MP 40 Submachine Gun

MP 40 submachine gun. Made of steel with composite pistol grip. The gun is fitted with a detachable box magazine (missing) which takes 32 rounds of ammunition. Blowback, fully automatic only. The barrel is fitted with a hooded barley corn foresight and a notched flip-over leaf rear-sight. The calibre is 9mm Parabellum. Stamped on the gun is the serial number '4244' as well as 'bnz 42' and an eagle over a swastika.

Object Details

ID: AAA3160
Collection: Weapons
Type: Submachine Gun
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Steyr-Daimler-Puch
Date made: 1939-1945; 1939-45
People: German Navy
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 200 x 660 x 60 mm