9mm MAB Model R pistol, the 8-shot predecessor / prototype to PA-15
MAB PA-15 pistol, left side
MAB PA-15 pistol, right side
MAB PA-15 Target / PAP F-1 match pistol
Type: Single Action semiautomatic
Chamber: 9x19 mm Luger/Parabellum
Weight unloaded: 1070 g
Length: 203 mm
Barrel length: 117 mm (140 mm for PAP F-1)
Capacity: 15 rounds
When, in late 1970s production of the 9mm M1950 pistols ceased,
the French army obtained small numbers of commercially available MAB
P15 pistols, also in 9x19. These pistols were never adopted for general
army service, but saw some use in the hands of French Naval Commando
units, Military police and Marines. The long-barreled version of the P15
was used in very small numbers by the French army shooting teams under
the designation of PAP F-1.
The MAB P15 pistol (also known as the PA-15, for Pistolet Automatique 15) was developed by the Manufacture d'Armes Automatiques de Bayonne (MAB) during the early 1970s based on the earlier 9x19 MAB Modele R Para pistol, which was originally created for the French army trials of late 1940s. The P15 saw minor use by the French military and was also widely exported for commercial sales. Production ceased in the late 1980s, and while there were rumors of this pistol being made in the former Yugoslavia, it seems that this venture never went past talks or experimenting. The P15 was a solid, accurate pistol with large magazine capacity and low felt recoil. Probably the only “drawback” of this system was its single action trigger, a slightly old-fashioned setup by the standards of the time.
The MAB P15 pistol (also known as the PA-15, for Pistolet Automatique 15) was developed by the Manufacture d'Armes Automatiques de Bayonne (MAB) during the early 1970s based on the earlier 9x19 MAB Modele R Para pistol, which was originally created for the French army trials of late 1940s. The P15 saw minor use by the French military and was also widely exported for commercial sales. Production ceased in the late 1980s, and while there were rumors of this pistol being made in the former Yugoslavia, it seems that this venture never went past talks or experimenting. The P15 was a solid, accurate pistol with large magazine capacity and low felt recoil. Probably the only “drawback” of this system was its single action trigger, a slightly old-fashioned setup by the standards of the time.
The MAB P15 is a delayed-blowback pistol with a rotary barrel. It uses a
variant of the Savage-Searle system, originally developed in the USA in
1905-07. The breech part of the barrel has two lugs, one at the top and
one at the bottom. The lower lug is engaged in the perpendicular cut
made in the frame insert, and allows the barrel to rotate but not
recoil. The upper lug follows a curved track cut in the inner surface of
the slide. When the gun is fired, the pressure of the propellant gas
forces the cartridge case back against the slide. The recoil of the
slide, via the cam track, forces the barrel to rotate to the right; at
the initial stages of the shot, when the bullet is still in the barrel
and pressure is high, the rotation of the barrel and, subsequently, the
opening of the slide, are opposed by the inertia of the barrel plus
torque created by the bullet following the rifling. As soon as bullet
leaves the barrel, the torque force disappears and the slide forces
barrel to rotate all the way through the cam arc. There’s a straight cut
in the slide which then allows it to go back without any further
resistance from the barrel. The trigger is single-action, with an
external hammer and a manual, frame mounted safety. There is also an
automatic magazine safety. Magazines are of double stack design, and
hold 15 rounds. Sights are fixed, with the rear being dovetailed to the
slide. Manual safety was a lever at the left side of the frame, above
the grip panel. To put on safety, push the lever up; to set to “Fire”,
pull the lever down
How to disassemble MAB PA-15 pistol:
1) remove the magazine by pressing the magazine release button; 2)
check that the chamber is empty; 3) cock the hammer 4) pull the slide
rearward for about 6mm (1/4 of an inch), to align the rear end of a
slide stop with the disassembly notch in the slide; 5) pus the slide
stop pin inwards from the right, and then pull it out completely from
the left; 6) pull the slide forward and out of the frame; 7) turn the
slide upside down, and push the base of return spring guide slightly
forward, and then pull it up at out of the slide; 8) move the barrel
forward until it completes its rotation in the slide (about 8mm), then
pull it out of the slide.
Reassemble in reverse order.
Reassemble in reverse order.
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