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PPSh-41

The PPSh-41 (Russian: Пистоле́т-пулемёт Шпа́гина-41, romanized: Pistolét-pulemyót Shpágina-41, lit. '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 in the Soviet Union to be a cheaper and simplified alternative to the PPD-40.

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Action
Blowback, open bolt
Barrel length
269 mm (10.6 in)
Cartridge
7.62×25mm Tokarev 7.63×25mm Mauser 9×19mm Parabellum (captured German versions)
Designed
1941
Designer
Georgy Shpagin
Effective firing range
150 m - 200 m

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PPSh-41

Nodes118
Edges117
Triples222
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016949
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PPSh-41

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related to Former · 90
PPSh-41 → Afghan Army, Afghanistan, After, AK-47, Albania Angola, Also, Angolan War, Arms Factory, At, Austria Soviet, Berlin Wall, Border Troops, BulgariaChina, Busan, Captured, Chinese Type, Combat Groups, Continuation War, CroatiaCubaCzechoslovakia, Cugir Arms Plant
related to Variants · 30
PPSh-41 → AK-47, China, Chinese-made, Croat, Croatian, Croatian War, German, However, Independence, It, K-50, K-50M, Korean War, Mauser, Modifications, MP41, MP717, North Korean-made, North Vietnamese-modified, Parabellum
related to Korean War · 27
PPSh-41 → After, Army, Chinese People's Volunteer Army, Chinese PPSh, Chinese Type, Communist, During, Hal Moore, In, Infantry, Korea, Korean War, KPA, M1, M1 Garand, M2, North Korea's Korean People's, North Korean Type, Other, PPSh
related to World War II · 24
PPSh-41 → Barrel, By, Finland, Finnish Army, Georgy Shpagin, In September, March, Moscow, Mosin, Nagant, November, Party, PPD, PPD-40, PPSh, Shpagin, Soviet, Soviet Union, Suomi KP/-31, The
Wars · 17
PPSh-41 → Bay of Pigs Invasion, First Indochina War, Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Iraq War, Korean War, Lebanese Civil War, Malayan Emergency, Portuguese Colonial War, Rhodesian Bush War, Russo-Ukrainian War, Somali Civil War, Soviet–Afghan War, Syrian civil war, Vietnam War, World War II, Yom Kippur War, Yugoslav Wars
related to Features · 12
PPSh-41 → It, No, PPSh, PPShs, Soviet, The, The PPSh, The PPSh-41, Though, Tokarev, Weighing, World War II
related to External links · 2
PPSh-41 → PPSh, Video
Action · 1
PPSh-41 → Blowback, open bolt
Barrel length · 1
PPSh-41 → 269 mm (10.6 in)
Cartridge · 1
PPSh-41 → 7.62×25mm Tokarev 7.63×25mm Mauser 9×19mm Parabellum (captured German versions)

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PPSh-41ActionBlowback, open bolt1.00infobox
PPSh-41Barrel length269 mm (10.6 in)1.00infobox
PPSh-41Cartridge7.62×25mm Tokarev 7.63×25mm Mauser 9×19mm Parabellum (captured German versions)1.00infobox
PPSh-41Designed19411.00infobox
PPSh-41DesignerGeorgy Shpagin1.00infobox
PPSh-41Effective firing range150 m - 200 m1.00infobox
PPSh-41Feed system35-round box magazine or 71-round drum magazine 32-round box magazine (captured German versions)1.00infobox
PPSh-41In service1941–present1.00infobox
PPSh-41Length843 mm (33.2 in)1.00infobox
PPSh-41ManufacturerNumerous1.00infobox
PPSh-41Mass3.63 kg (8.0 lb) (without magazine)1.00infobox
PPSh-41Muzzle velocity488 m/s (1,600.6 ft/s)1.00infobox
PPSh-41No. builtApprox. 6,000,0001.00infobox
PPSh-41Place of originSoviet Union1.00infobox
PPSh-41Produced1941–1947 (USSR) Mid 1940s–present (Other countries)1.00infobox
PPSh-41Rate of fire1,250 RPM1.00infobox
PPSh-41SightsIron sights1.00infobox
PPSh-41TypeSubmachine gun1.00infobox
PPSh-41Used bySee Users1.00infobox
PPSh-41VariantsSee Variants1.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsWorld War II1.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsFirst Indochina War1.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsMalayan Emergency1.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsKorean War1.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsHungarian Revolution of 19561.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsPortuguese Colonial War1.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsBay of Pigs Invasion1.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsVietnam War1.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsRhodesian Bush War1.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsYom Kippur War1.00infobox

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