PPD-40
Also known as PPD
The PPD () is a submachine gun originally designed in 1934 by Vasily Degtyaryov. The PPD had a conventional wooden stock, fired from an open bolt, and was capable of selective fire. It was replaced by the PPSh-41.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.name
- PPD
- Weapon.image
- 300px300px
- Weapon.caption
- PPD-34 & PPD-34/38
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.type
- Submachine gun
- Weapon.designer
- Vasily Degtyaryov
- Weapon.design_date
- 1934
- Weapon.service
- 1935–1945 (in Soviet service)
- Weapon.production_date
- 1934–1944; most in 1940
- Weapon.number
- Approx. 90,000
- Weapon.used_by
- See Users
- Weapon.wars
Article
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Users
- See also
- References
- External links
The PPD () is a submachine gun originally designed in 1934 by Vasily Degtyaryov. The PPD had a conventional wooden stock, fired from an open bolt, and was capable of selective fire. It was replaced by the PPSh-41.
==History== thumb|right|Soviet soldier holding a PPD-40 with two-part wooden stock.