MP40 Modelgun - Who Made It???

I took delivery of a well-used MP40 modelgun recently, and I am not sure what it is...It's a PFC mostly Zinc model, with black plastic grips and brown Bakelite 1-piece foregrip...

What is interesting is that the lower receiver (housing the trigger assembly) is all steel...And has German WW II mfg code and waffenampt...

Other steel parts are - Lower receiver + end cap; front sight hood; extractor (two-piece); stock arms + buttplate; chamber insert; and a couple pins & screws

Broken parts are the ejector; cocking handle (which was solid); upper receiver [tube has locking nubs ground off rear]

Missing - bbl crush washer

It was described as a "Nakata" but I can find no maker name anywhere...It also came with what appears to be a Sten gun magazine, possibly a 'real' one...I tried to insert a MP40 magazine in it, but the magazine housing is either too narrow or is a bit warped (it is visually bowed in a bit)...

I'm hoping someone will recognize the parts shown below...And can identify this replica positively...

Sorry about the poor picture quality; my digi-cam is acting up...And PhotoBucket has changed me to the Beta and won't let me go back to "Classic PhotoBucket"...

It looks like my Tokyo Toy MP40 - although there are a few differences.
The end cap looks like a real one.



There are no maker markings except a very small "japan" on the lower.

The mag is a very different size to an original MP40 or an MGC version.

It is the same weight as an MP40 though, unlike the MGC which is MUCH lighter.
The zinc breaks very easily, so be careful with it.

Pit.

pitfighter wrote:

It looks like my Tokyo Toy MP40 - although there are a few differences.
The end cap looks like a real one.

Pit - Thanks for your reply! Is the Tokyo Toy MP40 considered one of the better copies???

I have read here that the Denix is not a quality copy...

So far, I have a Marushin, a Nakata, and a MGC68 copy of the MP40...

I'm thinking this 'Nakata' is a mutt, made of mostly original parts plus a few 'field expedient' repairs, possibly from a real MP40...And a Sten magazine...

My TT is OK -
I have a BNZ 42 real MP40, in comparison the MGC replica is - for me - the most faithful.
The Tokyo Toy is heavy but, cast parts in spelter, zinc, instead of stamped as in the original.
As the MGC is also stamped, albeit of a much thinner metal, it feels and looks the best, in my opinion.
I don't think your mag is a sten mag, the ridges are wrong - it may however, be similar dimensions.

In Pic:
Top real.
Middle TT
Bottom MGC




Pit.