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alanint · 12-18-2014, 09:36 AM

Interesting that the Eastern Block was the first to have used MP40s in movies, as examples were not available to Hollywood until after the war.
Usually M1928 Thompsons, with the horizontal wood front grip and buttstock removed and a big-ass ring welded to the front sight stood in for MP40s. I have seen these guns turn up in other films, including one USMC Island Campaign movie, (don't recall the name), where the wood front grip has been restored but the gun still has the ring around the front sight!!

A couple of observations on the MP40 database:

Most comical use of an MP40: The Granny at the gatehouse hosing down Bond's Aston Martin in Goldfinger

Erroneous Listing: Charlton Heston used a Smith & Wesson M76 in Omega Man, not an MP40.

12-18-2014, 09:36 AM	#11
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Interesting that the Eastern Block was the first to have used MP40s in movies, as examples were not available to Hollywood until after the war. Usually M1928 Thompsons, with the horizontal wood front grip and buttstock removed and a big-ass ring welded to the front sight stood in for MP40s. I have seen these guns turn up in other films, including one USMC Island Campaign movie, (don't recall the name), where the wood front grip has been restored but the gun still has the ring around the front sight!! A couple of observations on the MP40 database: Most comical use of an MP40: The Granny at the gatehouse hosing down Bond's Aston Martin in Goldfinger Erroneous Listing: Charlton Heston used a Smith & Wesson M76 in Omega Man, not an MP40.