What Happened to the MP38/40s?

azlaw · 11-25-2008, 10:03 PM

A friend of mine and I were discussing some news photos from Africa in which an angry mob displays weapons from every place and time over the past century. Soviet, German, American, Belgian, British, etc. We have also seen photos from Iraq featuring an amazing variety of weapons. But, I don't recall seeing any MP38/40s - why not? Or is it just my imagination?

The Germans made zillions of these things, so they were surely captured in large quantities. All other German WWII small arms found their way into various hands after the war - I think that Lebenon was armed with the Stg-44, Israel had a bunch of K-98s, MG-42s were everywhere - but I can't recall seeing the MP-38/40. Even if the Western Allies dumped them in the sea, the Soviets never threw anything away, so they had to go somewhere. Anybody?

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11-25-2008, 10:03 PM	#1
azlaw User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 207 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	What Happened to the MP38/40s? A friend of mine and I were discussing some news photos from Africa in which an angry mob displays weapons from every place and time over the past century. Soviet, German, American, Belgian, British, etc. We have also seen photos from Iraq featuring an amazing variety of weapons. But, I don't recall seeing any MP38/40s - why not? Or is it just my imagination? The Germans made zillions of these things, so they were surely captured in large quantities. All other German WWII small arms found their way into various hands after the war - I think that Lebenon was armed with the Stg-44, Israel had a bunch of K-98s, MG-42s were everywhere - but I can't recall seeing the MP-38/40. Even if the Western Allies dumped them in the sea, the Soviets never threw anything away, so they had to go somewhere. Anybody? H