Videos tagged with Vasily Degtyarev

This video details the Soviet PPD-34/38 submachine gun, designed by Vasily Degtyarev. It covers its development, adoption, and evolution, highlighting its initial skepticism by Soviet command, the impact of the Winter War, and its technical features like the blowback action and 71-round drum magazine. The review also touches upon its successors, the PPD-40 and the mass-produced PPSh-41.

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.

This review details the SMG Guns semi-auto DPM light machine gun, a conversion of the Soviet DP. Key improvements over the original DP include a closed-bolt, linear hammer-fired action for a better trigger, a pistol grip, and a relocated recoil spring. The DPM retains the iconic 47-round pan magazine for the 7.62x54R cartridge, though loading is tedious. The design features a simple flapper locking system similar to the G43.