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==History==
 
==History==
At the time of development of the MP-41, Hugo Schmeisser was the chief designer at the C.G. Haenel company which manufactured [[MP 40]] submachine guns for the German Army. It is possible that Schmeisser decided to develop a submachine gun which was better suited for infantry use than the MP-40. To achieve this end, he combined the [[receiver]], [[action]] and [[magazine]] of the MP-40 with the wooden stock and [[select-fire]] [[trigger]] mechanism of the [[Haenel MP 28|MP 28]]. C.G. Haenel produced a few MP-41 submachine guns, which were mostly purchased by SS troops.
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At the time of development of the MP-41, Hugo Schmeisser was the chief designer at the C.G. Haenel company which manufactured [[MP 40]] submachine guns for the German Army. It is possible that Schmeisser decided to develop a submachine gun which was better suited for infantry use than the MP-40. To achieve this end, he combined the [[receiver]], [[action]] and [[magazine]] of the MP-40 with the wooden stock and [[select-fire]] [[trigger]] mechanism of the [[Haenel MP28|MP 28]]. C.G. Haenel produced a few MP-41 submachine guns, which were mostly purchased by SS troops.
   
 
In late 1941 the Erma company filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Haenel; as a result, C.G. Haenel was forced to close the production of the MP-41. Only 26,700 MP-41s were manufactured during the war.
 
In late 1941 the Erma company filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Haenel; as a result, C.G. Haenel was forced to close the production of the MP-41. Only 26,700 MP-41s were manufactured during the war.

Latest revision as of 06:11, 13 April 2019

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The MP-41 submachine gun.

The MP-41 submachine gun was developed by Hugo Schmeisser, son of Louis Schmeisser, who had developed the first practical submachine gun, the MP-18.

History[]

At the time of development of the MP-41, Hugo Schmeisser was the chief designer at the C.G. Haenel company which manufactured MP 40 submachine guns for the German Army. It is possible that Schmeisser decided to develop a submachine gun which was better suited for infantry use than the MP-40. To achieve this end, he combined the receiver, action and magazine of the MP-40 with the wooden stock and select-fire trigger mechanism of the MP 28. C.G. Haenel produced a few MP-41 submachine guns, which were mostly purchased by SS troops.

In late 1941 the Erma company filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Haenel; as a result, C.G. Haenel was forced to close the production of the MP-41. Only 26,700 MP-41s were manufactured during the war.