Technical Specifications

Type	General-purpose machine gun
Country of origin	Nazi Germany
Manufacturer	* Rheinmetall-Borsig AG Soemmerda * Mauserwerke AG * Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG * Waffenwerke Brünn
Designer	Heinrich Vollmer
Designed	1934
Produced	1935–1945
In service	1936–1945 (Wehrmacht service) · 1936–present (other militaries)
Used by	See Users
No. built	577,120
Unit cost	(1944) ·  EUR current equivalent
Weight	12.1 kg · 32 kg (with tripod)
Length	1219 mm
Barrel length	627 mm
Cartridge	7.92×57mm Mauser
Action	Recoil-operated, opened rotating bolt
Feed	50/250-round Patronengurt 33, 34, or 34/41 model belt, 50-round Gurttrommel 34 drum, or 75-round drum magazine with modification
Muzzle velocity	765 m/s (s.S. Patrone)
Rate of fire	800–900 rounds/min · Early versions: 600–1,000 rounds/min selectable on pistol grip · MG 34"S": 1,500 rounds/min. · MG 34/41: 1,200 rounds/min. · Practical: 150 rounds/min
Range	200 - sight adjustments · 3500 m with tripod and telescopic sight
Maximum range	4700 m

Data from MG 34 (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: Public domain — Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum).

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