[Kirby]

I found this tech order interesting because it confirmed for me the marking requirement for M.P.717 (r) submachineguns.

 

[nirvana]

Dated September 1944? I'm thinking that German armorers had more pressing issues at the time.

 

[Kirby]

Dated September 1944? I'm thinking that German armorers had more pressing issues at the time.

This is the first tech order I have found detailing the marking however that doesn't mean there were not earlier dated ones issued.

 

[nirvana]

This is the first tech order I have found detailing the marking however that doesn't mean there were not earlier dated ones issued.

I agree, its just an interesting thing. There is a similar order out there for anti-tank rifles. The Germans ordered them all recalled at a certain, presumably for scrapping, as the guns were pretty useless after 1941.