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Old 11-03-2011, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by boogiedowndonovan View Post
kind of OT, but in the theme of reusing WWII equipment,

wikipedia says that the MP-40 was still being used by the Norwegian Home Guard up till the 1990s. Also some MP-40s used in the Balkans during the breakup of Yugoslavia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP_40
I heard some were in use by the Mexicans up until recently. Is that true?
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