problem to me." I cannot imagine the complex machining being able to ramp up for "inexpensive" adoption and the smallish parts in high number make me leery of it. I am not a mechanical engineer but "that don't look so much like simplicity of design to me". Peaceful Skies.
Mark H. Smith
Ian addressed the falling out with Karl in passing in a video when having a Q&A with Polenar Tactical a few months ago. Summarizing: If you disagree with Karl on "something" Karl decides you are no longer someone worthy of his presence and he will then shun you. He may even then accuse you of other things. Ian is no longer "allowed" to participate in ANY of the events Karl runs. Ian appeared slightly amused and bemused at the tiff. TLDR: NO
Ian F
Now that you mention it, I do recall that discussion. I like Karl, but it does seem like he has some inflexible opinions.
Ian F
As far as I know, it's not anything either has addressed in public. Just something I've heard through other podcasts.
Terry
I didn’t know they divorced, or were even married. I thought it was always just a friends with benefits thing.
Guido Schriewer
unorthodox system seems to explain that well. don't like that many parts that small in it. I'd grease this locking block. looks it has to work A LOT. interesting flag combo BTW.
Ian F
Any chance of reconciliation with Karl and doing a mud test?
