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[[File:SPSh_Flare_Pistol.jpg|thumb|right| | [[File:SPSh_Flare_Pistol.jpg|thumb|right|401px|Soviet SPSh Flare Pistol - 26.5mm. This model is made in 1978.]] | ||
[[File:SPSh pistol used.jpg|thumb|right|400px| | [[File:SPSh pistol used.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Soviet SPSh Flare Pistol - 26.5mm.]] | ||
The '''SPSh''' ('' | The '''SPSh''' (''Signalnyi Pistolet Shpagina'', "Signal Pistol of Shpagin") is a Soviet flare pistol designed by Georgiy Semyonovich Shpagin (best known for his [[PPSh-41]] submachine gun). It entered service in 1943 as SPSh-43. In 1944 Shpagin designed a modified model, the SPSh-44 (also known as SPSh-2). The SPSh was replaced from 1981 by more compact [[SP81]]. | ||
In Western countries, the SPSh is known as the '''Kovrov Arsenal flare pistol'''. | There were also Polish (wz. 1944, produced in 1944-1978), Czech (produced in 1952-1983 intermittently, under the designations tgf, SiPi 44/67, and SiPI 44/81) and Chinese (Type 57, produced in 1957 - cca. mid-1970s) copies. | ||
In Western countries, the SPSh is also known as the '''Kovrov Arsenal flare pistol'''. | |||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
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| ''[[Battle for Moscow]]'' || || Soviet Army officer || || 1985 | | ''[[Battle for Moscow]]'' || || Soviet Army officer || || 1985 | ||
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| ''[[Who's That Soldier?|Who's That Soldier? (Copak je to za vojáka?)]]'' || || Czechoslovak Army officer || | | ''[[Who's That Soldier?|Who's That Soldier? (Copak je to za vojáka?)]]'' || || Czechoslovak Army officer || Early Czech copy || 1988 | ||
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| ''[[Beast of War, The|The Beast of War]]'' || [[George Dzundza]] || Commander Daskal || || 1988 | | ''[[Beast of War, The|The Beast of War]]'' || [[George Dzundza]] || Commander Daskal || || 1988 |
Revision as of 19:26, 30 December 2020
The SPSh (Signalnyi Pistolet Shpagina, "Signal Pistol of Shpagin") is a Soviet flare pistol designed by Georgiy Semyonovich Shpagin (best known for his PPSh-41 submachine gun). It entered service in 1943 as SPSh-43. In 1944 Shpagin designed a modified model, the SPSh-44 (also known as SPSh-2). The SPSh was replaced from 1981 by more compact SP81.
There were also Polish (wz. 1944, produced in 1944-1978), Czech (produced in 1952-1983 intermittently, under the designations tgf, SiPi 44/67, and SiPI 44/81) and Chinese (Type 57, produced in 1957 - cca. mid-1970s) copies.
In Western countries, the SPSh is also known as the Kovrov Arsenal flare pistol.
Specifications
(1943 - 1981)
- Type: Flare pistol
- Country of Origin: USSR
- Caliber: 26.5mm
- Weight: 2 lbs (0.9 kg)
- Length: 8.7 in (22 cm)
- Barrel Length: 5.9 in (15 cm)
- Feed System: Single shot
- Fire Modes: Single action
The SPSh Flare Pistol and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors: