MP40

MP40The MP40 is a submachine gun chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge. It was developed in Nazi Germany and used extensively by the Axis powers during World War 2.

Designed in 1938 by Heinrich Vollmer, the weapons design was inspired by its predecessor the MP38. It was heavily used by infantrymen, paratroopers, platoon and squad leader on the Eastern and Western Front.