RARE, EASTERN FRONT NAZI CAPTURED & CONVERTED FOR GERMAN MP40 SMG MAGAZINES*WW2 1943 Russian Tula Arsenal PPSh 41, 7.65 x 25 mm Calibre Sub Machine Gun With Nazi German MP40 Box Magazine & Original Russian Drum Magazine Fitted With 1 Inert Round. Sn 23825 None Machine Gun

*RARE, EASTERN FRONT NAZI CAPTURED & CONVERTED FOR GERMAN MP40 SMG MAGAZINES*WW2 1943 Russian Tula Arsenal PPSh 41, 7.65 x 25 mm Calibre Sub Machine Gun With Nazi German MP40 Box Magazine & Original Russian Drum Magazine Fitted With 1 Inert Round. - 23825

The impetus for the development of the Russian PPSh came partly from the Winter War against Finland, where the Finnish army employed the Suomi machine pistol as a highly effective tool for close-quarter fighting in forests or built-up urban areas. The Soviet weapon was developed during WW2 in mid-1941 and was produced in a network of factories in Moscow. This is a rare to find WW2 1943 Russian Tula Arsenal PPSh 41, 7.65 x 25 mm Calibre Sub Machine Gun, Nazi Captured & Converted For German MP40 Smg Magazines for issue to German troops fighting on the Eastern front. The converted breach is Waffenant and fitted with a removable Nazi marked German MP40 Box Magazine. The magazine is Waffenamt and has MP40 designation. The gun comes with an original Russian ppsh Drum Magazine Fitted With 1 Inert Deactivated Round In an original Webbing Magazine Carrier Pouch (the round is fixed in place). The magazine carrier has a flap cover with leather retaining strap and metal buckle. The rear of the carrier has 2 belt loops (NB due to the Nazi conversion, the drum magazine does not fit the SMG) . The wood and metalwork throughout are very good. It has a shrouded fore sight, swivel rear sight and has a steel butt plate with trap. The stock and vented barrel shroud have sling anchors fitted with webbing sling. The top of the frame is date stamped '1943' date together with number '8085’ which is repeated on the wood. The breech also has the Russian Tula arsenal ‘Star’ mark. Deactivated to UK / EU specification in 2003 the weapon’s slide and trigger move and the MP 40 magazine can be inserted & removed. The price for this rare Nazi captured & converted piece includes UK/EU deactivation certificate and UK delivery. Sn 23825

£1,495.00