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I also found this photo on facebook recently,
Looks like a staged photo but i’m not sure.
It’s amazing how they add colour to these old photo’s!

I don’t see what you are mentioning Hambone, but it would be very cool if so!
Thanks for the reply!
 
Frysk, the GIs are intrigued by it. They’ve likely seen a few MP.40s by that point, but not one that holds two mags ;)

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Here’s some color photos from a facebook group I follow. The caption for the first one reads “Lt. Eugen Kastner, 212 Infanterie Division in Wolchow” The second one reads “Soldier of 6th SS Gebirgs Division “Nord” wearing winter camouflage”.
 

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Member of the 107th Infantry Regiment training with an MP38 in 1939, unfortunate that it’s been uploaded backwards.
 

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Some German car given to Finland during WW2 for their head of State - From the Finnish SA-Kuva Archives
Note MP40 with early style charging handle with extra magazine pouches
Did anyone note that at least to me is the only period pic so far that I know where the rubber muzzle cup is shown in usage on a MP40?
 
Did anyone note that at least to me is the only period pic so far that I know where the rubber muzzle cup is shown in usage on a MP40?
Rubber cap is cool to see in use (I bought a set from Ebay they vulcanized brittle now of course), but, also those mag pouches are of interest as that rear strap/loop would have been custom made/tailored to fit that way, fascinating. A political/state car perhaps.
 
All time favorite German infantry in Russia pic. Though you cant see an mp-40, it's there somewhere...
 

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...and speaking of mp40's, I'd gladly use this rig against other future wanna be Lance Armstrongs at White Rock Lake.
 

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