The [b]PPSh-41[/b] ([i][b]P[/b]istolet-[b]P[/b]ulemyot [b]Sh[/b]pagina[/i]; [[russian text|Russian]]: [b]П[/b]истолет-[b]п[/b]улемёт [b]Ш[/b]пагина; "Shpagin machine pistol") is a 7.62×25mm [b][[submachine gun]][/b] used by the [[Soviet|Soviet]] [[military|forces]] during the [[World War II]]. It was developed by "Georgy Shpagin":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgy_Shpagin in mid-1941 as the lower-cost, simplified alternative to the earlier [[PPD-40]], and it entered service the same year. The [[weapon]] is commonly pictured with a 71-round [[drum magazine]], while the 35-round curved box [[magazine (weapon)|magazines]] were also widely used.

h4. See also
* [[K-50M]]
* [[List of weapons]]
* [[PPSh-41 (Girls' Frontline)]]
* [[Suomi KP/-31]]

h4. External links
* "Wikipedia: PPSh-41":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PPSh-41
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