Type
Sub machine gun
Place Of Origin
Nazi Germany
In service…
1939-Present
Wars involved in
World War Two and the Cold War
Designer
Heinrich Vollmer
Year of Design
1938
Manufacturer
Erma Werke
Produced
1940-1945
Numbers built
Approximately one million
Variants
Mp 36, Mp 38, Mp 40, Mp 40/1, Mp41
Weight
4 KG (8.82 lb)
Length (Stock Extended)
833 mm (32.8 in)
Length (Stock Folded)
630 mm (24.8 in)
Barrel Length
251 mm (9.9 in)
Rate Of Fire
500 rounds per minute