PPD-40

The PPD (Pistolet Pulemyot Degtyaryova, or 'Degtyaryov's Machine Pistol') is a Soviet submachine gun originally designed in 1934 by Vasily Degtyaryov. The PPD had many of the features typical of a submachine gun at that time: a wooden stock, an open bolt firing action, and selective fire capability. It was replaced in Soviet standard service by the PPSh-41, although they would still see substantial use throughout the Second World War. In the early 1930's, the Soviet military was looking for a new submachine gun. They tested more than a dozen different designs, until finally only two remaine...