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MP 40 Submachine Gun
MP 40 submachine gun. Made of steel with composite pistol grip. The gun is fitted with a detachable box magazine (missing) which takes 32 rounds of ammunition. Blowback, fully automatic only. The barrel is fitted with a hooded barley corn foresight and a notched flip-over leaf rear-sight. The calibre is 9mm Parabellum. Stamped on the gun is the serial number '4244' as well as 'bnz 42' and an eagle over a swastika.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA3160 |
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| Collection: | Weapons |
| Type: | Submachine Gun |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Steyr-Daimler-Puch |
| Date made: | 1939-1945; 1939-45 |
| People: | German Navy |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 200 x 660 x 60 mm |