The DShK M1938 (Cyrillic: ДШК, for Russian: Дегтярёва-Шпагина крупнокалиберный, romanized: Degtyaryova-Shpagina krupnokaliberny, lit. 'Degtyaryov–Shpagin large-calibre') is …

Used by communist forces in Southeast Asia, the Degtyarov-Shpagin Krupnokaliberny (DShK) machine gun presented a deadly threat to low-flying aircraft-like the Forward Air Controllers …

Nov 21, 2024 · In the late 1920s, the Soviet Red Army was looking for a home-grown, multi-purpose heavy machine gun (HMG). The original “DK” HMG was designed by Vasily …

Mar 15, 2013 · While officially labeled the DShK 1938, this Russian heavy machine gun is better known to the ruskie as the Dushka and resembles the Browning M2 'Ma Deuce'.

The DShK 1938 (ДШК, for Дегтярёва-Шпагина Крупнокалиберный, Degtyaryova-Shpagina Krupnokaliberny, 'Degtyaryov-Shpagin Large-Calibre') is a Soviet heavy machine gun firing the …

The DShK is a World War 2 era heavy machine gun of Russian origin. DShK stands for "Degtyarov Shpagin Krupnokalibernyi", denoting its designers and large caliber. Together with …

Aug 10, 2023 · The Soviet DShK Model 1938 heavy machine gun was developed to a Red Army requirement prior to World War 2 (1939-1945) to replace the aged Maxim Model 1910 (Soviet …

Mar 10, 2023 · In 1925 the USSR began a program to develop a heavy machine gun for antiaircraft use. After some initial experimentation with a converted Dreyse machine gun, they …

Russia introduced the Degtyaryova-shpagina krupnoka-liberny (Dshk) in 1938 and the weapon served as the soviet Union’s primary heavy machine gun during the second World War. It …

Original 12,7mm DK heavy machine gun of 1930, with drum magazine. DShK heavy machine gun in ground configuration, with shield and late stylemuzzle brake. DShK heavy machine gun in …