PPS-43 Magazine

Polish PPS-43 Magazine

This is an original Polish Army magazine for the PPS-43 submachine gun, chambered for the 7.62x25mm Tokarev pistol cartridge. It is issued government steel, not an aftermarket copy, so it suits owners who want a correct spare for their PPS-43 or PPS-43C and collectors filling out a Cold War Eastern Bloc display.

Features

• 7.62x25mm Tokarev — Built for the bottlenecked Soviet-designed pistol round used across the Warsaw Pact in submachine guns and the TT-33 pistol.
• Stamped Steel Body — The magazine body is pressed from sheet steel, the same fast, rugged manufacturing method used for the PPS-43 itself.
• Blued Finish — A dark blued surface, a chemical treatment that gives steel some resistance to rust, covers the body.
• Curved Box Profile — The arc of the body follows the taper of the cartridge so rounds stack and feed smoothly.
• Double-Stack, Double-Feed — Rounds sit in two staggered columns and feed alternately from each side, rather than merging into a single column at the lips, which improved reliability over the earlier PPSh-41 box magazine.
• Reinforced Spine — A pressed rib with a row of formed dimples runs along the back edge to stiffen the body.
• Removable Floorplate — The base plate slides off for cleaning the spring and follower.
• PPS-43 And PPS-43C Fit — Seats in the original select-fire PPS-43 and in semi-automatic PPS-43C pistol builds.

Polish Army Issue

Poland produced and fielded the PPS-43 after the Second World War, and this magazine comes from Polish military stocks. It follows the original specification: stamped and blued steel, a curved double-feed body and a slide-off floorplate. For anyone running or displaying a PPS-43, genuine issue magazines are the reference standard that aftermarket parts are measured against.