At the time of development of the MP-41, Hugo Schmeisser was the chief designer at the C.G. Haenel company which manufactured MP-40 submachine guns for the German Army. It is possible that Schmeisser decided to develop a submachine gun which was better suited for infantry use than the MP-40. To achieve this end, he combined the receiver, action and magazine of the MP-40 with the wooden stock and select-fire trigger mechanism of the MP-28. C.G. Haenel produced a few MP-41 submachine guns, which were mostly purchased by SS troops.
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