The 9×19mm MP 3008 (Maschinenpistole 3008 or "machine pistol 3008", also Volks-MP.3008 and Gerät Neumünster [1]) was a German last ditch submachine gun manufactured towards …

May 12, 2021 · The MP 3008 (Maschinenpistole 3008) was a last-ditch submachine gun design intended to arm all manner of German defenders. Design work began in early 1945 and the …

The MP3008, also known as the Volksmaschinenpistole (people's submachine gun), was a German submachine gun produced towards the end of World War II. It was an almost direct …

Feb 4, 2016 · The MP 3008, aka Gerät Neumünster, was one of two German efforts to copy the British Sten gun. The first was the Gerät Potsdam ("gerät" meaning device or project; basically …

Nov 20, 2009 · The homely MP3008, a German submachine gun (SMG) produced in 1945, was a low point in the German tradition of innovation in close-range automatic weapons development.

Mar 26, 2024 · Facing critical material shortages in 1945, Germany sought cheaper Sten gun copies as last-ditch submachine guns. The first was the Gerät Potsdam, an exact Sten replica …

May 5, 2024 · The MP 3008 was simply the German version of a British Sten gun. The Brits were forced into the Sten gun because, between World War 1 and World War 2, they didn’t need …

The MP 3008 is designed around an open bolt blowback operating system (like the previous STEN Mk II) and has a rate of fire of 450 rounds per minute. The weapon is fed by a standard …

Sep 28, 2020 · In fact, the MP 3008 was a near-perfect knock off of the iconic Mk. II Sten, save for its vertical magazine port — the Allied weapon was loaded through the side. Simple, but …

The MP 3008 submachine gun is a simple blowback operated weapon that fires from open bolt. It was capable of semi-automatic and full-automatic fire, thanks to the Sten -type cross-bolt …