MG 34

designed by Heinrich Vollmer

Machine gunsGermanyIn service since 1934

MG 34 — Photo: Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) · Public domain · background removed

Key specs

Origin: Germany
Caliber: 7.92×57mm Mauser
Action: Recoil-operated
Rate of fire: 800–900 rds/min
Muzzle velocity: 765 m/s
Effective range: 200 m
Maximum range: 4,700 m
Magazine: 34 rounds
Weight (empty): 12.10 kg
Length: 1,219 mm
Barrel length: 627 mm
Designer: Heinrich Vollmer
Designed: 1934
Produced: 1934–1945
Units produced: 577,120

Ammunition

7.92×57mm MauserRifle · Germany · 1888

Compatible gear

No optics or accessories are linked to this weapon yet.

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

World War IImost notable Spanish Civil War Korean War Vietnam War Six-Day War Yugoslav Wars Russo-Ukrainian War

Sources

Wikipedia: MG 34, Wikipedia