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The PPD (Russian: Пистоле́т-пулемёт Дегтярёва, romanized: Pistolet-pulemyot Degtyaryova, lit. 'Degtyaryov's machine pistol') is a submachine gun originally designed in 1934 by Vasily Degtyaryov. The PPD had a conventional wooden stock, fired from an open bolt, and was capable of selective fire. It was replaced by the PPSh-41.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPD-40 | Action | Blowback, open bolt | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Barrel length | 273 mm (10.7 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Cartridge | 7.62×25mm Tokarev | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Designed | 1934 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Designer | Vasily Degtyaryov | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Effective firing range | 200 m (219 yd) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Feed system | 25-round detachable box magazine 71-round detachable drum magazine | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | In service | 1935–1945 (in Soviet service) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Length | 788 mm (31.0 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Mass | 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) empty | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Muzzle velocity | 490 m/s (1,600 ft/s) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | No. built | Approx. 90,000 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Place of origin | Soviet Union | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Produced | 1934–1944; most in 1940 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Rate of fire | 800–1000 rounds/min | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Type | Submachine gun | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Used by | See Users | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Variants | PPD-34, PPD-34/38, PPD-40 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Wars | Spanish Civil War Winter War Second Sino Japanese War World War II Korean War Hukbalahap Rebellion 1958 Lebanon crisis Lebanese Civil War | 1.00 | infobox |
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