1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : F rench ▁sch ol ars ▁Category : 1 9 7 6 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9 0 7 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁For ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Ve ktor ▁p istol ▁see : V e ktor ▁CP 1 ▁ ▁The ▁SR - 1 ▁Ve ktor ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Gy ur za ▁( Г юр за , ▁Russian ▁for ▁" bl unt - n osed ▁vi per ") ▁or ▁Ser dy uk ov ▁S PS ▁is ▁a ▁ 9 × 2 1 mm ▁Gy ur za ▁semi - autom atic ▁p istol ▁designed ▁for ▁the ▁Russian ▁military . ▁ ▁The ▁fire arm ▁is ▁currently ▁produced ▁as ▁the ▁SR 1 M . ▁ ▁Design ▁Details ▁The ▁operating ▁system ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Ber etta ▁ 9 2 , ▁util izing ▁a ▁dro pping ▁block . ▁The ▁frame ▁is ▁polym er ▁and ▁steel . ▁While ▁the ▁SR - 1 ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁traditional ▁manual ▁safety , ▁it ▁is ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁g rip ▁safety ▁that ▁dis eng ages ▁the ▁trigger ▁mechanism , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁trigger ▁safety ▁to ▁prevent ▁fire ▁when ▁the ▁trigger ▁is ▁not ▁de pressed . ▁Additionally ▁the ▁ham mer ▁must ▁also ▁be ▁placed ▁into ▁half - cock ▁to ▁eng age ▁the ▁se ar ▁and ▁enable ▁double ▁action ▁firing . ▁ ▁Users ▁▁ ▁Russian ▁Federal ▁Prote ct ive ▁Service ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁ ▁Federal ▁Security ▁Service ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁ ▁GR U