WW2 Era Soviet PPSh41 Sub-Machine Gun - Deactivated

~ WW2 Era Soviet PPSh41 Sub-Machine Gun - Deactivated ~

The PPSh-41 is a Soviet submachine gun designed by Georgy Shpagin as a cheap, reliable, and simplified alternative to the PPD-40. A common Russian nickname for the weapon is "papasha" (папа́ша), meaning "daddy", and it was sometimes called the "burp gun" because of its high fire-rate.

The PPSh saw extensive combat use during World War II and the Korean War; in Eastern Bloc countries, monuments celebrating the actions of the Red Army commonly feature a PPSh-41. It became one of the major infantry weapons of the Soviet Armed Forces during World War II, with about six million PPSh-41s manufactured in this period, making it the most-produced submachine gun of the war. In the form of the Chinese Type 50 (licensed copy), it continued in use with the Viet Cong as late as 1970.

The sub-machine gun is dated 1943 and serial numbered MB2523.

~ Condition ~

The piece is in good condition as can be seen in the pictures.

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