Museum's inventory: Russian MG, need help on this one

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The famous "Russian Banjo." Actually DP-28, which is an improved DP-26. Pulemyot Degtyaryova Pekhotny-28.

Designed by Degtyaryov.
 
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Would like to hear you pronounce it then... ;-)

Many thanks for the info, I will complete the list! I'm almost done with the long firearms.



Martin
 
If you go to w ww.weaponsguild.com. there are guys rebuilding demilled DP28s into functional semi autos. Lots of others, including Madsens and Brens.
 
I always wondered why it's called DP28 in North America, while in Soviet Union it was called DP27. On the pictures above is late production DP27, or whatever one wants to call it.
 
Horilka said:
I always wondered why it's called DP28 in North America, while in Soviet Union it was called DP27. On the pictures above is late production DP27, or whatever one wants to call it.
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I've always preferred to call it the DP27 or just the DP. They also made a tank version called the DT and one for mounting in the observers position in early aircraft. I think that one was called the DA. Both the DT and the DA used a double stacked pan magazine that held 70 rounds, had a pistol grip and collapsing stock. The DT also came with a ground mount kit so that the tank crew could take the gun out of its mount and defend themselves in the event that they had to abandon their tank. The DT thus set-up proved to be popular with regular troops as well because of the reduced size and extra magazine capacity.

(the Germans equipped their tanks with a similar kit for their MG.34s).
 
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