Aqsa Carvalho, 26, was found with the Czech-made military weapon capable of firing more than 850 rounds-a-minute buried in her underwear drawer by police.
A Makarov self-loading pistol, a revolver and a box of ammunition were also found stashed in the cupboard.
Officers had raided her home in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, as part of an investigation into cocaine dealing.
Carvalho denied the charges but was jailed for 17 years at Kingston Crown Court after being found guilty of three counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.
Her car dealer husband Robert James, 32, was sentenced to 18 years after he pleaded guilty to three counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.
Cocaine worth a total of £7,000 was found across four raids.
Detective Constable Gill McLean, of the Met's Special Projects Team, said: "These are extremely dangerous individuals who were prepared to use lethal firearms to protect an illicit drug dealing business.
"I am pleased that they have now been jailed for a considerable period of time."
The raid was sparked after undercover cops saw a bag being handed over to Abdul Ramzan, 25, and Jamon Anwar, 30, in Oxford Gardens, Uxbridge.
Ramzan from Slough was jailed for 16 years after he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and was found guilty of three counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Anwar also of Slough was found guilty of three counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "On Monday, 21 March, officers from the Met's Special Projects Team on a pro-active operation searched a property in Harriet Walker Way after witnessing a bag being handed over to Ramzan and Anwar in Oxford Gardens, Uxbridge.
"A search of the address revealed three firearms in the main bedroom, concealed in the underwear drawer of Aqsa Carvalho.
"Ammunition for the machine pistol was found in the magazine next to the weapon and more was located in another box.
"The machine pistol was set to fully automatic mode.
"Cash, a quantity of Class A drugs, along with a drugs grinder and scales, were also located during the search.
"A number of mobile phones seized during the raid subsequently revealed evidence of extensive drug dealing.
"A search was conducted at an address in Trelawney Avenue in Slough and approximately 80 rounds of '.22' ammunition were found concealed behind the fireplace, along with a number of mobile phones.
"A search of Anwar's address resulted in the seizure of counterfeit notes. Fifty wraps of drugs were found at Ramzan's address.
Robert James Carvalho pleaded guilty to all counts on September 9 and Aqsa Carvalho, Ramzan and Anwar were found guilty on September 20.
A fifth individual Shifan Rizwan was acquitted on all counts
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