'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. The PPSh-41 saw extensive combat during World War II and the Korean War.

2019年1月2日 · 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.

Unlike the Germans which assigned their counterpart MP 40 submachine guns only to specialized platoons, the Soviets equipped entire companies with PPSh-41 submachine guns starting in Jul 1941 to increase infantry firepower. As of Jul 1941, each infantry regiment had a PPSh-41 company with a 7-man headquarters and three 31-man platoons.

The PPSh-41 was used a lot during World War II and the Korean War, as it was the most produced SMG throughout the wars. It was still in use in Vietnam with the Viet Cong as late as 1970 as the Chinese Type 50 (a copy).

1998年3月1日 · Over 5 million PPSh41s were produced during WWII making it the most prolific subgun of the war. After the end of WWII, the PPSh design was copied, and produced by several other communist satellite nations. Iran, one of the countries to produce the post war PPSh as the Model 22, reportably made a version of the gun chambered in 9mm Parabellum.

The PPSH-41 (Пистолет-пулемет Шпагина обр.1941, Shpagin submachine gun, model 1941) is one of the most iconic weapons of WWII. It was, and currently still is, the most mass-produced SMG in the world. This sub machine gun was created by Gergiy Semyonovich Shpagin in 1940.

2024年2月4日 · The PPSh-41 (Pistolet-Pulemyot Shpagina) is one of the most iconic submachine guns of the 20th century, particularly known for its extensive use during World War II. The PPSh-41 was designed by Georgy Shpagin in 1940 as an alternative to the PPD-40, a more expensive and complicated submachine gun.

The PPSh-41 (Pistolet-Pulemyot Shpagina, or Shpagin’s Machine Pistol) was a Soviet submachine gun designed by Georgy Shpagin. It was extensively used during World War II and became one of the most recognizable weapons of the Soviet Army.

The PPSh-41 (Pistolet Pulemjot Shpagina model of 1941) was one of major infantry weapons of the Soviet troops during the World War 2. Total number of PPSh's manufactured during WWII estimates to more than 6 m