▁service ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁the ▁I ▁ 2 , ▁I ▁ 1 2 , ▁and ▁I ▁ 1 6 ▁inf antry ▁reg iments , ▁and ▁the ▁P ▁ 4 ▁arm ored ▁regiment . ▁ 2 5 0 ▁vehicles ▁were ▁in ▁mint ▁condition ▁having ▁driven ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 2 0   km . ▁Sweden ▁offered ▁its ▁B MP - 1 s , ▁plus ▁spare ▁parts ▁and ▁training ▁equipment ▁for ▁sale . ▁The ▁original ▁plan ▁had ▁been ▁to ▁sell ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁so ver eign ▁customer . ▁They ▁might ▁also ▁be ▁sold ▁in ▁batch es ▁of ▁fifty ▁to ▁separate ▁states ; ▁customers ▁to ▁express ▁their ▁interest ▁before ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁submit ▁their ▁b ids ▁before ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Trans actions ▁to ▁be ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Swedish ▁and ▁German ▁authorities ▁( Sw eden ▁held ▁the ▁German ▁end ▁user ▁certificate ). ▁The ▁other ▁option ▁considered ▁was ▁scra pping ▁the ▁vehicles ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁reg ulations . ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁that ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁had ▁purchased ▁all ▁Swedish ▁B MP - 1 s ▁( P B V ▁ 5 0 1 ) ▁and ▁sp ares . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁ ▁US ▁Army ▁received ▁several ▁B MP - 1 s ▁for ▁evaluation ▁purposes . ▁First ▁examples ▁were ▁ 4 ▁Isra eli ▁captured ▁B MP - 1 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9