One of the best light machine guns of the Second World War. Designed by the Mauser engineers of the Orbendorff Plant the MG34 was an immediate success and issued to the German armed forces up to 1945. Although an excellent design the MG34 was expensive and took a long time to manufacture with many complex machinery processes. Superceded by the MG42. '936' on receiver is manufacturer code for BSW
Marks and Stamps: (Breech cover) Waffenampt stamp 1056 (x2) (Stock ring) 1056 (Front of receiver) 936 1939 1056 (Belt tray) 7348| Accession Number: 284 | Period of Use: 1932 - present |
| Type: Machine gun | War Zones: Second World War |
| Country of Origin: Germany | Type Date: 1936 |
| Manufacturer: Berlin-Suhler-Waffen und Fahrzeugwerke | Serial Number: 1056 |
| Manufacture Date: 1939 | Calibre/Ammunition: 7.92mm |
| Weight: 12100g | Length Overall: 1219mm |
| Cyclic Rate: 800rpm | Length Barrel: 627mm |
| Deactivation Certificate Number: DA 1188 |