It could be fine addition to my collection of BP weapons
Simonov assault rifle Version 3 - “RPS-3”
There is also MG version of this gun
More good quality photoes of this beast
Конкурс на создание автомата, в котором победил Калашников, был очень обширен. В экспозиции, посвященной Калашникову, которая размещается в Военно-историческом музее артиллерии, инженерных войск и войск связи, Санкт-Петербург, представлена часть из...
Important thing - there is 44 year - means 1944 year
The automation worked on the principle of removing powder gases from the bore, and locking the bore was carried out by skewing the bolt.
The trigger mechanism allowed for a choice of single and continuous fire.
The magazine is a sector magazine with a capacity of 30 rounds.
This photo took from
https://forum.enlisted.net/en/t/assault-rifles-ussr-competition-1944-eng-job-1/
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Looks like big grotesque PPS.
Cursed.
Odobryaem
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I guess our caravans goes in the same direction
The pendulum has swung in the right direction.
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That’s a smg put through a taffy puller I love it
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I found some information on the forum about a PPS for intermediate cartridges. That would be great. Did it really exist? Does anyone know?
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Декард
July 8, 2025, 10:04pm
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PRS-M3-P-44) thats official
That’s the inventory/prototype name, the military name would be Ручной пулемёт Симонова - RPS