NAME (NATIVE) – Protivotankovoye Ruzhye Degtyarova obr. 1941 g
COMMON NAMES – PTRD-41
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USSR
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1941
CALIBER – 14.5×114 mm
OVERALL LENGTH – 200.9 cm (79.1 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 135 cm (53.14 in) including muzzle brake
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 8-Grooves, Right hand twist, 1 turn in 45.5 cm (17.91 in)
LOAD – Full Metal jacketed Armor Piercing Incendiary
BULLET DIAMETER – 14.88 in (0.586 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 63.44 g (979 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 1012 m/s (3320 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 32,492 j (23,965 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 15.75 kg (34 lb 11.6 oz) without bipod
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 17.5 kg kg (38 lb 9.3 oz) with one round B-32 API and Bipod
TYPE OF MOUNT – Attached bipod
MOUNT WEIGHT – 1.55 kg (3 lb 6.7 oz)
SIGHTS – Open, Iron, Adjustable, Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – Square notch on leaf. One leaf for less than 400 Meters (438 yards), other leaf for more than 400 meters (438 yards)
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 300 meters (328 yards) against vehicles, 800 meters (875 yards) against buildings or bunkers
OPERATION – Recoil assisted Bolt action
TYPE OF FIRE – Manual
RATE OF FIRE – 8 to 10 rpm
FEED DEVICE – Single round
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.20 kg (7.05 oz) Single round B-32 API
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Twenty rounds
LOAD WEIGHT – 4 kg (8 lb 13.1 oz)
MANUFACTURER – Soviet State Arsenals
STATUS – Obsolete
SERVICE – Soviet military, Post-war some Soviet satellite countries, notable North Korea and Communist China, and is still in use with some ex-Soviet client irregular forces.
