PPS-43 Lower Receiver

Polish PPS-43 Lower

This is the lower receiver from a Polish-made PPS-43, the stamped-steel submachine gun chambered in 7.62x25mm Tokarev. It holds the magazine well, trigger group housing and pistol grip, and the upper receiver pivots on it. Builders completing a PPS-43 parts kit and collectors of Eastern Bloc small arms use it to replace a missing part or study the original design.

Features

• Heavy-Gauge Stamped Steel — The receiver is pressed from steel sheet rather than machined from a solid block, the method that let the PPS-43 be built quickly and in large numbers.
• Soviet-Pattern Specification — Poland produced it to the original Soviet design, so its layout and dimensions follow the factory pattern.
• 7.62x25mm Tokarev Platform — It belongs to a weapon chambered for the bottlenecked Tokarev pistol cartridge used across Soviet and Warsaw Pact service.
• Integral Magazine Well — The box-shaped housing at the front takes the PPS-43 curved stick magazine.
• Paddle Magazine Release — A lever behind the magazine well, sized for a thumb, frees the magazine.
• Trigger And Trigger Guard — The trigger and a steel guard are fitted at the center of the receiver, as shown.
• Checkered Pistol Grip — Black grip panels with a molded checkered surface are held to the steel frame by two screws.
• Front Hinge Point — The pierced lug at the front is where the upper receiver pivots open for takedown.

Issue Pattern And Build

The PPS-43 was designed as a full-auto submachine gun around simple stampings, rivets and welds, and this lower shows that approach throughout. As Polish Army surplus it is an originally produced military component, not an aftermarket copy, which is what matters to builders matching a kit and to collectors who want issued hardware. Check your build plans and local laws before ordering, since requirements for completing a PPS-43 vary by jurisdiction.