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Matt · 03-21-2001, 07:50 PM

The only way to tell the difference between an MP38 and MP 40 is by looking at the receiver. The receiver of an MP38 has grooves and a curled cocking handle. I couldn't tell in U-571 because the scene did not show a close-up of the weapon.

03-21-2001, 07:50 PM	#19
Matt User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 196 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Anybody notice in U-571 that the Germans had Thompson SMG's The only way to tell the difference between an MP38 and MP 40 is by looking at the receiver. The receiver of an MP38 has grooves and a curled cocking handle. I couldn't tell in U-571 because the scene did not show a close-up of the weapon.