The Umarex Legends MP 40 submachine gun replica is the closest most of us will ever come to holding and shooting something that looks like the MP 40. It is an externally realistic looking BB air gun metal representation of the legendary WW2 German military MP 40 submachine gun. It has the capability to fire .177 BB (4.5mm) caliber in full automatic at an advertised 465 fps.. The weight of 7.7 pounds adds to the realism. You’ll find some operational differences such as a select fire and safety switch on this airgun, while the real MP 40 was automatic only. While it looks like a MP 40, the gun is manufactured and assembled differently and is not intended to be field strippable for maintenance like a real MP 40.
Historical picture credits:
Title: "Fallschirmjäger (Wehrmacht) M4A3 Sherman during World War II - Panzerschreck ,Panzerfaust, MP40 Western Front in 1944 (World War II) World War II in November 1944 Destroyed M4 tanks”
Date November 1944
Source Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe
Author Heidrich
Licensing: Public domain This photograph is in the public domain because according to the Art. 3 of copyright law of March 29, 1926 of the Republic of Poland and Art. 2 of copyright law of July 10, 1952 of the People's Republic of Poland, all photographs by Polish photographers (or published for the first time in Poland or simultaneously in Poland and abroad) published without a clear copyright notice before the law was changed on May 23, 1994 are assumed to be in the public domain in Poland.
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Russland, Festnahme eines russischen Soldaten
Photographer Johannes Hähle (1906-1944)
Archive description
Title : Russland, Festnahme eines russischen Soldaten
“Russia, arrest of a Russian Soldier”
Depicted place Russia
Date 1941
Collection: German Federal Archives
Current location
Sammlung von Repro-Negativen (Bild 146)
Accession number
Bild 146-1974-099-39
Source
This image was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the German Federal Archive (Deutsches Bundesarchiv) as part of a cooperation project. The German Federal Archive guarantees an authentic representation only using the originals (negative and/or positive), resp. the digitalization of the originals as provided by the Digital Image Archive.
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English: The Campaign in North West Europe 1944-45
Lance Corporal R. Hearn and Private F. Slater (nearest camera) of the 1st Royal Norfolk Regiment, 3rd Division, aim their weapons in the ruins of Kervenheim, 3 March 1945. Corporal Hearn is using a captured German MP40 'Schmeisser' submachine gun.
Date 1944
Source
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IWMLondonThumbnail.jpg This is photograph B 15048 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Author No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit
Permission
(Reusing this file) This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
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Public domain This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain.
This is because it is one of the following:
It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
It was published prior to 1972; or
It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1972.
HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply)
.......................................................................................................................................................Title: 24th Panzer Division in Stalingrad
Source/Author Cassowary Colorizations
Date 26 June 2017, 04:07
This image was originally posted to Flickr by Cassowary Colorizations at flickr.com/photos/150300783@N.... It was reviewed on 17 December 2020 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.
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