The German MP40 submachine gun explained - HLebooks.com

Download url : http://www.hlebooks.com/ebook/mp40loa... Foreword - WWI Historic recall Hugo Schmeisser The first true Machine Pistol or Sub-machine gun Heinrich Vollmer Hugo Schmeisser and the design of the Sturmgewehr A note on designations World War One Historical Background The trench warfare "Stossen" Shock Troops Von Ludendorf's offensives The Stossen Truppen had shown the way Hugo Schmeisser and the Bergmann MP18.I A requirement for a close quarters combat weapon Luger long with the 32 round drum magazine A modied LP08 for burst fire A machine fire version of the C96 pistol Andreas Schwarzlose "Maschinen Pistole" 18 "Maschinen pistole" 18, variant I Hugo Schmeisser and Bergmann Hugo Schmeisser and C.G. Haenel Haenel Schmeisser MP 28.II Anciens Etablissements Pieper in Herstal, Belgium Bergmann "Maschinen Karabiner" MP 34/1 and the MP35/1 C.G. Haenel became VEB Ernst Thalman Works Heinrich Vollmer Machine Pistols Vollmer invented a beltless feed for the MG08/15 Earlier in 1925, Vollmer designed a machine pistol In 1929, Vollmer designed and manufactured a self-loading rifle Vollmer Machine Pistol 1925 Vollmer Machine Pistol 1926 The final Vollmer Machine Pistol 1930 A long barrelled carbine version with a telescoping monopod The Vollmer Erma Machine Pistols The first designation may have been EMP 35 Second, transitional, and third models French Silenced Model "Machinen Pistole" Erma MP740(f) The Erma EMP Model 36 Erma, with Vollmer's assistance, decided to modernise the EMP The machine pistol EMP36 The development of the MP38 An "overnight" demand for machine pistols Erma were requested to design a suitable machine pistol The design was revised to allow mass production The MP38 fired full automatic only The early MP38 technical features Blank firing attachment and silencer The safety strap on the cocking handle MP38 "Gemischt" model MP38 components detailed The introduction of the MP40 The MP40 was designed for more economical mass production Albert Speer MP40 technical features MP40 first version components The "mündungshoner" The MP40 Variations The second variation of the MP40 The third variation of the MP40 The fourth variation of the MP40 The Winterabzug The fifth variation of the MP40 The sixth variation of the MP40 The seventh variation of the MP40 The Erma MP40/1 and MP44 Maschinen Pistole 40/1 Double Magazine Model MP40/1 mechanical features The Erma "Maschinen Pistole" 44 Construction was from steel tubes and pressed sheet metal The Haenel Schmeisser MP41 Based on the MP28.II and the MP40 The MP41 was a somewhat retrograde step MP41 markings Receiver and Magazine Manufacturers' Codes Waffenant Senior inspector's stamps Producers' codes Magazines pouches "Magazinefuller" Magazines types and codes MP40 Components Iso view of the components Grip construction changes Phantom view of the gun MP40/38 Complete Disassembling 49 pictures explained (until the last pin)