Original Soviet WWII 1943 dated PPs-43 Display Submachine Gun with Magazine - Marked CCCP MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly Willy Omer Francois Jean Coppens

Willy Omer Francois Jean Coppens was born in Belgium in 1892

which reads Souvenir of Solingen on two banners

but this is too obscured to read

The cap nipples appear solid and most are partly clear

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Original Soviet WWII 1943 dated PPs-43 Display Submachine Gun with Magazine - Marked CCCP MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly Willy Omer Francois Jean CoppensOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased from a private auction! This legendary submachine gun was developed in Leningrad while the Germans had the city under siege during WW2. The designer, A. I. Sudarev, wanted a gun that could be manufactured with the resources available in the city. The result was the PPS 43, which has very few machined parts, depended on simple stampings, welding, and riveting for its construction. The design was so