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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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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPSh-41 | Action | Blowback, open bolt | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Barrel length | 269 mm (10.6 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Cartridge | 7.62×25mm Tokarev 7.63×25mm Mauser 9×19mm Parabellum (captured German versions) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Designed | 1941 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Designer | Georgy Shpagin | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Effective firing range | 150 m - 200 m | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Feed system | 35-round box magazine or 71-round drum magazine 32-round box magazine (captured German versions) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | In service | 1941–present | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Length | 843 mm (33.2 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Manufacturer | Numerous | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Mass | 3.63 kg (8.0 lb) (without magazine) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Muzzle velocity | 488 m/s (1,600.6 ft/s) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | No. built | Approx. 6,000,000 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Place of origin | Soviet Union | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Produced | 1941–1947 (USSR) Mid 1940s–present (Other countries) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Rate of fire | 1,250 RPM | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Sights | Iron sights | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Type | Submachine gun | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Used by | See Users | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Variants | See Variants | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Wars | World War II | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Wars | First Indochina War | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Wars | Malayan Emergency | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Wars | Korean War | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Wars | Hungarian Revolution of 1956 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Wars | Portuguese Colonial War | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Wars | Bay of Pigs Invasion | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Wars | Vietnam War | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Wars | Rhodesian Bush War | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPSh-41 | Wars | Yom Kippur War | 1.00 | infobox |
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