Mp 3008

[Josh Beckett]

I hear there was a sten copy made by the Germans called the MP3008 can anyone give me info or pictures of one. Can I have a value.

[reidmuller]

Darrin weavers book desperate measures has a lot of interesting data on the mp3008 and other weapons of the volkssturm
Value a stab in the dark at $50k??

[Josh Beckett]

Is it better than the sten. What caliber is it

[Matt Starr]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP_3008










copied info

In late 1944, the Germans worked on the "Gerat Potsdam", a carbon-copy of the Sten for use by clandestine groups behind allied lines (a whole 'nuther story). At the same time the Ger******228;t Potsdam was being made, Mauser was ALSO worked on Project V.71083, which became known as the 'Ger******228;t Neum******252;nster', or more commonly as the MP3008. This was an attempt to redesign the Sten by taking the main mass-producable features and adapting them to suit existing machine capabilities. Production began in autumn 1944, and 50,000 were expected by December. They were not delivered. In January, 1945, the programme was contracted out to small companies, many of whom had never before manufactured arms. The varying availability of machinery meant that several variants of the MP3008 were produced - but production figures never reached those anticipated. It is thought that less than 10,000 weapons were produced by the end of the war in Europe, and the quality of those probably took the Sten ethos to its outer limits. The MP3008 took the standard MP38/40 magazine, fitted into a vertical housing beneath the weapon, as opposed to the side-mounted Sten magazine. The weapon was fitted with a fire-selector, something that the MP38/40 did not have. Some had skeletal stocks, others similar to the T-stock of the Sten, meaning that a standard MP3008 is hard to define. Finish was usually nothing more than red or black stove enammelling. (There was a grenade-launching version, too!) Despite the urgency with which the project was initiated, very few probably saw action.

[Douglas Jr.]

Is it better than the sten. What caliber is it

It was chambered to fire the standard 9mm Luger cartridge (and to use the MP 38 / MP 40 magazines).

Douglas.

[Josh Beckett]

Thank you guys, now do you think any would be locatable. Do you think a Vet out here might have one?

[reidmuller]

Thank you guys, now do you think any would be locatable. Do you think a Vet out here might have one?

I very much doubt it there is probably only about 25-50 about in any condition but i did manage to put a bid on one once http://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=772436 but went for more than i could justify for a rusty POS

[P08]

I read somewhere that it was made in very large pieces that couldnt be disassembled which meant that one couldnt properly clean the guns after use.

[Lassi]

Very Interresting
Thanks for the info
Cheers Lassi

[Josh Beckett]

Can I get a video of one firing? Did they copy anyother allied guns?

[roughshooter]

Here you go...

Sorry what was it you said you wanted ?

http://www.egun.de/market/item.php?i...745bfbe3148251

Happy bidding ! Regards Craig.

[P08]

Just a photo that I found by coincidence.

[reidmuller]

P08 that is a sren mk2 the mag well cold be rotated for storage plus you cn see some slight differences between this one and a mp3008

[werewolf88]

MP3008 Neumünster

Hello I´m new at this board,

I have a few questions about the Neumünster,

What should the value be for a MP3008 in rusty but working condition?

and as I read above somewhere, there should be between 25-50 still existing MP3008 left?

I´m very qurious about replys, since I have just bought a orginal MP3008, in fully working order, but a bit rusty.

Best Regards/
Anders in Sweden

[reidmuller]

I remeber a dug up rusted to buggery so obveously deact for sale on egun.de for about 600e and i have herd of live transferable ones in america go for $20,000