CODE – 02-023-950

NAME – Chinese Type 50 (PPSh – 41)

NAME (COMMON) – “Burp” gun

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Communist China

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1950

CALIBER – 7.62x25mm Type P

OVERALL LENGTH – 84.9 cm (33.44 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 26.9 cm (10.6 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 24 cm (9.45 in)

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 5.64 g (87 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 490 m/s (1,608 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 677 j (500 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.80 kg (8 lb 6 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.41 kg (9 lb 11.6 oz) loaded with 35 rounds

SIGHTS – Front – Screw in square top post with hood, Rear – Flip “L” type with square notch, Leaf for 100 and 200 meters (109 and 218 yards)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 200 m (218 yds)

OPERATION – Blowback, fires from open bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, semi and full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 40 rpm 105 rpm

CYCLIC ROF – 900 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 35-round box magazine, double column, single feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.23 kg (8 oz) 35-round box magazine

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.61 kg (1 lb 5.2 oz) 35-round box magazine

BASIC LOAD – Four 35-round magazines (140 rounds)

LOAD WT – 2.44 kg (5 lb 6.1 oz)

MANUFACTURER – State Arsenals

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – Communist Chinese military and supported countries

      This weapon is a nearly exact copy of the Soviet PPsH-41 submachinegun. The only real differences between the Chinese weapon and the Soviet model are the markings, and the Chinese weapon does not commonly use the 71-round drum of the PPsH-41 (though the Type 50 could accept and feed from one). The drum was considered simply too complex a piece to produce as compared to the 35-round box magazine. The Type 50 has a one-piece upper receiver with an integral compensator and muzzle brake. The lower receiver is also a heavy sheet-metal stamping shaped and welded as needed. Many of the internal parts are either made of metal stampings or from limited machining. The two major parts that are produced by machine tools are the barrel and bolt. Original production weapons had a standard-style tangent rear sight. This was soon replaced by a much simpler “L” type flip sight. As in the Soviet design, the weapon is relatively simple and easy to use by roughly trained troops. Volume of fire can make up for any noticeable inaccuracies when firing the Type 50.