It’s unfortunate that Hugo Schmeisser’s renown comes from having his surname erroneously appended to the superb World War II German MP38/40 submachine gun, a firearm he really had nothing to ...

Less there be confusion in terminology, understand that the abbreviation MP is sometimes used to describe them, but the Germans use that same abbreviation to describe the submachine gun—MP38 ...

similar to the German MP38-40 submachine gun. Kalashnikov’s weapon borrowed the small-capacity 25-round magazine from the most widely used pistol at that time, the Degtyarev light machine gun ...

Many movies, TV shows and video games have convinced many to believe that every other German soldier must have carried a “Schmeisser” – the erroneous nickname of the MP40. It is first ...

40” evolved out of the prone-to-misfire MP38. Once a small but notable innovation was made to the submachine gun’s hammer, the MP40 came of age. Karabiner 98K rifles were issued to German ...