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PPSh-41

Soviet-made World War II era submachine gun
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Summary

PPSh-41 is a firearm model[1]. PPSh-41 draws 10,113 Wikipedia views per month (firearm model category, ranking #56 of 386).[2]

Key Facts

  • Based on: PPD-40[3]
  • Subclass of: submachine gun[4]
  • Designed by: Georgy Shpagin[5]
  • Commons category: PPSh-41[6]
  • Country of origin: Soviet Union[7]
  • Inception: 1940[8]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[9], Korean War[10], Vietnam War[11], Yugoslav Wars[12], Eastern Front[13], Soviet–Japanese War[14], First Indochina War[15], Laotian Civil War[16], Angolan Civil War[17], Afghan Conflict[18]
  • Service entry: January 1, 1941[19]
  • Ammunition: 7.62×25mm Tokarev[20]
  • Topic's main category: Category:PPSh-41[21]
  • Commons gallery: PPSh-41[22]
  • Total produced: 6,000,000[23]
  • Native label: Пистолет-пулемёт Шпагина[24]

Why It Matters

PPSh-41 has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] PPSh-41 is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). PPSh-41. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ppsh-41
MLA “PPSh-41.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 12 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ppsh-41.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ppsh-41_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{PPSh-41}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ppsh-41}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-12}}
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  1. 14w ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Designed by → Georgy Shpagin
    Ammunition → 7.62×25mm Tokarev
    Country of origin → Soviet Union
    Inception → +1940-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Moving commons category sitelink to category item (Category:PPSh-41)"
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