Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Yakagadzirwa muna 1938 naHeinrich Vollmer yakafuridzirwa kubva kune yakatangira MP 38, yakashandiswa zvikuru nevashandi vepamberi (kunyanya vatungamiri vevatungamiri uye vatungamiri veboka), uye nevashandi veparamende, kumabvazuva uye kumaodzanyemba.
Nzvimbo dzokuMadokero pamwe chete navaperekedzi vemotokari dzokurwa dzakavharwa. Zvinhu zvayo zvemberi uye zvemazuva ano zvakaita kuti ive yakakurumbira pakati pevarwi uye yakakurumbira munyika dzinobva kumativi akasiyana-siyana enyika pashure pehondo. Yaiwanzonzi "Schmeisser" neAllies, mushure meHugo Schmeisser, uyo akagadzira MP 18, kunyange zvazvo asina kubatanidzwa mukugadzirwa kana kugadzirwa kweMP40. Zvimwe zvombo zvacho zvaisanganisira MP 40/I uye MP 41. Kubva muna 1940 kusvika muna 1945, zvinonzi mamiriyoni 1,1 akagadzirwa naErma Werke.