MP 40 submachine gun
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The MP 40 submachine gun was a German World War II-era 9mm automatic weapon widely issued to infantry, paratroopers, and armored troops, known for its compact design and use by Nazi forces.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| MP 40 submachine gun canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II-era weapon
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submachine gun ⓘ |
| action | blowback-operated ⓘ |
| ammunitionType | 9×19mm Parabellum ⓘ |
| barrelLength | approximately 251 mm ⓘ |
| caliber | 9×19mm Parabellum ⓘ |
| chambering | 9mm Luger ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| designedFor | German armed forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedIn | late 1930s ⓘ |
| designer | Heinrich Vollmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
folding metal stock
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open-bolt operation ⓘ selective safety via bolt notch ⓘ underfolding stock ⓘ |
| feedSystem | 32-round detachable box magazine ⓘ |
| firingMode | fully automatic ⓘ |
| magazineCapacity | 32 rounds ⓘ |
| magazineType | detachable box magazine ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Erma Werke
NERFINISHED
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Haenel NERFINISHED ⓘ Steyr-Daimler-Puch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
plastic furniture
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stamped steel ⓘ |
| misattributedDesigner | Hugo Schmeisser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Schmeisser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
compact design
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extensive use by Nazi Germany ⓘ iconic silhouette in World War II imagery ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 1,000,000 ⓘ |
| overallLength |
approximately 630 mm stock folded
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approximately 833 mm stock extended ⓘ |
| predecessor | MP 38 ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1940–1945 ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | about 500–550 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| sights |
fixed front sight
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flip-up rear sight ⓘ |
| successor | MP 40/1 variant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Axis-aligned forces
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German armored troops ⓘ German infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ German paratroopers ⓘ Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ postwar police and military forces in several countries ⓘ various resistance groups ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 3.97 kg unloaded ⓘ |
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