MP44

[Herstal82]

Greetings gentlemen,
I'm new to this forum,out of curiosity I was checking out my MP44.
I was curious about it's period of production,these are the only symbols etched on it.
Can any of you seem to tell me the exact period and date it was made,preferably with the day and month?It would be much appreciated,thank you.

 

[mostpeople]

Can you show pictures of the markings in front of the mag well, on the underside of the receiver?

 

[Herstal82]

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Can you show pictures of the markings in front of the mag well, on the underside of the receiver

Can you show pictures of the markings in front of the mag well, on the underside of the receiver?

Could you show me a reference picture from an Mp44 rifle on what to send a picture of,I'm not quite familiar with the technical terms,thank you.

 

[mostpeople]

Look on the underside of the rifle, forward of the magazine area - but aft of the hand guard. You’ll see a bunch of markings.

Claus Espeholt's G43 - MP44 Information

 

[Herstal82]

Look on the underside of the rifle, forward of the magazine area - but aft of the hand guard. You’ll see a bunch of markings.

Claus Espeholt's G43 - MP44 Information

 

[mostpeople]

Yup, Steyr made between 1 Jan and May 5, 1945.

 

[Nigromontanus]

In the first half of February, to be more precise...

 

[Nigromontanus]

My mistake, middle of January.

 

[mostpeople]

My mistake, middle of January.

Hey Nigromontanus, can you show me where you found that info? Thanks!

 

[Joseph Burke]

Hey Nigromontanus, can you show me where you found that info? Thanks!

yes. I've never seen a timetable of MP44 production by block and that would terrific info to have.

 

[Nigromontanus]

Concluded on a database

 

[mostpeople]

Which database?

 

[nahpatronen]

It's a Steyr production code swj. A guess is mid-January 1945.

http://espeholt.dk/mediearkiv/m44_c.pdf

 

[mostpeople]

It’s a good guess, but I have yet to see a database or other record with actual dates of manufacture. It likely does not exist, if it does I would be pleasantly surprised.

 

[LUPOBLOOD]

C'est une bonne supposition, mais je n'ai pas encore vu de base de données ou d'autres enregistrements avec les dates réelles de fabrication. Cela n'existe probablement pas, si c'est le cas, je serais agréablement surpris.

Bonjour,
Pensez-vous qu'il soit possible que ce modèle précis ( SWJ ) ait pu combattre en Normandie après le débarquement Allié ?
Il semblerait que des Fallshirmjagers avaient été dotés en même temps que les FG42.
Celà voudrait dire que cette production ait pu démarrer avant juin 44 ?

 

[mostpeople]

This specific model was made in 1945, so no it likely did not see combat on the beaches of Normandy - if I understand your question correctly.

Very very few Mp44s were on the western front in June 1944, with the eastern front needing the bulk of the war effort.