7.62 mm submachine gun model 1941 Shpagin system (PPSh) - Soviet submachine gun, developed in 1940 by designer G. S. Shpagin chambered for 7.62 × 25 mm TT and adopted by the Red Army on December 21, 1940 year[1]. The PPSh, along with the PPS-43, was the main submachine gun of the Soviet Armed Forces in the Great Patriotic War.

By the mid-1960s, the PPSh was removed from service with the Soviet Army and gradually replaced by the Kalashnikov assault rifle. It is still in service with paramilitary security units and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of a number of CIS countries.

Also, in the post-war period, PPSh was supplied in huge quantities to countries friendly to the USSR, was in service with the armies of various states for a long time, was used by irregular forces and was used in armed conflicts around the world throughout the 20th century.

At the moment, it is sold to civilians as a hunting carbine for amateur shooting with minor modifications (the fire selector is welded in the position for single shots, a 10-round limiter is installed in the magazine, the muzzle and bolt cup in the firing pin area can be punched).