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▶ PPSH-41 Over five million
Date 1939 examples of this sturdy
and dependable weapon
Origin Soviet Union had been manufactured
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Weight 7 ⁄4lb (3.5kg) for the Red Army by the
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Barrel 10 ⁄2in (27cm) end of World War II.
Caliber 7.62mm PERSONAL WEAPONS

Cocking-handle cover
acts as safety catch
Rear sight adjustable for
windage and elevation
Flash suppressor

▲ M3A1 The M3 “Grease Gun,”
Retractable Date 1940s and the improved M3A1
skeleton butt Origin US version, was cheap to
produce and simple to
Weight 8lb (3.66kg) strip, clean, and maintain.
Barrel 8in (20.3cm) It fired the same heavy
pistol round used in the
Caliber .45in ACP
Colt M1911A1.
Carrying
sling
30-round detachable
box magazine

▶ MP40
Date 1940
Origin Germany
Wooden butt stock,
removable in some models Weight 9lb (4.03kg)
Barrel 10in (24.8cm) Skeleton butt
stock (folded)
Caliber 9mm Parabellum
The MP40 had a revolutionary design that
used simple steel pressings, die-cast parts, 32-round
and plastics. It was an improved version magazine
of its predecessor the MP38, and was
much cheaper to produce because it
had fewer machined parts.
Rear sight

Fixed steel
butt stock
▲ STEN MARK II Cheap and easy to
Date 1941 manufacture, the
Sten was a stop-gap
Origin UK weapon that was to
Weight 8 ⁄4lb (3.7kg) prove itself an effective
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Barrel 7 ⁄4in (19.7cm) submachine-gun. The
gun was fitted with a
Caliber 9mm
32-round magazine.
Butt houses 13-round
removable magazine

▲ BERETTA MODELLO One of the finest
1938/42 weapons of its type to
Date 1942 see service during World
War II, the M38/42 was
Origin Italy well-made, reliable, and,
Weight 7 ⁄4lb (3.27kg) for a submachine-gun,
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Barrel 8 ⁄2in (21.3cm) surprisingly accurate.
Double trigger Extended
High-quality Caliber 9mm
for automatic 40-round
wooden stock
and single-shot fire magazine