PTRS-41

PTRS-41
PTRS
TypeAnti-tank rifle
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1941–present
Used bysee Users
WarsWorld War II
Korean War
Chinese Civil War
Lebanese Civil War
Syrian Civil War
War in Donbas
Russo-Ukrainian War
Production history
DesignerSergei Gavrilovich Simonov
Designed1938–1939
Produced1941–1945
Specifications
Mass21 kg (46 lb)
Length2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Barrel length1.22 m (4 ft 0 in)

Cartridge14.5×114mm
Caliber14.5 mm (0.57 in)
ActionGas-operated; short stroke gas piston, vertically tilting bolt
Muzzle velocity1,013 m/s (3,320 ft/s)
Effective firing range800 m (870 yd) against armoured vehicles
Maximum firing range1,500 m (1,600 yd) against armoured vehicles
Feed system5-round integral box magazine

The PTRS-41 (Russian: Противотанковое самозарядное ружьё образца 1941 года системы Симонова, romanized: Protivotankovoye samozaryadnoye ruzhyo obraztsa 1941 goda sistemy Simonova, lit.'Anti-tank-self-loading gun pattern 1941, Simonov system') is a World War II-era semi-automatic anti-tank rifle firing the 14.5×114mm cartridge.