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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - MP40, brought home from Italy

Posted: 10/25/2018 8:22:30 AM EDT

Waited a long time for the right one, but finally added an MP40 to the vault. 1940 dated, 660 code in outstanding condition. I'd be bummed that the bolt didn't match, but the bring back papers more than make up for that issue..
I googled the Soldier's name who brought it back and found a name that matches the address on the form 6 which is only a few hours away. I may write a letter and see what happens.

Posted: 10/25/2018 8:26:26 AM EDT

[#1]

Very nice. A real piece of history.

Posted: 10/25/2018 8:33:53 AM EDT

[#2]

I don't know about the 40, but that 44 is giving me wood

Posted: 10/25/2018 9:31:14 AM EDT

[#3]

Wow! That is very cool OP.

Posted: 10/25/2018 10:02:01 AM EDT

[#4]

Very nice.

Posted: 10/25/2018 10:26:32 AM EDT

[#5]

Maybe this Schmeisser was taken from a Fallschirmjäger at Monte Cassino?

Posted: 10/25/2018 10:35:34 AM EDT

[#6]

Nice!

Posted: 10/25/2018 10:37:43 AM EDT

[#7]

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Maybe this Schmeisser was taken from a Fallschirmjäger at Monte Cassino?
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Ballpark on cost? In dollars and not actual percentage of ballpark please!

Posted: 10/25/2018 10:49:44 AM EDT

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Ballpark on cost? In dollars and not actual percentage of ballpark please!

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I got it cheap, in the high teens. I've bought several MGs from this guy over the years so he cut me a deal.

Posted: 10/25/2018 4:09:07 PM EDT

[#9]

That is awesome and a great piece of history that had a story to go with it. Keep us posted. I hope you are able to get more information from the solider.

Posted: 10/25/2018 4:16:16 PM EDT

[#10]

awesome grab... and thanks for sharing

Posted: 10/25/2018 4:33:41 PM EDT

[#11]

Nice!!!

Posted: 10/25/2018 4:44:12 PM EDT

[#12]

Will we see a Forgotten Weapons episode in slow motion w/ your gun?

Posted: 10/25/2018 5:48:37 PM EDT

[#13]

Very nice. Seen one this past weekend for 14,900 at a show I was working. Wish I could afford that. MP40 or maybe a Suomi, would be my top subgun picks.

Posted: 10/25/2018 5:56:27 PM EDT

[#14]

Way cool.

I would love to see your basement (no homo

Posted: 10/25/2018 7:55:57 PM EDT

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If I had a basement like that who would ever come out!

Posted: 10/25/2018 10:16:57 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/25/2018 11:40:54 PM EDT

[#17]

Wow, that is awesome, as long as I can remember that has been
my #1 grail gun.

Posted: 10/26/2018 2:11:21 AM EDT

[#18]

I would easily trade my M11 Lage for an mp40

Posted: 10/26/2018 6:17:48 AM EDT

[#19]

Very nice......

I had a "122" code 1940 gun for many years......does yours still have the early style charging handle?

Posted: 10/26/2018 7:55:37 AM EDT

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I had a "122" code 1940 gun for many years......does yours still have the early style charging handle?

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No, it was updated and I wonder if that has to do with the mismatched bolt. Would have been easy to cut the receiver and just toss in bolt from a damaged MP40 with the safety lever.

Posted: 11/2/2018 1:46:50 PM EDT

[#21]

Coolest Sub gun ever made IMHO. I noticed that the charging handle is on the left side. I've seen them on the right side too.

Any idea why?

Posted: 11/2/2018 1:51:51 PM EDT

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Coolest Sub gun ever made IMHO. I noticed that the charging handle is on the left side. I've seen them on the right side too.

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The only reason you saw them on the right side is because of reversed photos. They are all LH cocking handles.

Posted: 11/2/2018 2:32:19 PM EDT

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The only reason you saw them on the right side is because of reversed photos. They are all LH cocking handles.

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Understood. Thanks

Posted: 11/2/2018 6:02:26 PM EDT

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The only reason you saw them on the right side is because of reversed photos. They are all LH cocking handles.

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Alot of WWII pics got flipped, seen a few left hand K98's from those too

Posted: 11/2/2018 6:09:08 PM EDT

[#25]

Nice! Nice helmets too.

Posted: 11/5/2018 10:27:22 PM EDT

[#26]

Very cool OP! I've always thought those were some of the coolest military weapons ever made.

Congrats!!

Posted: 11/5/2018 10:44:05 PM EDT

[#27]

Wow! Nice

Posted: 11/6/2018 5:04:15 PM EDT

[#28]

That really is a nice one. Mostly only field grade and above officers brought these back from best I can tell. My best friend's Grandfather growing up was a line Infantry Regimental Commander (Colonel) and brought one back. It sat on the mantle in his office for many years. He even let us play in the yard with it when we were kids a couple of times along with some other stuff he had. Friend's uncle has it now, he hopes to inherit it someday.

I'd be curious to know the rank of the Soldier who brought this one back from Italy. He would've had to have held onto that gun for a long damn time to bring it back. A lot of the Infantry units that did the Italy deployment also made the push into France and Germany as well. My Great-Uncle was a rifleman with 1-7 Infantry and did Italy-France-Germany and was killed 3/15/45 after being in Europe for 2 years. What a shitty way to go, and he's buried in Alsace-Lorraine, France.

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