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 Superceded by the MG42. Markings on bolt indicate that part manufactured in Czechoslovakia at Brno.
Marks and Stamps: (Breech cover) 9371 (struck through) 5815 (Stock ring) 9788 3503 (Front of receiver) BSW 1938 waffenamt x 2 (Bolt) dot| Accession Number: 381 | Period of Use: |
| Type: Machine gun | War Zones: |
| Country of Origin: Germany | Type Date: 1936 |
| Manufacturer: Berlin-Suhler-Waffen und Fahrzeugwerke | Serial Number: 5815 |
| Manufacture Date: 1938 | Calibre/Ammunition: 7.92mm |
| Weight: 12100g | Length Overall: 1219mm |
| Cyclic Rate: 900rpm | Length Barrel: 627mm |
| Deactivation Certificate Number: CG 4766 |