DESIRABLE CHINESE ARSENAL 626 “1952” DATE TYPE 50 SUBMACHINE GUN

DESIRABLE CHINESE ARSENAL 626 “1952” DATE TYPE 50 SUBMACHINE GUN

03-2151 |  Cal. 7.62 (7.62x25mm Tokarev). | S# 626. | Bbl. 10 5/8″.

An iconic submachine gun of World War II, the PPSh-41 and its iterations proved an invaluable small arm utilized by the Soviet Union throughout the course of the war, with roughly 5,000,000 produced by the wars end. During the early years of the Cold War, the Soviet Union, on top of supplying PPSh-41s, licensed production of the PPSh-41 to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) under the designation “Type 50”, which would see extensive use by the PLA (People’s Liberation Army), KPA (Korean People’s Army), and PAVN forces in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The Type 50 was mfg. at Arsenal / Factory 626 (under the guise of “Qinghau Tool Company”) in the town of Bei’an in the Heilongjiang province of China. Large scale production began in 1951 in response towards the United Nations involvement in Korea, with production terminating in 1953 (due to the adoption of the Type 54), with only 358,000 units being produced. This example is marked with Hanzi characters denoting “Type 50”, above “626” and the year of production “1952” on top of the upper assembly. Otherwise, this example is virtually devoid of any other identifying markings, save for several small scattered proof marks. Metal components exhibit a blue finish overall, with an area of a black enamel type finish present above the aforementioned receiver markings. 1-piece sanded and refinished plain wood pistol grip stock with steel trapdoor buttplate. Hooded post front sight with flip-up dual aperture rear sight. Pressed resin bolt buffer is present. All serialized parts are matching via “1954”, and include the lower, bolt, and trigger guard. Consignor indicates that this example was brought back from Vietnam by Inspector Chris Mathiesen of the Warwick, RI police department. MAGS: x1 35-rd. steel box mag. and x1 MP40 blued steel 32-rd mag. marked “kur” (Steyr) “43” and with an Eagle/WaA815 on the rear. MP40 mag. is accompanied by a reproduction blued steel mag. adapter for the PPSh platform (Note: this example is chambered for 7.62x25mm ammunition and will not function with the MP40 mag.).  PROVENANCE: Military Museum Collection of Shooters Outpost, Hooksett NH. THIS IS A NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT CURIO & RELIC MACHINE GUN REQUIRING BATF TRANSFER BEFORE TAKING POSSESSION. FULLY TRANSFERABLE. STATUS: CURIO. CLASS III.