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− | [[ | + | [[File:SPSh_Flare_Pistol.jpg|thumb|right|401px|Soviet SPSh Flare Pistol - 26.5mm. This model is made in 1978.]] |
− | + | [[File:SPSh pistol used.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Soviet SPSh Flare Pistol - 26.5mm.]] | |
− | In Western countries the SPSh is known as the '''Kovrov Arsenal flare pistol'''. | + | The '''SPSh''' (''Signalnyi Pistolet Shpagina'', "Signal Pistol of Shpagin") is a Soviet flare pistol designed in 1944 by Georgiy Semyonovich Shpagin (best known for his [[PPSh-41]] submachine gun), and replaced the previous [[OSSh-42 Flare Pistol]] (known as SPSh-43 in service). It is commonly referred to as the '''SPSh-44''' (also occasionally as SPSh-2), in order to distinguish it from its predecessor. From 1981, the SPSh-44 was replaced by more compact [[SP81]], although the previously produced pistols continue to be used to this day. |
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+ | There were also copies of the Polish (wz. 1944, produced in 1944-1978), Czech (produced in 1952-1983 intermittently, under the designations tgf, SiPi 44/67, and SiPI 44/81) and Chinese (Type 57, produced in 1957 - cca. mid-1970s) prodcution. | ||
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+ | In Western countries, the SPSh is also known as the '''Kovrov Arsenal flare pistol'''. | ||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
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* '''Type:''' Flare pistol | * '''Type:''' Flare pistol | ||
* '''Country of Origin:''' USSR | * '''Country of Origin:''' USSR | ||
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| ''[[The Secret of Two Oceans (Tayna dvukh okeanov)]]'' || || Circus ringmaster || || 1957 | | ''[[The Secret of Two Oceans (Tayna dvukh okeanov)]]'' || || Circus ringmaster || || 1957 | ||
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+ | | ''[[Two Lives (Dve zhizni)]]'' || [[Lev Polyakov]] || Nikolay Ignatyev || || 1961 | ||
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| ''[[And All Will Be Quiet (Potem nastapi cisza)]]'' || [[Andrzej Herder]] || Pvt. Macienga || || 1966 | | ''[[And All Will Be Quiet (Potem nastapi cisza)]]'' || [[Andrzej Herder]] || Pvt. Macienga || || 1966 | ||
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| ''[[In Flight are the Night Witches (V nebe 'Nochnye vedmy')]]'' || || Soviet female pilots || || 1981 | | ''[[In Flight are the Night Witches (V nebe 'Nochnye vedmy')]]'' || || Soviet female pilots || || 1981 | ||
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+ | | ''[[The Right to Shoot (Pravo na vystrel)]]'' || || A Soviet Border Guard sailor || || 1981 | ||
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| ''[[Battle for Moscow]]'' || || Soviet Army officer || || 1985 | | ''[[Battle for Moscow]]'' || || Soviet Army officer || || 1985 | ||
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− | | ''[[Who's That Soldier?|Who's That Soldier? (Copak je to za vojáka?)]]'' || || Czechoslovak Army officer || | + | | ''[[Who's That Soldier?|Who's That Soldier? (Copak je to za vojáka?)]]'' || || Czechoslovak Army officer || Early Czech copy || 1988 |
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| ''[[Beast of War, The|The Beast of War]]'' || [[George Dzundza]] || Commander Daskal || || 1988 | | ''[[Beast of War, The|The Beast of War]]'' || [[George Dzundza]] || Commander Daskal || || 1988 | ||
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| ''[[The Warrior's Heart]]'' || || Soviet soldier || || 1992 | | ''[[The Warrior's Heart]]'' || || Soviet soldier || || 1992 | ||
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+ | | ''[[An Unforgettable Summer (O vara de neuitat)]]'' || [[Claudiu Bleont]] || Capt. Petre Dumitriu || || 1994 | ||
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| ''[[Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt - film]]'' || [[Manfred Stücklschwaiger]] || Pilot Thomas Wächter || || 1998 | | ''[[Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt - film]]'' || [[Manfred Stücklschwaiger]] || Pilot Thomas Wächter || || 1998 | ||
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| ''[[Hannibal Rising]]'' || || Soviet border guard || || 2007 | | ''[[Hannibal Rising]]'' || || Soviet border guard || || 2007 | ||
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+ | | rowspan=2|''[[Flu Birds]]'' || Jonathon Trent || Johnson || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|2008 | ||
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+ | | Bill Posley || Derrick | ||
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| ''[[Dnieper Line: Love and War]]'' || [[Evgeni Ivkovitch]] || NKVD officer || || 2009 | | ''[[Dnieper Line: Love and War]]'' || [[Evgeni Ivkovitch]] || NKVD officer || || 2009 | ||
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| ''[[The Last Witch Hunter]]|| || seen in the Kaulder's armory |||| 2015 | | ''[[The Last Witch Hunter]]|| || seen in the Kaulder's armory |||| 2015 | ||
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− | | rowspan=2|''[[Territory]]'' || [[Vladislav Abashin]] || Zhora Apryatin || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|2015 | + | | rowspan=2|''[[Territory (2015)|Territory]]'' || [[Vladislav Abashin]] || Zhora Apryatin || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|2015 |
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| || A driver, a guest on wedding | | || A driver, a guest on wedding | ||
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+ | | ''[[The Axe. 1943 (Topor. 1943)]]'' || || A Soviet officer || || 2021 | ||
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| ''[[Days of Honour. Uprising (Czas honoru. Powstanie)]]''|| || Polish insurgent || || 2014 | | ''[[Days of Honour. Uprising (Czas honoru. Powstanie)]]''|| || Polish insurgent || || 2014 | ||
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+ | | ''[[Territory (2020)|Territory]]'' || Aleksey Rozin || Murzin || (Ep. 04) || 2020 | ||
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+ | | ''[[Fortunate Son]]'' || Roger LeBlanc || Dennis || "White Rabbit" (S01E06) || 2020 | ||
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[[Category:Flare Gun]] | [[Category:Flare Gun]] | ||
[[Category:Pistol]] | [[Category:Pistol]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:06, 15 August 2021
The SPSh (Signalnyi Pistolet Shpagina, "Signal Pistol of Shpagin") is a Soviet flare pistol designed in 1944 by Georgiy Semyonovich Shpagin (best known for his PPSh-41 submachine gun), and replaced the previous OSSh-42 Flare Pistol (known as SPSh-43 in service). It is commonly referred to as the SPSh-44 (also occasionally as SPSh-2), in order to distinguish it from its predecessor. From 1981, the SPSh-44 was replaced by more compact SP81, although the previously produced pistols continue to be used to this day.
There were also copies of the Polish (wz. 1944, produced in 1944-1978), Czech (produced in 1952-1983 intermittently, under the designations tgf, SiPi 44/67, and SiPI 44/81) and Chinese (Type 57, produced in 1957 - cca. mid-1970s) prodcution.
In Western countries, the SPSh is also known as the Kovrov Arsenal flare pistol.
Specifications
(1944 - 1981)
- Type: Flare pistol
- Country of Origin: USSR
- Caliber: 26.5mm
- Weight: 2 lbs (0.9 kg)
- Length: 8.7 in (22 cm)
- Barrel Length: 5.9 in (15 cm)
- Feed System: Single shot
- Fire Modes: Single action
The SPSh Flare Pistol and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors: