{"product_id":"original-german-wwii-mg-34-display-machine-gun-serial-9136-b-by-waffenwerke-brunn-with-wwii-dated-belt-carrier-and-a-a-sight-dated-1945","title":"Original German WWII MG 34 Display Machine Gun Serial 9136 b by Waffenwerke Brünn with WWII Dated Belt Carrier and A.A. Sight - dated 1945","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One available. Constructed from a legally demilitarized (de-milled) parts set, this is a wonderful and rare German WWII MG 34 Display Machine Gun. It is built from all original parts attached to a BATF approved cast aluminum display receiver, making this a 100% legal display Machine gun. As the receiver is a mostly solid complete inert fabricated aluminum piece, this display gun is totally legal to own without a license of any kind. Also included is a WWII marked and Dated basket belt drum with a partial belt with a few spent cartridges loaded to complete the look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of our original WWII issue MG34 display machine guns. It is coded along with multiple German wartime markings and has multiple Waffenamts. It bears original serial number \u003cb\u003e9136 \/ \u003cem\u003eb\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, along with \u003cb\u003edot \/ 1945\u003c\/b\u003e for manufacture by \u003cem\u003eWaffenwerke Brünn\u003c\/em\u003e in Czechoslovakia. This factory was the famous \u003cem\u003eZbrojovka Brno\u003c\/em\u003e in Brno, Czechoslovakia before being captured by Germany during WWII. There are serial numbers and German proof marks on many other parts of the display gun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe top cover and latch are both marked with \u003cstrong\u003eclc\u003c\/strong\u003e, the maker code for \u003cem\u003eRichard Ab. Herder of Solingen\u003c\/em\u003e, a maker of cutlery and tools in the legendary \"City of Blades\". Below this is a \u003cem\u003eWaffenamt\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWaA883\u003c\/strong\u003e inspection mark, correct for this maker, as well as many other makers in Solingen. The top cover bears poorly stamped serial number \u003cstrong\u003e6797\u003c\/strong\u003e over a ground out original serial number, remarked at some point in service to match another barrel jacket. The top cover has been fastened directly to the aluminum receiver with an allen bolt, which we were not able to get out to check for markings on the feed tray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bipod included is of the later war design, without the central height adjustment knob, and is in very good condition. It is maker marked \u003cstrong\u003edfb 1943\u003c\/strong\u003e on the central hub, next to an \u003cstrong\u003eEagle \/ 4\u003c\/strong\u003e inspection stamp. This indicates 1943 manufacture by \u003cem\u003eGustloff-Werke, Waffenfabrik\u003c\/em\u003e, in Suhl, Germany. This company made many components for the MG 34 and MG 42, including entire guns. Additionally, this example comes complete with a very nice WWII basket belt carrier, which was refinished along with the other components. It is marked on the lid with \u003cstrong\u003ewc 44\u003c\/strong\u003e, for 1944 production by \u003cem\u003eHASAG-Eisen- \u0026amp; Metallwerke GmbH\u003c\/em\u003e, at the Meuselwitz plant in Thuringia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe display gun really looks great, with a lovely finish overall, which almost looks to be powder coated on the top cover, dummy receiver, and barrel jacket. The blued bipod still has a great finish, and all of the components really look great. It is however \u003cstrong\u003emissing the rear sight\u003c\/strong\u003e, which looks to have been saw cut off just above the base. An Anti-Aircraft front sight has been added, and the bipod folds away and locks in correctly. The trigger is intact, moving just a bit, and the safety unfortunately is stuck in place due to interference from the dummy receiver. The belt drum fits well and locks into place correctly, however with the top cover bolted down, there is no way to remove the belt that is loaded. The rear wooden butt stock is in lovely lightly used condition, and can still be detached from the receiver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fine display MG 34 LMGs and one the very last we have to offer, just perfect for your collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note that there are various post-war markings on this display gun, in addition to the German WW2 markings. Parts of this gun, along with many other MG 34s were acquired out of Israel, so many parts such as the barrel jacket have markings in Hebrew and \"Star of David\" proofs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Maschinengewehr 34, or MG 34, is a German recoil-operated air-cooled machine gun, first tested in 1929, introduced in 1934, and issued to units in 1936. It accepts the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge, and is generally considered the world's first general-purpose machine gun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe versatile MG 34 was arguably the most advanced machine gun in the world at the time of its deployment. Its combination of exceptional mobility - being light enough to be carried by one man - and high rate of fire (of up to 900 rounds per minute) was unmatched. It entered service in great numbers following AH's repudiation of the Versailles Treaty in 1936, and was first combat tested by German troops aiding Franco's Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. Nonetheless, the design proved too complex for mass production, and was supplemented by the cheaper and simpler MG 42, though both remained in service and production until the end of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe MG 34 was based on a 1930 Rheinmetall design, the MG 30. The Swiss and Austrian militaries had both licensed and produced the MG 30 from Rheinmetall shortly after patent. The MG 30 design was adapted and modified by Heinrich Vollmer of Mauser Industries. Vollmer modified the feed mechanism to accept either drum magazines or belt ammunition. He also increased the rate of fire. The MG 34's double crescent trigger dictated either semiautomatic or fully automatic firing modes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the field, the weapon could operate in offensive or defensive applications. The offensive model, with a mobile soldier, used a drum magazine that could hold either 50 or 75 rounds of ammunition. In a stationary defensive role, the gun was mounted on a bipod or tripod and fed by an ammunition belt. Belts were carried in boxes of five. Each belt contained 50 rounds. Belt lengths could be linked for sustained fire. During sustained fire, barrels would have to be changed at intervals due to the heat generated by the rapid rate of fire. If the barrels were not changed properly, the weapon would misfire. Changing barrels was a rapid process for the trained operator and involved disengaging a latch and swinging the receiver to the right for the insertion of a new barrel. Accordingly, stationary defensive positions required more than one operator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe MG 34 was the mainstay of German Army support weapons from the time of its first issue in 1935 until 1942, when it was supplanted by the next generation Maschinengewehr 42 or MG 42. Although the 34 was very reliable and dominant on the battlefield, its dissemination throughout the German forces was hampered due to its precision engineering, which resulted in high production costs and a relatively slower rate of production. For its successor, the MG 42, the Germans instead used mass production techniques similar to those that created the MP 40 submachine gun. However, the Germans nevertheless continued widespread production of MG 34s until the end of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe MG 34 was used as the primary infantry machine gun during the 1930s, and remained as the primary armored vehicle defensive weapon. It was to be replaced in infantry service by the related MG 42, but there were never enough quantities of the new design to go around, and MG 34s soldiered on in all roles until the end of World War II. The MG 34 was intended to replace the MG 13 and other older machine guns, but these were still being used in World War II as demand was never met.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was designed primarily by Heinrich Vollmer from the Mauser Werke, based on the recently introduced Rheinmetall-designed Solothurn 1930 (MG 30) that was starting to enter service in Switzerland. Changes to the operating mechanism improved the rate of fire to between 800 and 900 rpm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new gun was accepted for service almost immediately and was generally liked by the troops, and it was used to great effect by German soldiers assisting Nationalist Spain in the Spanish Civil War. At the time it was introduced, it had a number of advanced features and the general-purpose machine gun concept that it aspired to was an influential one. However, the MG 34 was also expensive, both in terms of construction and the raw materials needed (49 kg (108.0 lb) of steel),[citation needed] and its manufacture was too time-consuming to be built in the numbers required for the ever-expanding German armed forces. It was the standard machine gun of the Kriegsmarine (German navy).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45248921763909,"sku":"ONJR26OL0032","price":3995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/B8572E8D-C9F7-4DE1-95A6-7FB396149DDE.jpg?v=1783026448","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-wwii-mg-34-display-machine-gun-serial-9136-b-by-waffenwerke-brunn-with-wwii-dated-belt-carrier-and-a-a-sight-dated-1945","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}