PPSh 41 Submachine Gun : North Korean Forces

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Places	Asia: North Korea Europe: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Accession Number	REL/02688
Collection type	Technology
Object type	Firearm
Physical description	Metal, Wood
Place made	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Date made	1944
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945

Description

PPSh 41 Submachine Gun. The receiver has Russian markings with the serial number and 1944. It is complete with a drum magazine and a webbing sling.

History / Summary

The PPSh 41 (Pistolet Pulemjot Shpagina model of 1941 = Shpagin submachine gun) was one of major infantry weapons used by Soviet troops during the Second World War. It is estimated that a total number of 6 million PPSh 41 submachine guns were manufactured during the Second World War. This weapon became one of the symbols of the Great Patriotic War. Retired from Soviet Army service soon after the end of the Second World War, the PPSh was widely exported to some pro Soviet countries around the world, including China, North Korea, Vietnam and many African countries.

• PPSh 41 Submachine Gun : North Korean Forces
• PPSh 41 Sub-machine Gun Firing Mechanism: North Korean Forces

Related information

Conflicts

• Second World War, 1939-1945

Units

• Russian Forces

Places

• Asia: North Korea
• Europe: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Subjects

• Koreans
• Machine guns
• PPSH submachine guns