Original WWII Soviet Russian PPs-43 Display Submachine Gun with Magazine - Serial K-03752 African Militaria Lt Col Vittorio Cencini (Italy)

Lt Col Vittorio Cencini (Italy)

Lenihan's crew of the 531st Bomb Squadron

After the early defeat

included are mock shrapnel (ball bearings) which are nearly identical to the shrapnel that would have been used during WWII

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

Original WWII Soviet Russian PPs-43 Display Submachine Gun with Magazine - Serial K-03752 African Militaria Lt Col Vittorio Cencini (Italy)Original 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