Technical Specifications

Type	Submachine gun
Country of origin	Soviet Union
Manufacturer	Numerous
Designer	Georgy Shpagin
Designed	1941
Produced	1941–1947 (USSR) Mid 1940s–present (Other countries)
In service	1941–present
Used by	See Users
No. built	Approx. 6,000,000
Variants	See Variants
Weight	3.63 kg (without magazine)
Length	843 mm
Barrel length	269 mm
Cartridge	7.62×25mm Tokarev · 7.63×25mm Mauser · 9×19mm Parabellum (captured German versions)
Action	Blowback, open bolt
Feed	35-round box magazine or 71-round drum magazine · 32-round box magazine (captured German versions)
Muzzle velocity	488 m/s (1,600.6 ft/s)
Rate of fire	1,250 RPM
Range	150 m - 200 m

Data from PPSh-41 (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: CC BY-SA 1.0 — George Shuklin.

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