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PPD-34
The PPD (Russian: Пистолет-пулемёт Дегтярёва; Pistolet-Pulemyot Degtyaryova, English: Degtyaryov machine pistol) is a Soviet submachine gun developed by Vasily Degtyarev. The first prototype was created in 1929, based on the DP-27, using a similar feeding system with top-mounted disk magazines. Further improvements led to the appearance of the PPD Model 1931, which externally resembled the Tokarev M1927. In 1933, it was decided to go back to the barrel with the cooling jacket.
In 1934, limited production of the PPD-34 was started, and in 1935 it was officially accepted into service. It was the second notable submachine gun in service in the USSR, after the Thompson. In 1938, a small update was carried out, with the designation of the new model as PPD-34/38. However, the SMG continued to be considered a weapon only for certain units and most of which were in the police service. Until 1939, about 5,000 PPD-34s and PPD-34/38s were produced, after which it was decided to suspend prodcution.
However, the Winter War turned everything upside down. The PPD's production was resumed in an emergency speed. In 1940, a number of design changes were made, for easier and less costly production. Further improvements led to the appearance of the PPD-40, in particular with a new type of magazine. Although it was replaced by the PPSh-41, the PPD-40 continued to be produced until 1943 due to the war.
In 1942, a modernized version with a pistol grip and a folding buttstock in the style of the MP40 fed from 30-round box magazines was presented for trials, but it lost the competition to the PPS.
PPD-34
Specifications
(1934 – 1940)
- Type: Submachine gun
- Place of origin: Soviet Union
- In service: 1935–45
- Designed: 1934
- No. built: Approx. 90,000
- 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
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
- Muzzle velocity: 490 m/s (1,600 ft/s)
- Effective firing range: 200 m (219 yd)
- Feed system: 25-round box magazine (PPD-34), 73-round drum magazine (PPD-34/38 early model), 71-round drum magazine (PPD-34/38 late model),
The PPD-34 & PPD-34/38 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighting Film Collection No. 3 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 3) | Pyotr Sobolevsky | German paratrooper | PPD-34/38 | 1941 |
| Fighting Film Collection No. 8 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 8) | A Soviet soldier | PPD-34/38; In documentary footage | 1942 | |
| Two Soldiers (Dva boytsa) | A Red Army soldier | PPD-34 with stick magazine | 1943 | |
| Native Shores (Rodnye berega) | Ivan Pereverzev | The battalion commander | PPD-34/38 | 1943 |
| Soviet soldiers and officers | ||||
| Philosophy of a Knife | archive footage, PPD-34/38 | 2008 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Mods | Notations | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FinnWars | PPD-34 | 2006 | |
| Forgotten Hope 2 | 25 and 73-round magazines (PPD-34) | PPD-34: Added in v2.56 (2020) | 2007 |
| 73-round magazine (PPD-34/38) | PPD-34/38: Added in v2.6 (2022) | ||
| Deadfall Adventures | 2013 | ||
| World of Guns: Gun Disassembly | 2014 | ||
| Enlisted | 25 round mag | PPD-34 | 2021 |
| 25 round mag | PPD-34/38 | ||
| 71 round mag | PPD-34/38 |
PPD-40
Specifications
(1940 – 1943)
- Type: Submachine Gun
- Caliber: 7.62x25mm Tokarev
- Weight: 7.1 lbs (3.2 kg)
- Length: 31 in (78.8 cm)
- Barrel length: 10.7 in (27.3 cm)
- Capacity: 71-round drum magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
The PPD-40 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbo | Peter Falk | Lt. Columbo | "Dead Weight" (S01E03) | 1971 |
| Eddie Albert | Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister | |||
| Omega Option (Variant "Omega") | Soviet sailors | Seen in documentary footage | 1975 | |
| The State Border: Film 5 | Dmitry Matveev | Lt. Il'ya Sushencov | 1986 | |
| Semyon Morozov | Petty officer Pavlo Levada | |||
| Black Pea Coats (Chyornye bushlaty) | Vyacheslav Krikunov | Starshina / Jr.Lt. Levontiy Leontyev | 2018 | |
| Spy City | East German police and militia | 2020 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Mods | Notations | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 | 2006 | ||
| Forgotten Hope 2 | Added in v2.56 (2020) | 2007 | |
| World of Guns: Gun Disassembly | PPD-40 | 2014 | |
| Heroes & Generals | 2016 | ||
| Enlisted | PPD-40 | 2021 | |
| PPD-40 DSZ | |||
| integral suppressor | PPD-40 BraMit | ||
| Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront | 2021 |
PDM-42 / PPD-42
Degtyarov PDM submachine gun (factory designation KB-P-135) was developed during early 1942 by team, led by famous Soviet gun designer Vasily Degtyarov (designer of the PPD-34/38/40 line of submachine guns, among other weapons). PDM was designed upon requirements for a compact, simple and easily manufactured submachine gun, drawn late in 1941 by GAU (General Artillery Department of the Red Army General staff). PDM submachine gun was extensively tested during 1942, and in the end it was rejected in favor of the Sudaev PPS-42 submachine gun. Only few experimental PDM submachine guns were made in Kovrov.
The PDM submachine gun is a simple blowback operated weapon, firing from an open bolt, in full automatic only. Feed is from double stack detachable box magazines. Iron sights feature flip-up rear sight blade with settings for 150 and 300 meters. Bottom-folding shoulder stock is made from stamped steel, like most other parts of the gun.
Specifications
(1942)
- Type: Submachine Gun
- Caliber: 7.62x25mm Tokarev
- Weight: 6.8 lbs (3.1 kg) (less magazine)
- Length: 30.2 in (76.8 cm)
- Barrel length: 10.6 in (27 cm)
- Capacity: 30
- Rate of fire: 600RPM
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
The PDM-42 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Video Games
| Game Title | Mods | Notations | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enlisted | 2021 |