MP40 price

[Panthera Tigris]

Hello everyone, I've got a question regarding the price of a MP40. I currently have an option on a demilitarised one for the price of 1600€ / 2115$.
Do you consider this to be a fair price?

[Daniele C]

i paid mine deactivated 1500 euro less than 1 yr ago .not matchin numbers.i guess its an ok price

[peter u]

Hello,

Are all the parts wartime originals?
Is their any pitting and/or rust?
Are their repairs done on it?
How is it demilitarised?
Do the numbers match up (nummer-gelijk)?
Building year?
These are very important factors to keep in mind when valuating a firearm.
The value depends if you want a good perfect example or lesser quality/restored piece.
That is something you have to decide yourself.
My advice is that you better pay to much for a good example than a bargain prices for a lesser quallity one.
I have paid in the past always a premium for a good orignal examples nevermind it is a firearm, helmet, paper-document,...or any other collectible and I have never regreted it.
I rather pay to much for a good orignal that is always gone give me satisfaction than a bargain price for a lesser quality item that in the end is always going to be a bad investment.
But that is just my idea ofcours.
Succes with your MP 40 search.

Cheers,
Peter

[Josh Beckett]

It really depends on how its demilitarised, if the chamber is plugged with lead, thats not a bad price going by Europe, or if the whole thing has been welded up on the inside, you have to have a good looking gun, but, if it is demilitarised like the US standards, you were ripped off.

BTW, you would cry if you saw how the US standards of demilitarising look on a MP40.

[Daniele C]

Josh...can u explain?how do they deactivate Mp40 s in USA?

[Panthera Tigris]

Thank you very much for your answers!
Unfortunately I only have pictures to judge the weapon, but it comes from a collection of a man who has an enormous lot of authentic WWII German militaria.

Perhaps some pictures would help:

[Josh Beckett]

Josh...can u explain?how do they deactivate Mp40 s in USA?

They cut the reciever in 3 different places, and take out half an inch of metal in between

http://www.atf.gov/firearms/feib/guidebook/FEIB-GB.pdf

Go to page 72, and see a Heckler and Koch G3, that is how they do it.

[Josh Beckett]

Thats a nice looking gun, very nice, too bad it was demilitarised. But at least it isnt the US style of butchering these innocent guns.

[peter u]

Hello,

Sorry but I can't help you with saying it is original or not, but the research on that should not be that difficult. Lots of books about this topic available.
Document yourself and be sure what you are buying is what you want and than not much can go wrong.
Also I never give valuations on this forum, the valuation is something between you and the seller.

Good luck,

Peter

[r_hufschmied]

Thank you very much for your answers!
Unfortunately I only have pictures to judge the weapon, but it comes from a collection of a man who has an enormous lot of authentic WWII German militaria.

Ok, let's try this then:

- Can you cock and dryfire the weapon (does the bolt and trigger move)?
- Can you disassemble (fieldstrip) the weapon into components?

[Panthera Tigris]

The seller said it could indeed dryfire. Fieldstripping is also possible, as the following picture he sent clearly shows:

[r_hufschmied]

The seller said it could indeed dryfire. Fieldstripping is also possible, as the following picture he sent clearly shows:

Ok, then it seems much like an "old spec" UK deactivation and then the price, in my opinion, is fair (I still think that the prices in general are outrageous though).

[Crunchey11B]

I should of saved my MP 40 I sold for 6k now they are about 19k
or a C&R Gun.


Tom

were is the best Dealer to buy a nice 44 or 40

Thanks

[Daniele C]

19K????where????you jokin???

[Crunchey11B]

Check I think autoweapons.com


Tom