SPSh-44
The SPSh-44 (26-мм сигнальный пистолет СПШ-44) is a Soviet signal pistol.
| SPSh-44 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Flare gun |
| Place of origin | USSR |
| Service history | |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1943-1944 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 0.9 kg |
| Length | 220mm |
| Caliber | 26 mm (4 bore) |
| Barrels | 1 |
| Action | Break action |
| Rate of fire | Variable |
History
The gun was designed by G. S. Shpagin as a replacement for the previous models of the Red Army signal pistol.
In 1943 he made first version of the gun - 26mm SPSh-43 flare (signal) pistol (26-мм осветительный (сигнальный) пистолет СПШ-43). In January 1944, The second version of this pistol was made - SPSh-2 (СПШ-2).
After tests and trials, in 1944 SPSh-2 flare gun was officially adopted as the new standard Red Army signal pistol. In May 1944 it began mass production as SPSh-44 signal pistol.
Later it became the standard flare gun in all Warsaw Pact countries.
Design
The SPSh-44 is a single-shot break-action smoothbore flare gun.
Variants
- Pistolet sygnałowy wz. 1944 - copy of SPSh-44, made since 1948 by Zakłady Metalowe im. gen. "Waltera" in Polish People's Republic[1]
- Type 57 - copy of SPSh-44, made in the People's Republic of China
References
- 26 mm pistolet sygnałowy wz. 1978 i wz. 1944. Opis i użytkowanie. Warszawa, Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej, 1985.
Bibliography
- 26-мм сигнальный пистолет (СПШ) обр. 1944 г. Руководство службы / Гл. артил. упр. Вооруж. Сил СССР. Moscow: Voenizdat, 1946 (тип. им. Тимошенко)
- 26-мм сигнальный пистолет (СПШ) обр. 1944 г. Руководство службы / Воен. м-во СССР. Moscow: Voenizdat, 1950 (тип. им. Тимошенко)
- 26-мм сигнальный пистолет (СПШ) обр. 1944 г. Руководство службы / Воен. м-во СССР. Mоscow: Voenizdat, 1952
- Дополнение к руководству службы. 26-мм сигнальный пистолет (СПШ) обр. 1944 г. - 1979 г.
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