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Stechkin APS
The Stechkin APS machine pistol and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Specifications
APS: (1951 - 1958)
APB: (1972 - Present)
Type: Select fire machine pistol
Caliber: 9x18mm Makarov
Fire Modes: Semi, Full-Auto
Capacity: 20-round detachable box magazine
Stechkin APS
The Stechkin APS (Russian: Автоматический Пистолет Стечкина, "Stechkin's automatic pistol") is a Soviet select-fire machine pistol. It was designed between 1948 and 1949 by Igor Stechkin based on a request from the Soviet Army for a new compact defensive weapon for vehicle and artillery crews as the PPSh-41 and PPS-43 were recently declared obsolete and the AK-47 assault rifle was seen as too bulky to store and use in the cramped interior of a tank cabin. It fires via straight-blowback and features many design choices also seen on the Makarov PM pistol. It also features a combination stock and holster, similar to the Mauser C96. The APS was first issued in 1951 and was praised for its innovate design and relatively good controllability for a machine pistol, but was also derided for its heavy weight, limited effective range, high cost, and poor ergonomics, especially when fitted with the stock. The APS would eventually be phased out of service in favor of the AKS-74U compact carbine.
The APS and the later APB model were both favored by Spetsnaz teams during the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan and would later see use during the First and Second Chechen Wars, War in Afghanistan, Syrian Civil War, and the War in Donbass. Today, the APS is still used by Russian law enforcement organizations, who prize its compact firepower in close-quarters engagements. In this case, it is usually seen carried in a traditional pistol holster as opposed to its proprietary stock/holster combo.
Film
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Notation | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Equalizer / "The Confirmation Day" | Assassin | 1985 - 1989 | ||
| Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei | . | . | . | 1996-???? |
| Brigada | Dmitri Dyuzhev | Kosmos Kholmogorov | 2002 | |
| Brigada | Vladimir Vdovichenkov | Valery Filatov | 2002 | |
| Brigada | Andrei Panin | Vladimir Kaverin | 2002 | |
| Strike Back - Season 4 | Mihai Arsene | Leonid | S04E08 | 2013 |
| The Man in the High Castle | Joel de la Fuente | Chief Inspector Kido | 2019 | |
| The Man in the High Castle | Rich Ting | Captain Iijima | 2019 | |
| Topi | Vadim Tsallati | Daoud | Holstered; "Introduction" (S1E01) | 2021 |
| Sofya Volodchinskaya | Elya Musaeva | "Introduction" (S1E01), "Resurrection" (S1E03) | ||
| Kirill Polukhin | Burnt | "Frenzy" (S1E04), "Transfiguration" (S1E05) |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietcong 2 | APS | 2005 | ||
| The Stalin Subway | APS | 2005 | ||
| Alliance of Valiant Arms | With shoulder stock | 2007 | ||
| 7.62 High Calibre | APS | 2008 | ||
| Payday 2 | "Igor Automatik" | Added in Federales Weapon Pack (2020) | 2013 | |
| Warface | APS | 2013 | ||
| Survarium | 2013 | |||
| World of Guns: Gun Disassembly | Stechkin APS | wood stock | 2014 | |
| Contract Wars | 2015 | |||
| Escape from Tarkov | Stechkin Automatic Pistol 9x18PM | detachable wire stock | added in v0.8.0.1208 patch(2018) | 2016 |
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | 2016 | |||
| Caliber | 2019 | |||
| Far Cry 6 | "6P13 Auto" | Shoulder stock and fictional drum magazines | 2021 | |
| Boundary | APS | heavily customized cosmonaut variant with compensator, optics rail, competition style charging handle | 2023 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Najica Blitz Tactics | Najica Hiiragi | 2001 | |
| Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence | Batou | 2004 | |
| Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence | Yakuza thug | 2004 | |
| Black Lagoon/Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage | Yukio Washimine/Balalaika | 2006 | |
| Batman: Gotham Knight | "The Russian" | 2008 | |
| Eden of the East | Seen in Takizawa's closet | 2009 | |
| Angel Beats! | Noda | 2010 | |
| Omamori Himari | 2010 |
Stechkin APB
The Stechkin APB is a modernized variant, fitted with a threaded barrel for mounting a suppressor. It also uses a lighter and more comfortable wire-frame stock instead of the C96-style wooden combination holster-stock on the original APS. It is worth noting that all existing APBs are not produced, but are converted from surplus APSes of the 1950s release.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk Without Contract (Risk bez kontrakta) | Valery Poroshin | "Uncle Misha" | 1992 | |
| Police Academy 7 | Aleksandr Peskov | Russian Mafia hitman | 1994 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Man's Tale (Chto skazal pokoynik) | Oleg Basilashvili | The gang boss | 2000 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.62 High Calibre | Stechkin APB | 2008 | ||
| 9th Company: Roots of Terror | Stechkin APB | 2008 | ||
| Contract Wars | 2015 | |||
| Escape from Tarkov | Silenced Stechkin Automatic Pistol 9x18PM | detachable wire stock | added in v0.8.0.1208 patch (2018) | 2016 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Najica Blitz Tactics | Najica Hiiragi | 2001 | |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Alessi | With non-standard underbarrel rail and suppressor; S3E8, "Sethan's Alessi, Part 1" | 2015 |
Dracula md. 98
The Dracula md. 98 (also known as Pistolul model 1998) is a Romanian copy of the Stechkin APS with an extended dust-cover fitted with a rail under the muzzle allowing a spare magazine to be attached as a forward grip.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Seconds | Wesley Snipes | Jack Tuliver | Dual wielded | 2005 |
| Tamzin Outhwaite | Sgt. Kelly Anders | |||
| Tamer Hassan | Rahood | |||
| Various | With and without magazine as vertical grip | |||
| Shadow Man | Levan Uchaneishvili | Jensen | 2006 | |
| Emanuel Parvu | Inspector Urick | |||
| Jensen's henchmen, criminals | ||||
| Attack Force | Attackers | 2006 | ||
| Anaconda 3: Offspring | David Hasselhoff | Hammett | 2008 | |
| Anacondas: Trail of Blood | Claudiu Bleont | Armon | 2009 | |
| Linden Ashby | Jackson |