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Who invented the mp40?

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Designed by Henrich Vollmer, and inspired by the preceding MP38, there were about 1.1 million of these "machine pistols" made by Erma Werke. While they may have been nicknamed "Schmeisser", Hugo Schmeisser was NOT involved in the design.

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The Erma Werke firearm company, funded by the German Army (Wehrmacht).

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