Pioneer Arms PPS-43C Semi-Auto Sporting Pistol 9mm 9.8" Barrel (2)-30Rd Mags Black Finish

Pioneer Arms PPS-43C Semi-Auto Sporting Pistol 9mm 9.8" Barrel (2)-30Rd Mags Black Finish



Model: Rear sight notch on sliding tangent, front post

Type: semi-auto sporting pistol

Weight: 3.04 kg (6.7 lb) empty / 3.67 kg (8.1 lb) loaded - with 35-rd magazine

Overal length: 615 mm (24.2 in) stock folded

Barrel length: 250 mm (9.8 in)

Cartridge: 7.62 x 25 mm Tokarev and 9 x 19

Action: Closed bolt, semi-auto

Muzzle velocity: Approx. 500 m/s (1,640 ft/s)

Effective range: 100 m

Maximum range: 200 m

Feed system: 30-round detachable box magazine

Sights: Flip rear sight, fixed blade front sight



The PPS43 (Pistolet-Pulemet Sudaeva, model of 1943 = Sudaev submachine gun) was born as an answer for the need of a weapon that would be more compact and mobile than the PPSh-41, which was in use then by the Soviet Army. The PPSh-41 was somewhat too long to be used by tank crews, mobile recon groups and paratroopers. In late 1941, the Red Army issued a request for a new, more compact SMG. Designer Sudaev initially designed his new SMG in 1942 and it was adopted under the designation of PPS42. Next year he refined the design and this final model was designated as PPS43. This SMG was manufactured in significant numbers, with nearly 2 million PPS43 weapons manufactured between 1943 and 1946. The PPS43 is sometimes referred to as the best SMG of World War II. After WWII, it was widely exported to pro-Soviet regimes around the world and widely copied.

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