BACKGROUND: The development of a German sub-machine gun can be traced back to World War I when the requirements for a light weight, quick firing, close combat weapon which could be utilized by a single man was needed in the close quarter, static warfare of the trenches. The primary weapons of the time, the slow firing repeater rifle and the relatively immobile machine gun were found insufficient and the Spandau Rifle Testing Commission began research on developing a sub-machine gun in late 1915. In 1917 the Germans introduced their first sub-machine gun, designated the MP18/I, which was to be the forerunner of all the MP’s to follow. In August 1938 the German army adopted the newly developed MP38. Further developments and improvements and the need for a cheaper mass produced weapon resulted in the introduction of the MP40 in April 1940. In 1941 innovative armaments designer Hugo Schmeisser combining elements of the MP28/II and the MP40 resulting in the MP41.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Nicely de-activated MP41. Does not cock or click. Magazine removes. The weapon is well marked with numerous numerical and Waffen-amt stamps, as well as designation, designer and manufacturers name, "M.P. 41 Patent Schmeisser C. G. Haenel, Suhl".

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