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PPSh-41
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PPSh-41 (Pistolet-Pulemyot Shpagina): The Russian PPSh-41 was a simple
submachine gun manufactured in vast quantities9:42 PM 5/3/2010 by Russia during WWII. When captured, the PPSh-41 was
also used by German Wehrmacht forces.
PPSH-41 SPECIFICATIONS: (source wikipedia)
| Type | | Submachine gun |
| Place of origin | | Soviet Union |
| Service history |
| In service | | 1941-Present |
| Wars | | World War II, Korean War, Chinese Civil War, Vietnam War, Cambodian Civil War, various conflicts in Asia and Africa |
| Production history |
| Designer | | Georgi Shpagin |
| Manufacturer | | Fémáru Fegyver és Gépgyár (Licensed) |
| Produced | | 1941 |
| Number built | | Approx. 6,000,000 |
| Specifications |
| Weight | | 3.63 kg (8 lb) (without magazine) |
| Length | | 843 mm (33.2 in) |
| Barrel length | | 269 mm (10.6 in) |
| Cartridge | | 7.62x25mm Tokarev |
| Action | | Blowback, open bolt |
| Rate of fire | | 900 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | | 488 m/s (1,600 ft/s) |
| Effective range | | 200 m |
| Maximum range | | ~400 m |
| Feed system | | 35-round box magazine or 71-round drum magazine |
| Sights | | Iron sights |
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