SPSh Flare Pistol

Russian SPSh Flare Pistol - 26.5mm

The SPSh (Signalny Pistolet Shpagina) is a Russian flare pistol designed by Georgy Semyonovich Shpagin (best known for his PPSh-41 SMG). It entered service in 1943 as SPSh-43. In 1944 Shpagin designed a modified model, the SPSh-44 (also known as SPSh-2).

In Western countries the SPSh is known as the Kovrov Arsenal flare pistol.

Specifications

(1943 - ????)

• Type: Flare pistol
• Country of Origin: Russia
• 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

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The SPSh Flare Pistol and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
And All Will Be Quiet (Potem nastapi cisza)	Andrzej Herder	Pvt. Macienga		1966
At War as at War (Na Voyne kak na Voyne)		Soviet officer		1968
The Marathon (Maratón)		Soviet officer		1968
Liberation: The Fire Bulge	Boris Zajdenberg	Capt. Orlov		1969
The Naval Mettle (Morskoy kharakter)	Lyudmila Gladunko	Tatyana		1970
Chained Drivers (Okovani šoferi)	Vladislav Dvorzhetsky	Walter Holz		1975
Front Without Flanks (Front bez flangov)	Vladimir Zamansky	Nikolai Sergeyevich		1975
In the Zone of Special Attention (V zone osobogo vnimaniya)		Helicopter pilot		1977
Pirates of the XXth Century (Piraty XX veka)		Soviet sailors		1979
Who Will Pay for the Fortune? (Kto zaplatit za udachu?)		White Army officer		1980
In Flight are the Night Witches (V nebe 'Nochnye vedmy')		Soviet female pilots		1981
Battle for Moscow		Soviet Army officer		1985
The Beast of War	George Dzundza	Commander Daskal		1988
Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt - film	Manfred Stücklschwaiger	Pilot Thomas Wächter		1998
The Big Empty	Sean Bean	Cowboy		2003
Alien vs. Predator	Sanaa Lathan	Alexa Woods		2004
Mercenary for Justice	Langley Kirkwood	Kruger	Visually modified to resemble grenade launcher	2006
Mercenary for Justice		A mercenary	Visually modified to resemble grenade launcher	2006
Hannibal Rising		Soviet border guard		2007
Dnieper Line: Love and War	Evgeni Ivkovitch	NKVD officer		2009
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night	Brandon Routh	Dylan Dog		2011

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt - Season 1	Wolfgang Krewe	Ralf Staller	eighth episode	1998
Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt - Season 2	Manfred Stücklschwaiger	Thomas Wächter	tenth episode	1999
Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt - Season 3	Manfred Stücklschwaiger	Thomas Wächter	thirteenth episode	2000
Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt - Season 4	Manfred Stücklschwaiger	Thomas Wächter	thirdth episode	2001
Brigada	Dmitri Dyuzhev	Kosmos Kholmogorov		2002
Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt - Season 6	Hans Heller	Jens Köster	first episode	2003
That 70's Show	Ashton Kutcher	Michael Kelso	"Baby Don't You Do It"	2004
Snipers. Love Under the Gun (Snaypery. Lyubov pod pritselom)	Aleksandr Ustyugov	Capt. Subbotin		2013
Days of Honour. Uprising (Czas honoru. Powstanie)		Polish insurgent		2014