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The German sub-machine gun EMP (Erma Maschinenpistole) also known as MPE (Maschinenpistole Erma) was produced by the Erma factory, and was based on designs acquired from Heinrich Vollmer.
The gun was produced from 1931 to 1938 in roughly 10,000 exemplars (in three main variants). It was sold to France, Spain, Mexico and Yugoslavia in that time period (and saw some action in the Spanish Civil War). When WW2 commenced and nearly every produced military small arm was pressed into service, the weapon was used by both the french army and later by german forces, most notably the Waffen SS. The Submachine gun saw some continued use after the war, specifically with the french police.
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 32 round box magazine - 550 rpm
The gun was produced from 1931 to 1938 in roughly 10,000 exemplars (in three main variants). It was sold to France, Spain, Mexico and Yugoslavia in that time period (and saw some action in the Spanish Civil War). When WW2 commenced and nearly every produced military small arm was pressed into service, the weapon was used by both the french army and later by german forces, most notably the Waffen SS. The Submachine gun saw some continued use after the war, specifically with the french police.
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 32 round box magazine - 550 rpm