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Submachine gun
PPS submachine gun is a submachine gun originating in Soviet Union. Reported operators include Algeria, Belarus, China, Cuba, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Grenada, Ivory Coast, Laos, Liberia, Nazi Germany, North Korea, Poland, Russia, Russian separatist forces in Donbas, São Tomé and Príncipe, Soviet Union, South Korea, Sierra Leone, Ukraine, Vietnam, North Vietnam, Yugoslavia.
PPS submachine gun
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Submachine gun
Soviet Union
1942–1960s (USSR) 1942–present (other countries)
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I. K. Bezruchko-Vysotsky and A. I. Sudayev
1942
1942–1946 (USSR) 1946–1970s (Poland)
~2 million (USSR)
PPS-42, PPS-43, M/44, PPS wz. 1943/1952, Type 43
PPS-42: 2.95 kg (6.50 lb) PPS-43: 3.04 kg (6.7 lb)
PPS-42: 907 mm (35.7 in) stock extended / 641 mm (25.2 in) stock folded PPS-43: 820 mm (32.3 in) stock extended / 615 mm (24.2 in) stock folded
PPS-42: 273 mm (10.7 in) PPS-43: 243 mm (9.6 in)
7.62×25mm Tokarev
Blowback , open bolt
500–600 rounds/min (cyclic rate)
Approx. 500 m/s (1,640 ft/s)
100–150 m
200 m
35-round detachable box magazine
Flip rear sight, fixed blade front sight
Algeria
Belarus
China
Cuba
Estonia
Finland
Georgia
Grenada
Ivory Coast
Laos
Liberia
Nazi Germany
North Korea
Poland
Russia
Russian separatist forces in Donbas
São Tomé and Príncipe
Soviet Union
South Korea
Sierra Leone
Ukraine
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Yugoslavia
The PPS-43 ( Russian : ППС – "Пистолет-пулемёт Судаева" or "Pistolet-pulemyot Sudayeva", in English: "Sudayev's submachine-gun")
The weapon was put into small-scale production during the Siege of Leningrad ; mass production did not commence until early 1943 at the Sestroretsk Arsenal (over 45,000 weapons were produced before being replaced by the improved PPS-43 ).
The factory in charge for the pilot production starting in December 1942 was the Sestroretsk Tool Factory .
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.907 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.907 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.907 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.907 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.907 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
PPS submachine gun equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Algeria
Belarus
China
Cuba
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
Georgia
Grenada
Ivory Coast
Laos
Liberia
North Korea
Poland
Russia
São Tomé and Príncipe
Sierra Leone
South Korea
Ukraine
VietnamAlgeria, Belarus, China, Cuba, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Grenada, Ivory Coast, Laos, Liberia, Nazi Germany, North Korea, Poland, Russia, Russian separatist forces in Donbas, São Tomé and Príncipe, Soviet Union, South Korea, Sierra Leone, Ukraine, Vietnam, North Vietnam, Yugoslavia
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