The Fort-12 (Ukrainian: Форт-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-12 family
=== Fort-14 === Designed for the Ukrainian law enforcement, the Fort-14 has a longer barrel and larger magazine than the Fort-12.
Fort-17
Other variants
== Users == Kazakhstan Ukraine Ukrainian Customs Ministry of Internal Affairs Private security guards Security Service of Ukraine National Police of Ukraine State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Uzbekistan
=== Former users === Ukraine Berkut Grifon Main Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Kyiv Russian Federation
Fort-12N recipients
Gallery
== See also == Fort-17 RPC Fort
Notes
References
== Literature == Макет масо-габаритного пістолета Форт-12: керівництво з експлуатації. – Вінниця: КНВО "Форт" МВС України, 2007. – 10 с.
External links
M. R. Popenker. Fort 12 pistol (Ukraine) at the Modern Firearms website
