Strange MP40 marking?

[Patty D]

Today I was looking at a 1941 dated MP40, and on the magazine housing it had an "Nnr 612" marking.... I'm curious as to whether this is a known German marking or post war? I unfortunately didn't manage to get a picture.

Thanks for any help or ideas

[Greif7]

Marking

Hello Pat, it means that this MP40 was used by the "Kriegsmarine". Gun nr. 612 of the Northern part of the Kriegsmarine fleet. Quite rare!

Alex

www.mp40.nl

[FestungSpanien]

Wow I have never seen a KM MP40...didn't even know they were marked as such...same as small arms

[Patty D]

Wow really!?! I've never heard or seen one of those either... thanks Alex!

I don't suppose you know of/have pics of any other KM MP40's do you?

Thanks again
Pat

[Craig W.C. Brown]

Is the N in script? Is the N of the nr in upper case?

[Alan Smith]

Do the markings look like this? The example shown is here in the U.S.; properly registered pursuant to the National Firearms Act of 1934. It sold about 10 years ago via an auction house in the Northeast U.S.

I saved the photo as I thought it interesting that neither the seller nor buyer had any clue what the KM markings were. In fact, the KM-marked MP-40 sold for nothing more than a standard MP-40 would sell for (which is interesting, in that a KM marked P.08 will bring 2x or 3x what a standard P.08 fetches). My recollection is that the selling price was around $12,000 (again, this was about 10 years ago).

[Alan Smith]

MG-34's were also KM marked: here is one that was owned by Dick Wray of Cincinnati, Ohio (and later sold at auction after his passing a few years ago); I can't recall whether or not it was advertised/pumped up as anything special due to the KM marking.

[FestungSpanien]

Thanks a lot for those pictures
Really interesting and for sure something new to me!

[giorg69]

obviously N mean north fleet and not Navy like a friend of mine tought ! in german is marine
there is also O marked guns for ost fleet

[ugafx4]

Do the markings look like this? The example shown is here in the U.S.; properly registered pursuant to the National Firearms Act of 1934. It sold about 10 years ago via an auction house in the Northeast U.S.

I saved the photo as I thought it interesting that neither the seller nor buyer had any clue what the KM markings were. In fact, the KM-marked MP-40 sold for nothing more than a standard MP-40 would sell for (which is interesting, in that a KM marked P.08 will bring 2x or 3x what a standard P.08 fetches). My recollection is that the selling price was around $12,000 (again, this was about 10 years ago).

That is my holy grail right there. Wow. Thanks for saving and sharing.

[Patty D]

Thanks Alan for those pics, I knew about MG34's KM marked, but not the MP40's until now.... that is exactly how it looked though!

Thanks again