Video: A Look at the Iconic MP 40 Submachine Gun

Published February 22, 2016

Check out Military.com's latest "Behind the Barrel" video, hosted by Craig Gottlieb of History Channel's "Pawn Stars," about the iconic MP 40 submachine gun.

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