I Have This Old Gun - German MP40 Submachine Gun

[@chapiit08]

In an article Jeff Cooper wrote on the MP38/40 he mentioned an incident witnessed by the German veteran who narrated it to him; it happened somewhere in the Russian front when the platoon the individual in question belonged to was pinned down by a Soviet sniper perched up on a tree some 250 meters away, to make the story short a captain showed up and borrowed the MP gun from someone around there and made quick work of stitching the sniper up from that distance. It tells of the effectiveness of the gun in the hands of a trained user.

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

In my opinion that is the most awesome submachine gun ever devised!

[@jarekbrown384]

That amazing distinctive sound👌👌👌 Germany really set the stage with amazing weapons

[@spinnetti]

I was amazed how smooth it fired. Pretty cool

[@Real11BangBang]

So I walk into a Surplus store that was going out of business yesterday. And I'm looking at their mausers I look on the wall and there's an old rusted MP40. I asked the guy if it was for sale and he said yeah for $150. He said that an old WW2 veteran had gone back to Europe and found it around the Bastogne area and had it declared nonfunctional and brought it back. Needless to say I bought it on the spot.

[@Gronk895]

11bang bang thanks for sharing, that’s awesome!

[@marksbikeexports5123]

What a crock. You really trying to tell us that no one had tried to buy that before? You really REALLY think that in this day and age they had no clue that even a relic with verbal history would be worth thousands .........Post a vid, theres a good chap.

[@4thamendment237]

@@marksbikeexports5123 Right?! I'm with you -- post a video. Like they say in prison -- the camera never lies and it never blinks, either.

[@hardcorehunter9438]

​@@marksbikeexports5123you are 100% rite. What a joke lmao. He's full of shit 😂😂😂😂

[@hardcorehunter9438]

Lies...all lies. Dork 😂😂😂

[@lukedontknow9283]

The mp5 of its day

[@joelafleur6423]

Yeah mp 40 is on my gun list to some day own,..

[@cadetleo1696]

Same here dude That gun is SICK 🤘

[@andrewdopple6946]

only 10-15k for a functional one.

[@tonyzee9931]

Great historical compilation, thank you! Well done and in-depth information.

[@JAG312]

I have extensively fired an MP40. I never had any magazine problems. What I don't like about the magazine is that it takes so long to load the magazine. I like the MP40 because it is easy to disassemble and clean, and it is fun to shoot. At the present time I do not have an all-original MP40 in my machinegun collection. They are not cheap, but who knows what the future will bring.

[@returningtapes719]

Another edition of I *wish* I had this old gun!

[@johng4250]

MP-40 is not just an old gun, it’s a f’n piece of history that belongs in a museum! If I remember correctly MP-40 was auto only.

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

It's an open bolt fired gun so I would think it would have single shot, but I don't know that for sure.

[@JstnW]

Most accurate battlefield 5 mp40 weapon review. Thank you

[@user-vx2fw7qe1n]

I use the type 2a in bfv

[@danstinson7687]

Mp 40 looks steady as a rock in full auto. Probably an excellent suppressant weapon to put a ton of lead on a specific target.

[@Superior1995Rex]

Love the sound of it!

[@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069]

My uncle brought one back from France as a souvenir i used to play with it as a kid

[@Taylasto]

I know someone who’s grandpa brought it back apparently they played with it also as a kid and years later found out it was fully functional! I don’t know what happened to it maybe they still have it

[@Lil_dee_23]

Such a legendary gun

[@RealLilVodka]

I would say that the Thomson is the more iconic WWII sub machine gun. Still, the MP40 is great and iconic.

[@bruhism173]

All world war 2 guns are iconic weapons nowadays back then they were just the top notch technology from each side during times of war.

[@billmers3219]

What a beautiful gun !!

[@proletheus8639]

rly great footage. Beautiful images

[@normski262]

This and the StG 44 sterngaver, The AK47 was based upon them! Iconic rifles !

[@nativegerry335]

Most German veterans I met said the k98 was their best friend in combat . The mp40 was not very widespread. Heck they used to laugh at 60s WWII movies depicting a whole squad or platoon armed with mp40s

[@828enigma6]

Cyclic rate sounds about right. It's been said that full auto helps you run out of ammo faster, and usually at the most inopportune times.

[@MrPatrick1414]

Beautiful collectible!

[@oceanhome2023]

You cannot make a movie without Nazis out of central casting carrying an MP 40 . It’s the Law ! Open breech subs like this were all much easier to make, but some like the Sten and several of the Italian models were junk , the later closed breech selective fire subs stayed cleaner and jammed less , the MP40s are truly the Iconic SMP of that era . The Russians had some cool subs that fired drums of Makarov ammo . The barrel shroud looked very strange but it really grows on you after a while . Check out Gun Jesus ‘ vids on these !

[@UFCMania155]

The MP40 was easily the best submachine gun of the war...ya there ones with a higher rate of fire...but you don't need a submachine gun to fire that fast...that's only for MGs. A lower rate of fire means it's a lot more controllable and more accurate

[@alexspencer8904]

High rate of fire doesn't mean better. The M3 grease gun, MK5 Sten (also known as sterling), ppsh, and kp44 were all good guns. I dont really think one would really be better than the other among these and all are cool historic guns.

[@jonmcclane7433]

Love this iconic machine gun.

[@jmmartin7766]

After having seen German soldiers "effortlessly" use these in countless war movies (as a kid), I was shocked to pick one up (at a gun show) & realize they weigh as much as my 'underfolder' M70-AB2 (Yugo AK) does... lol *I thought they were supposed to be 'easier to use' SUB-machine guns... lol

[@Rickertsred]

Does it bother anyone else that these were carried in Raiders of the Lost Ark, since it takes place in 1936?

[@tsmgguy]

The Vollmer telescoping bolt spring housing and the double stack, single feed magazine design were used in the MP38 and MP40 not because they were good features, but because they were patented. Royalties for the use of these features were paid on each gun produced.

[@darthlegoman2608]

Martins german pronounciation is perfect and beautiful.

[@hhgg9735]

still sounds like the bo1 version so im happy

[@klivebretznev2624]

It s an absolutely awesome gun .a pioneer smg.

[@Cabal2600]

One more name skipped in Development of MP38/40 Volmer..Its an Erma/Vomer design submachine gun,Steyr or Haenel got nothing to do with design rather than contractors....Steyr Dimler was second most large producer of MG34,MP40,98K and STG44 systems and replacement parts....It all begun with enigmatic Erma MP36 which later was upgraded and overworked to become MP38 than MP40 and with Hugo Schmeiser MP41...While the Erma developed and designed submachine gun itself there was various malfunctions leads to bolt and recoil mechanism,Heinrich Volmer had patented his telescoping tubes for recoil mechanism assembly and there was 2 major reasons for such improvement...First to keep recoil assembly clean out of dirt and debree while second in addition with firing pin buffer act as rate reducer...The early MP38/40 designs had slightly thinner recoil assembly which was lead to high rate of fire which was cost numerous jammings and stoppages..By making new large size recoil spring,buffer and telescoping tubes the all earlier issues was resolved and proved satisfactory among testing at front lines...MP38/40 is not the first enigmatic firearm Germans had developed during WW2,there was STG44 Sturmgewehr and FG42 Fallschirmjägergewehr which is very impressive models at their own and leads to develop assault rifle program and M60 machine gun,this is truly remarkable accomplishments in the small duration time....

[@xavierlopez7096]

This was my favorite gun in black ops zombies that wasn’t in the mystery box! Awesome gun to kill zombies!

[@rrshowtime3900]

It's nothing like an H&K MP5. An MP5 is a 'Closed Bolt' design and 'Roller delayed' blowback.

[@gigmaster31527]

My Grandfather carried one during WWII. He told us that it was a POS. Constantly jammed. Most likely from the open bolt position. Mud, dirt, squirrels, whatever would get in there and just foul up the works. Never understood the 'OPEN BOLT' design. That's just asking for trouble. Besides that. It is an iconic weapon.

[@alexspencer8904]

Open bolts are used in A LOT of automatic firearms and is known for being very reliable. More than likely the issue was a clapped out or bad magazine.

[@xjoseywales]

Did they all have Bakelite receivers? I can't believe I never noticed that before.

[@benquinney2]

Places a great reliance on ergonomics

[@88997799]

Every bullet is like one mile in a vehicle. The barrel doesn’t last forever before it’s worn out using full auto.

[@grahamthebaronhesketh.]

Someone should design a double stack double feed mag with rollers that looks the same.

[@jasonsmith1143]

would love to have a MP40 for collectible

[@luckyluciano4075]

Thanks for the video!

[@1337fraggzb00N]

Post offices were also armed. I own a K98 from 1934 that could get traced back to that.

[@TurfSurf]

I see where Sig P365 got their magazine design inspiration from.😂

[@taktycznaherbatka682]

I really love this gun :3

[@sigmann66]

Just curious, I notice that sides are brown color. Is that the plastic material they're talking about?

[@NaturaBreeze]

Best submachine guns of WW2: Australian Owen gun; Italian Beretta 38A; German MP40

[@ΓιώργοςΑρμ-θ9θ]

This gun made history

[@chezwick4349]

163k views and two comments? KZbin is at it again

[@dankwartdenkhardt5714]

The MP40 was a bit slower then the Thommygun, but it looks really sexy.

[@karlmartell9279]

Very controllable and not that fast, saves ammunition. You can hold that thing on target while firing. Other MPs are way too fast, hard recoil and so 90% of the shots fail. Pointless shooting doesn't win a war!

[@lordseelenfresserdemonking1168]

Its sounds so much softer for a gun

[@scott7410]

I wish I had an MP40 or any awesome weapon from WWII or other conflicts

[@user-vx2fw7qe1n]

Poor American, then get out of the US, and go look somewhere, although maybe you could get it if you were in the military

[@counciousstream]

What is it that makes a submachine gun from a machine gun? The Thompson was a hand carried light machine gun that was developed in the 1920's and was carried throughout Europe and the Pacific theaters for the entire war. Why wouldn't the Thompson be considered the first assault weapon?

[@alexspencer8904]

Submachine guns are pistol caliber full auto guns. Machinegun can actually mean different things, it depends on if your talking about the legal definition (any firearm capable of firing more than one cartridge with one function of the trigger) or the military definition (typically referring to full auto guns that are chambered in full power rifle cartridges and meant for long strings of fire but this typically makes them heavy and not very man portable) Thompson is not a light machinegun machinegun, it's a submachine gun just like the MP40 and MP5. An "assault rifle" is a rifle that is chambered in an intermediate cartridge (a cartridge that is more powerful than a pistol cartridge but not as powerful as a full power rifle cartridge), is selective fire (able to have both semi-auto and full-auto), and uses a box magazine. A light machinegun is a squad automatic weapon thats able to handle decent long strings of fire (not as much as a machinegun), chambered in both full power rifle cartridges and intermediate cartridges, and easily man portable (typically they weight less than 20ish pounds? Honestly the Thompson sucks due to its size, weight, design, and cost at the time. The U.S. and British only used the Thompson because that was all they had available to them at the time because they were both draging their feet in developing a submachine till about the time WW2 was happening. Both countries dropped the Thompson as soon as they could (the US adopted the M3 "Grease gun" and the British adopted the Sten). Old/new movies and video games show the Thompson being in wide use by gangsters or soldiers but it really wasn't as prevalent or popular as many people think.

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

​@@alexspencer8904you're wasting your time this guy's the town idiot or something

[@InGratiaDei]

For all the expertise here, no hearing pro for the demonstrator?

[@hgh1723]

I remember getting this gun asap in Kino Der Toten in Black Ops lol

[@zebulongrasko]

They called it a tin can. The attitude.

[@joshm7225]

Marty cover all bases. Well done

[@justaskmeiknow5584]

As soon as full auto comes out of someone's mouth.... I check out

[@archiveseeker]

It feels a lot more 'clunky' in full auto, compared to the MP5.

[@mikhailv67tv]

Opening footage, wow ive not seen the swastika scene before

[@billwilson3665]

They also disguised fighter planes as mail planes for development.

[@remko1238]

Rare to see comments here... why ?

[@carbidegrd1]

What is the diff between a 'machine' gun and ' SUB machine' gun.

[@alexspencer8904]

Submachine gun is a pistol caliber automatic rifle.

[@tom8181]

beautiful

[@prinzeugenvansovoyen732]

can you smack a supressor onto this thing - it has M16x1.5mm thread - same as EU fuel filters

[@MrHrKaidoOjamaaVKJV]

Outstanding documentary. The Soviets copied the underfolding stock of the MP 38/40 for their later SMG's and the AKM

[@paleo1825]

Just saying you grab the magazine when firing it promotes better accuracy

[@dr_detroit01]

Never shoot the MP 40 while holding the magazine. The mag can be a little loose in the mag well, it's a big reason for feed issues - although you can shoot without issues holding the mag well, not the magazine. The guy in the vid did it right, holding it by the area behind the mag well.

[@wilhelmsbane6160]

paleo spoken like someone who has no idea what he's talking about.

[@robertramsey2341]

Ok put some day light in what you were shooting at!

[@playerzero2236]

The germans make incredible weapons

[@playad6332]

MP40 machine gun is the God of machine guns👑 to me. if it wasn't so, why they're not on the market?👑🔥👑

[@bobhudson2799]

No recoil great :-)

[@nereanim]

Proud owner of one here.

[@benquinneyiii7941]

Good range

[@frazerspence4331]

I was lead to believe that the MP 40 was 7.92 mm. The MP 44 was 9mm.

[@benquinney2]

Most feared

[@corky1548]

how far can it at range how far can the it fire mp40

[@SteezySteez2011]

Is the lower made of a polymer, or is that wood?

[@g.galordy9853]

Bakelite. The first type of plastic.

[@SeatLeonMK2]

you have everything

[@jonathanl2748]

I’ve shot this rifle. Very little felt recoil with the 9mm and I very much enjoyed shooting it. Sure wish I could buy an original (Big $$$).

[@PetersonZF]

Shame you can't visit Berlin in 1945, there were thousands of them just lying on the ground...

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

Rifle😂

[@lelouch2855]

Why is there only two comments?

[@marcossebastian569]

Cool gun

[@latroyfields767]

Is the mp40 submachine gun banned or illegal to on?

[@user-vx2fw7qe1n]

YEP, AMERICAN COPS ARE SCARED OF IT because their grandpa told them that this beautiful thing of a gun had killed many of their friends

[@devinpetersen2387]

He kind of butchered the German when speaking about the mp-38 but a lot of people do to sound more "German." He also stated a box magazine but as the other guy said it's a stacked stick magazine. Bakelite had been around much longer than what they said. Also a man by the name völlmer designed the mp-38

[@TheXtro101]

It's design has a long length for a smg with stock extended,this was made for out in the field combat exchange fire fights up to 150-200 meters.Not really attended as a kick in a room door for close contact full auto spray tactical smg.

[@eentweedrie1236]

Mp40 was a short distance gun

[@boogiestreet594]

Just incase anyone didn't know, the "Sub" in sub machine gun, doesn't mean "Small machine gun" it means it's a bullet that travels slower than the speed of sound

[@SkorrpyonsBallPit]

Nice

[@craigthescott5074]

No it means it’s a sub caliber or handgun caliber. Has nothing to do with the speed of sound. Most 9mm rounds travel faster than the speed of sound out of a handgun.

[@kellyBorgman]

@@craigthescott5074 machine guns are chambered for rifle cartridges. Sub machine guns are chambered in pistol cartridges.

[@onlythewise1]

those guns worked better than American guns or maybe not

[@kanyewhite429]

too slow rpm in my opinion for a subgun but still a very good gun

[@arifabdullah8890]

German engineering 🔥

[@ezzyboo3757]

I always drop whatever I've got and grab an mp40 on cod!👍

[@youtubeshowrandom]

How loud is it?

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

🤏🏻

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

😂

[@lilkassa9732]

umm the mp5 is NOT based off of the mp40

[@kreimer1702]

Perfect

[@davidhamberlin5155]

Oh momma. Ooonz yaaaa, I dig it.

[@luxeternity]

Man if they just reverse engineered suomi pk31 just to match ppsh 41

[@jamesowen8295]

I have this ...in BB version really fun to shoot👌...Anyone like come get it👐

[@theopot5798]

I believe thomson M1A1 , ppsh41, or pps 43 were better smgs...

[@strmeclipse-4347]

Theo Pot the m1a1 was bullshit. You’re just a Soviet fanboy.

[@g.galordy9853]

Thompson was an outdated design from ww1. Mp40 is in a complete different league. The ppsh was pretty good

[@craigthescott5074]

The only drawback to the Thompson was it’s weight. The 45 acp round is what made the gun superior to all other WW2 subguns.

[@thegamingchef3304]

Go to weapon on Medal of Honor Frontline.

[@charleshemphill6923]

I played about a 1000 hours on that game then the rest of the series wasn't so good.

[@benquinney2]

The obstacle is the way