Original Soviet WWII 1944 dated PPs-43 Display Submachine Gun with Magazine - Marked CCCP Russian Flags 3 Mk II Rifle Grenade

3 Mk II Rifle Grenade

Royal Australian Air Force and South African Air Force

making it much easier to tell that it was a smoke grenade

It is ink stamped with size marking "55"

Also included are an original 2nd Infantry Division patch

Original Soviet WWII 1944 dated PPs-43 Display Submachine Gun with Magazine - Marked CCCP Russian Flags 3 Mk II Rifle GrenadeOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased from a private auction! This legendary submachine gun was developed in Leningrad while the Germans had the city under siege during WW2. The designer, A. I. Sudarev, wanted a gun that could be manufactured with the resources available in the city. The result was the PPS 43, which has very few machined parts, depended on simple stampings, welding, and riveting for its construction. The design was so