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The non-military variants will be marked "Baikal-442" or "IJ70". The military models will always be chambered in the 9x18 Makarov cartridge (whereas the IJ70 was also available in 9x17/.380 ACP), and they will have the Izhevsk arsenal marking (arrow inside of a triangle). Pistols made in East Germany (which, by the way, are the most highly sought after of the Makarov pistols) will have their markings in German, Chinese pistols will have Chinese markings (and these are also manufactured through casting, rather than forging). The Bulgarian pistols will have Cyrillic markings, as well, but they won't have the Izhevsk arsenal marking (arrow inside of a triangle).
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