▁were ▁' P ' ▁versions . ▁ 5 0 1 ▁B MP - 1 A 1 s ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁Greece ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ 3 5 0 ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁Sweden ▁where ▁they ▁received ▁the ▁design ation ▁P b v ▁ 5 0 1 . ▁ 1 1 0 ▁non - mod ern ized ▁B MP - 1 / B MP - 1 P ▁were ▁sold ▁for ▁a ▁very ▁low ▁price ▁to ▁Finland ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Greece ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁vehicles ▁to ▁be ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁H ellen ic ▁Army ▁were ▁ 5 0 1 ▁B MP - 1 A 1 ▁Ost ▁IF V s , ▁bought ▁from ▁Germany ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁These ▁vehicles ▁were ▁slightly ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁Hell in ic ▁Army ▁standards , ▁a ▁number ▁were ▁fitted ▁with ▁an ▁M 2 ▁Brow ning ▁. 5 0 ▁cal iber ▁heavy ▁machine ▁gun ▁and ▁the ▁gun ner ' s ▁h atch ▁was ▁modified . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 7 7 ▁B MP - 1 A 1 ▁Ost ▁IF V s ▁in ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁H ellen ic ▁Army . ▁Greece ▁was ▁very ▁interested ▁in ▁a ▁Russian ▁or ▁Ukrain ian ▁modern ization ▁program ▁for ▁its ▁B MP - 1 ▁fleet , ▁ ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁around ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁replacing ▁the ▁B MP - 1 s ▁with ▁an ▁ade