This video delves into the origin and development of the Soviet SPSh-44 flare pistol, designed by Georgiy Semyonovich Shpagin. Following his work on the PPSh-41 submachine gun, Shpagin was tasked with creating a more cost-effective signal pistol for the Red Army. The video details the evolution from the earlier OPSh model to the simplified 1944 design, highlighting its production at the Molot plant and its widespread licensing throughout the Warsaw Pact.
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