C&R · IV · 096
MP 38 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, MP 38 submachinegun, cal. 9mm Parabellum, mfd. by B. Geipel (Erma) prior to 1941.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “mfd. by B. Geipel (Erma) prior to 1941”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1940 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “prior to 1941”
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
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 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Maschinenpistole 40” ↗, maker: MP 38 and MP 40 developed by Heinrich Vollmer at the Erfurter Maschinenfabrik Geipel (ERMA); made at ERMA, C. G. Haenel and Steyr
- 2. Wikipedia, “Maschinenpistole 40” ↗, years: section 'Die MP 38': development ordered January 1938, completed August 1938, 'und die Produktion der MP 38 konnte beginnen'; MP 40 made from early 1940; end limit is ATF's 'prior to 1941'
- 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 40 AYF 2.JPG” by Quickload at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “MP 40”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The MP 40 is a submachine gun chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge. Developed in Nazi Germany, it saw service with the Axis forces during World War II and extensive use post-war globally with various fighting forces.