Description Russian WWII PPsh-41 Replica Machine Pistol Original Item: This is a beautiful full size newly manufactured NON-FIRING Russian WW2 PPsh-41 display machine pistol. This high quality metal example comes complete with correct removable display drum magazine and genuine wood stock. So go ahead, operate the bolt, cock the weapon, change the magazine and pull the trigger; the bolt flies home! Even the weight is accurate at 8 pounds. This is a HIGH QUALITY item and it is available at a fabulously reasonable price. History of the PPSh-41: The PPSh was a magazine-fed selective fire submachine gun using an open-bolt, blowback action. Made largely of stamped steel, it could be loaded with either a box or drum magazine, and fired the 7.62×25mm Tokarev pistol round. The PPSh saw extensive combat use during World War II and the Korean War. It was one of the major infantry weapons of the Soviet armed forces during World War II.