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After the severe setbacks suffered by the Red Army in its invasion of Finland, the USSR decided to make a new assault rifle that was easy to use and maintain<\/strong> and, moreover, that was simple enough to be able to manufacture it in large quantities. The USSR already had the PPD-40 submachine gun, and on that basis, in 1941 Gueorgui Shpaguin designed the PPSh-41, simply copying the Suomi KP\/-31 magazine.<\/strong> This weapon had a stock of wood and a characteristic design with the barrel covered by a metal jacket with spaces for ventilation. The drum magazine had a capacity for 71 bullets<\/strong>, although another linear magazine with a capacity for 35 bullets was later made.<\/p>\n The ammunition used in this weapon was a pistol: the 7.62x25 Tokarev<\/strong>, although the Germans modified some captured specimens to be able to use their favorite ammunition, the 9 mm Parabellum. The PPSh-41 was manufactured in large numbers, producing 6 million copies during World War II<\/strong>, and continued to be manufactured in other countries of the Soviet orbit during the postwar period. These figures make it the most manufactured submachine gun in history<\/strong>. This weapon has been used in many wars over the last 80 years, and this submachine gun is currently being used in the Ukraine War.<\/strong><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52445993829_e7bffdef57_b.jpg\")
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