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Photo of SS men in Russia
Here is the one photo from a set of four I was able to get of two SS men in Russia. This is a posed photo of them in a firefight with their MP-40s. You can note a built-up wooden wall behind them, a cross made of sticks, and a door but no building. Interesting to know the backstory there.
In the other photos they stand with machinepistoles, and stick grenades tucked under their belts. We know the Oberscharführer on the left is named Siegfried as the reverse notes it is him and a friend in Russia, 1943. Both are veterans of the east; his comrade wears both iron crosses, the IAB, and the black wound badge.
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01-13-2024 10:45 PM
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It would be interesting to know the opinion of anyone who has fired a live MP40. I recall reading somewhere that to hold the magazine at the bottom, as seen above and fire the weapon ran the risk of jamming a round in the breech? But I'm not sure whether this is true or an urban myth. Perhaps you can post the rest of the set Witt to place more context to the sequence?
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Nice mix of equipment, namely felt boots or ankle boots. Not sure what the white pouch is on Siegfrieds belt is. Thought at first it was a fur hat, but it looks more like a pouch? Both men have the look of Alte Saltze. I wonder if luck stayed with them?
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In general off, hand is on top. The Mp40 is very controllable and fairly nice to fire. Mainly due to the size of the round. Even a Full Auto Glock is not terrible to shoot.
John
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It isn't an urban myth about the the Mp40 jamming if held incorrectly. If using the magazine as a grip, the firer more often than not, will unintentionally pull the magazine backwards - which could lead to jams. The same happened with most magazine fed smg's if the stick magazine was used as a grip.
Cheers,
Steve
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I have fired the MP40 live on the range with the Army. I held it via the receiver as intended. It was pleasant to shoot. It pulled up to the right. We were shooting at a three man target at 200m. The same day I shot the PPSh41 and PPS43. The Soviet guns with their crude compensators did not climb as much. We shot short controlled bursts. It was a great day!
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