No. They outlived their usefulness after the Nazi Party collapsed. Roughly 1 million were produced and operated by the Nazis during the Second World War, however.
I apologize. Upon doing some more research, I found that the MP 40 was, in fact used after the Second World War. Amazingly, it was used by various European armies (notably the Austrians and the Norwegians) right up until the 1970's and 80's!
The 'MP' in 'MP40' stands for maschinenpistole. The number '40' refers to the fact that it was the 40th machine pistol prototype.
An MP40's muzzle velocity (speed of a bullet upon exiting the barrel) is about 1,250 feet/second.
Multiple thousnands of USD.
A limited number of silenced MP40 SMG's were produced - and found to be totally useless due to the loud noise the bolt made on blowback.
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The MP40 was first introduced to battle on September 1, 1939 - with the axis invasion of Poland.
The MP40 was invented in 1940 by the Germans.
The DEMIL code is used by the Department of Defense. If the MP40 sub machine gun was issued through the Department of Defense then there will be a DEMIL code assigned to the weapon.
The MP40 was almost 33 inches with the stock extended (about 25in with it folded).
The MP40 utilized 9x19 Parabellums - standard 9mm rounds.
The MP40 utilized 9mm bullets, in a 32-round stick magazine.
The 'MP' in 'MP40' stands for maschinenpistole. The number '40' refers to the fact that it was the 40th machine pistol prototype.
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An MP40's muzzle velocity (speed of a bullet upon exiting the barrel) is about 1,250 feet/second.
MP40 submachine gun by the germans Thompson by the americans ppsh-41 by the russians