C&R · IV · 094
MP 3008 submachinegun
Section IV: still an NFA firearm, also a curio or relic
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IV · VERBATIM · PDF P. 84 ↗
German, Model MP3008 submachinegun, cal. 9mm Luger, produced in Germany c. 1944-1945.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “produced in Germany c. 1944-1945”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1944–1945 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “1944-1945”
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
GermanyBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Various German manufacturersBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- SMGBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Select-fire / autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- 9mm ParabellumBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1944–1945Basis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 84 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
- References
- None attached yet
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “MP 3008 royal armouries.JPG” by Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “MP 3008”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The 9×19mm MP 3008 was a German last ditch submachine gun manufactured towards the end of World War II in early 1945.