Videos tagged with Degtyarev

The RP-46 is a belt-fed conversion of the Soviet DP/DPM light machine gun, designed to bridge the gap between the RPD and heavier machine guns. It features a quick-change barrel, an adjustable gas system operated by a mallet, and unique cleaning rod storage within the bipod legs. Despite its 1946 adoption and service until 1961, original Soviet RP-46s are rare.

The RP-46 is a rare Soviet belt-fed adaptation of the DPM machine gun, notable for its unique bolt-handle actuated feed system. This mechanism uses a drop-in adapter with a cammed track and hooks to pull cartridges from the belt. Despite its innovative design, the RP-46 is seldom encountered today, highlighting its historical rarity.

This review compares the Soviet DP-27 light machine gun with its modernized successor, the DPM. Key improvements in the DPM include a more secure bolted bipod, a pistol grip with a manual safety, and a relocated recoil spring to prevent heat damage. While the receivers are interchangeable, the DPM offers significant ergonomic and reliability enhancements over the original DP-27 design.

This review delves into the rare original DShK-38 Soviet heavy machine gun, highlighting its development from the DK and Shpagin's crucial rotary feed system. The video contrasts its 12.7x108mm caliber with the US .50 BMG and details its unique charging mechanisms and flapper-locking action. Despite slow WWII production, it became a ubiquitous post-war tank and allied weapon.

The PTRS-41 is a Soviet semi-automatic anti-tank rifle, essentially a scaled-up SKS firing the powerful 14.5x114mm cartridge. It could penetrate 40mm of armor at 300 meters, making it effective against early WWII German tanks. Despite crude external wartime production, its internal mechanics are similar to the SKS, featuring a detachable barrel for transport.

This video showcases the late-production Degtyarev PPD 34/38 submachine gun, highlighting its historical context during the Winter War and its subsequent crash production. The review details the unique drum magazine adapter, ergonomic challenges in semi-auto fire, and a very high rate of fire in full-auto. It also touches on the weapon's scarcity and potential reliability issues, exemplified by a stovepipe malfunction.

The DP-27, also known as the "Record Player" due to its pan magazine, was a Soviet light machine gun developed by Vasily Degtyarev. It utilized a unique 47-round pan magazine to reliably feed the rimmed 7.62x54mmR cartridge. While initially full-auto only with a grip safety, combat experience led to the modernized DPM variant.

This review of the Chinese Type 56 RPD details its development as a squad-level LMG designed for the 7.62x39mm cartridge, offering a lighter alternative to full-power rifle cartridges. It highlights the RPD's belt-fed system using 50-round metallic belts in a drum carrier and discusses variations in belt designs from Russia, Hungary, and China. The video also covers external features like the 'clubfoot' stock, internal mechanics including the long-stroke gas piston and flapper locking system, and its service history as a predecessor to the RPK.

This review details Captain Carl Pelo's 1954 prototype semi-automatic rifle, a short-recoil, flapper-locked design developed by Sako. Despite its innovative mechanism and trials in the 1950s, the rifle was not adopted due to the Finnish Army's shift towards intermediate cartridges and gas-operated systems like the RK 62.

The DS-39 was a Soviet attempt at a universal machine gun, designed to replace the Maxim. It featured an air-cooled barrel and a dual rate of fire, but suffered from critical design flaws like out-of-battery detonations and violent extraction. Despite its adoption in 1939 and use in the Winter War, it was produced in limited numbers and ultimately replaced by the SG-43 Goryunov.

The PTRD-41 was a simple, single-shot Soviet anti-tank rifle developed rapidly in 1941. Chambered in the powerful 14.5x114mm cartridge, it could penetrate significant armor at range. Its unique recoil-operated action ejected spent casings automatically, aiding in rapid firing. Despite its effectiveness, limitations like barrel life and firing signature prevented its use as a sniper rifle.

The PPD-40, designed by Vasily Degtyarev, was the first major Soviet submachine gun, initially influenced by the DP-27. Despite its accuracy and reliability, its complex, lathe-turned construction made it expensive. The PPD-40 saw significant development, notably adopting a drum magazine inspired by the Finnish Suomi M31, and was later replaced by the mass-producible PPSh-41.