^Lot 1002 FULLY TRANSFERABLE GERMAN WWII, 1942 DATED

WAFFENWERKE MG34 MACHINE GUN. *Please note that, as of 10/12/26, this item description has been updated. Please revisit this description and contact us with any questions.* Gun has been professionally rewatted with weld running on rear bottom of receiver. Several parts have been renumbered to match appearing engraved & have mixed inspection stamps such as "WaA4". Finally, gun has been professionally reblued similar to arsenal rework. Cal. 8mm. S# 9400J. Bbl. 24". The MG34 is one of the most recognizable of the German WWII era MG's. Designed by Mauser on order of the Waffenamt, it was manufactured in the early days where German tolerances & quality were front & center, over the later guns all nations involved would be forced to manufacture which placed the focus on quick & inexpensive. The MG34 can easily be described as functional artwork. 109 Different parts were manufactured from bar stock, obviously before the pressed & stamped manufacturing processes would eventually take over. Before WWII was over, almost 500,000 MG34's were produced by 5 different firms. The trigger mechanism of the MG34, though complicated in design, was extremely simple for the operator since no external selector was necessary to switch between semiautomatic & fully automatic fire. The elongated trigger could simply be depressed at the top for semiautomatic & squeezed at the bottom for full automatic fire. With an overall length of almost 48" & a sight radius of 21", neither accuracy nor the ability to lay down an enormous amount of lead would pose to be a problem. Front sight is a folding blade, rear sight is a graduated notch from 200 to 2000 meters. Dark brown bakelite shoulder stock. Visible Waffenamt markings in several locations. Heavily knurled charging handle. Ventilated barrel shroud with AA sight base doubling as front sling swivel. Integral folding bipod locks correctly in retracted position. Correct barrel booster locks into position with a spring loaded mechanism built into the front sight mount. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: 2 spare wooden shoulder stocks. CONDITION: This is a very nice example of the very popular MG34. Finish coverage is complete with period correct light signs of handling and use as expected, lightly thinning to brown in areas. Several of the major components are numbered matching the receiver serial number. Numerous Waffenamts and factory codes, in several locations. Dark brown Bakelite stock presents as usual, devoid of any noticeable damage, simply a few scattered light impressions. Black grips are in very nice condition. The fire control mechanism appears to function correctly when cycled by hand. Bright bore w/ strong rifling demonstrating some very light pitting under close examination. NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT MG REQUIRING BATF TRANSFER BEFORE TAKING POSSESSION. FULLY TRANSFERABLE. PROVENANCE: From the Harry A. Baldwin Estate Collection. (03-2316/JZ).CURIO. CLASS III. $40,000-60,000.