The PPSh-41 (Russian: Пистоле́т-пулемёт Шпа́гина-41, romanized: Pistolét-pulemyót Shpágina-41, lit. 'Shpagin's machine-pistol-41') is a selective-fire, open-bolt, blowback submachine gun that fires the 7.62×25mm Tokarev round.

Mar 1, 1998 · A Soviet PPSh 41 submachine gun was a highly coveted, and useful prize for the German soldier. The PPSh had a very fast cyclic rate, and a drum magazine that featured a huge 71 round capacity. 35 round stick magazines were also issued for use in the PPSh41.

Aug 10, 2017 · The relatively controllable high rate of fire (about 1000 rpm) coupled with the 71-round drum magazine and high-velocity cartridge proved to be pretty successful on the battlefields of the war. In this article, we’ll take a look at some rare, prototype and experimental versions of the PPSh SMG. The list below goes in no particular order. 1.

A Soviet PPSh 41 submachine gun was a highly coveted, and useful prize for the German soldier. The PPSh had a very fast cyclic rate, and a drum magazine that featured a huge 71 round capacity. 35 round stick magazines were also issued for use in the PPSh41.

Aug 17, 2021 · The PPSh could be fed via either 71-round drums or 35-round box magazines. The Germans carried bolt-action Kar98k rifles, and they all four raised them up as one spontaneously orienting in Andreyev’s direction.

The PPSh-41 (Pistolet Pulemjot Shpagina Model 1941) [Shpagin Submachine Gun] was one of major infantry weapons of the Soviet Red Army during WW2. The total number of PPSh's manufactured by Soviet State Arsenal Tula during WW2 estimated to more than five million.

Feb 19, 2024 · The PPSh-41 was well-regarded for its simplicity, ruggedness, and effectiveness in combat compared to other submachine guns of its time. Was the PPSh-41 used after World War II?

The PPSH is an open bolt blowback operated submachine gun. It has a floating bolt, typically with a fiber, wood, or bakelite buffer for the bolt. Rate of fire was 1,000 rounds per minute with two fire modes; semi-auto and full-auto.

Stripping was simplicity itself, as the receiver hinged open to reveal the bolt and spring. There was no selector lever on some of the late models, when the gun was capable of only automatic fire, and the magazine was the proved and tried 71 round Suomi drum.

Oct 4, 2015 · Initially, the PPSh-41 was designed to use a drum magazine of 71 round capacity, which was an exact copy of the Finnish Suomi KP-31 submachine gun that the Soviets had encountered in the Winter War. The drum had a spring loaded feed mechanism that the user would have to wind up like a watch to use.