PPD-40
| PPD | |
|---|---|
PPD-34 & PPD-34/38 | |
| Type | Submachine gun |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1935–45 |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Spanish Civil War Winter War Second Sino Japanese War World War II Korean War Hukbalahap Rebellion 1958 Lebanon crisis Lebanese Civil War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Vasily Degtyaryov |
| Designed | 1934 |
| Produced | 1934–1942; most in 1940 |
| No. built | Approx. 90,000 |
| Variants | PPD-34, PPD-34/38, PPD-40 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) empty |
| Length | 788 mm (31.0 in) |
| Barrel length | 273 mm (10.7 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.62×25mm Tokarev |
| Action | Blowback, open bolt |
| Rate of fire | 800–1000 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 490 m/s (1,600 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 200 m (219 yd) |
| Feed system | 25-round detachable box magazine 71-round detachable drum magazine |
The PPD (Russian: Пистоле́т-пулемёт Дегтярёва, romanized: Pistolet-pulemyot Degtyaryova, lit. 'Degtyaryov's machine pistol') 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.