What Happened to the MP38/40s?

alanint · 11-26-2008, 10:54 AM

As mentioned by all, MP40s were distributed around the world after WW2. The reason you don't see many in use is that the AK47 became ubicutous and were either sold cheap or given away free by the Soviets. The AK was much more desirable than the MP40 for most uses. The MP40 is considered a second generation subgun trying to compete against UZIs and other third generation subguns which were a glut on the post-war market.
The Norwegians had them as standard equipment in all their armor up until the 1980s
The US issued them to Ruf Puf and irregular units in Vietnam.
I have it from a good source that the US still has thousands in a warehouse here in the US, ready to be issued when plausible deniability is required.
Thousands were cut up and imported as kits into the US prior to 19 May, 1986. These were remanufactured as "tube guns" and now form the majority of transferrable MP40s on the US market.
God only knows how many are languishing in Russian warehouses

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11-26-2008, 10:54 AM	#6
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	As mentioned by all, MP40s were distributed around the world after WW2. The reason you don't see many in use is that the AK47 became ubicutous and were either sold cheap or given away free by the Soviets. The AK was much more desirable than the MP40 for most uses. The MP40 is considered a second generation subgun trying to compete against UZIs and other third generation subguns which were a glut on the post-war market. The Norwegians had them as standard equipment in all their armor up until the 1980s The US issued them to Ruf Puf and irregular units in Vietnam. I have it from a good source that the US still has thousands in a warehouse here in the US, ready to be issued when plausible deniability is required. Thousands were cut up and imported as kits into the US prior to 19 May, 1986. These were remanufactured as "tube guns" and now form the majority of transferrable MP40s on the US market. God only knows how many are languishing in Russian warehouses