D167/1 Machinenpistole 40 Beschreibung, handhabungs- und Behandlungsanleitung (25.9.42 original date 12.12.1940)
D167/1 Machinenpistole 40 Beschreibung, handhabungs- und Behandlungsanleitung (25.9.42 original date 12.12.1940)
The D167-1 and 2 fitted logically in the infantry section. The D167-1 was a successor of the very first MP38 manual, the “Beschreibung der Maschinenpistole 38 (M.P.38)”. The reason why this very first manual was not integrated in the “D” series of manuals was that the “D” manuals did not appear until the 15th of December 1938. Although the text was at some points written in a different way the general content and the chaptering was the same. Remarkable to see is that there was apparently still confusion about the models under the administrative and technical personnel because a third preliminary remark is added stating that “the manual also applies to the MP38 as the design of the MP38 only slightly differs from the MP40 in the operation and handling”.