'Shpagin's machine-pistol-41') is a selective-fire, open-bolt, blowback submachine gun that fires the 7.62×25mm Tokarev round. It was designed by Georgy Shpagin of the Soviet Union to be a cheaper and simplified alternative to the PPD-40.

Jan 2, 2019 · The Soviet PPSh-41 submachine gun was one of the most common weapons of the Second World War. The famous modification of the PPSh with a drum magazine has become one of the symbols of the Soviet soldier on the Eastern Front of WWII in Europe.

Aug 17, 2021 · Private Andreyev held his PPSh submachine gun in a death rictus. Andreyev and his comrades called the simple little bullet hose the “Papasha” or “Daddy.” Simplistic to the point of crudity, the PPSh nonetheless offered a simply breathtaking volume of close-range fire.

Dec 12, 2021 · While more flexible assault rifles have mostly superseded weapons like the PPsH-41 on the frontline, the submachine gun remains a symbol of the Soviet struggle in World War II, a deadly tool that allowed Communist troops to overwhelm their enemies in close-quarter combat.

Dec 15, 2017 · Shpagin won the design competition with the PPSh-41, a weapon which required virtually no lathe work at all. It was assembled from a combination of heavy-gauge stampings and simple milled parts, and it fit the Soviet requirements quite well.

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.

Mar 13, 2021 · Submachineguns began to appear near the end of World War I to help soldiers clear out trenches in brutal short-range assaults.

Jul 11, 2019 · The Soviet short sword of World War II was the Pistolet Pulyemet Shpagin-1941 (PPSh-41) submachine gun. Manufactured in huge quantities, this simple yet robust “burp …

Jul 8, 2022 · The iconic Red Army submachine gun was not simply a powerful tool massively available to the Soviet soldier, but it was also a first step in the area of small arms designed for mass production in the USSR.

The submachine gun was capable of both semiautomatic and full-automatic fire, with an automatic cyclic rate of 900+ rounds per minute. The sliding mode of fire selector is located inside the trigger guard, forward of the trigger.