Description
The Soviet PPS 43 submachine gun is regarded by many experts as one of the finest weapons of its kind produced during the Second World War. Originating from the PPS 42, a design by A.I. Sudaev, the PPS 43 was developed under Sudaev’s personal supervision during the siege of Leningrad. The perfected design also incorporated features by another engineer, I.K. Bezruchko-Vysotsky. Renowned for its extreme simplicity, most of its components could be manufactured using basic stamping machines, making it ideal for mass production in wartime. Although produced concurrently with the PPSh 41, the PPS 43 was lighter, more compact, and required far less metal and manpower to produce. Some of these weapons survived the war and were later captured from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army during the Korean War by the 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment.
