Original WWII Soviet Russian PPs-43 Display Submachine Gun with Magazine - Serial K-03752 African Militaria These days Tad

These days Tad

Lt Col Vittorio Cencini (Italy)

We do not know who did this but it appears to be an wartime modification most likely done in the field

After the early defeat

based on relatively inflexible tables of organization were proving less well adapted to the training mission

Original WWII Soviet Russian PPs-43 Display Submachine Gun with Magazine - Serial K-03752 African Militaria These days TadOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased from a private auction! This legendary submachine gun was developed in Leningrad while the Germans had the city under siege during WW2. The designer, A. I. Sudarev, wanted a gun that could be manufactured with the resources available in the city. The result was the PPS 43, which has very few machined parts, depended on simple stampings, welding, and riveting for its construction. The design was so