MP 34
Austrian submachine gun / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with the Bergmann MP34 variant of the MP35 submachine gun, or with the MP34 variant of the Erma EMP.
The MP34 (Maschinenpistole 34, literally "Machine Pistol 34") is a submachine gun (SMG) that was manufactured by Waffenfabrik Steyr as Steyr-Solothurn S1-100 and used by the Austrian Army and Austrian Gendarmerie and subsequently by units of the German Army and the Waffen SS, in World War II. An exceptionally well-made weapon, it was used by some forces well into the 1970s.
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Maschinenpistole 34 (MP34) | |
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Type | Submachine gun |
Place of origin | Austria |
Service history | |
In service | 1930–1970s |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | Chaco War[1] Spanish Civil War World War II Ecuadorian–Peruvian War Bolivian National Revolution[2] Portuguese Colonial War |
Production history | |
Designer | Louis Stange |
Designed | 1929 |
Manufacturer | Waffenfabrik Steyr |
Produced | 1929–1940 |
Variants | S1-100, MP30 |
Specifications | |
Mass | Loaded 4.48 kg (9.9 lb) Unloaded 4.25 kg (9.4 lb) |
Length | 850 mm (33.5 in) |
Barrel length | 200 mm (7.9 in) |
Cartridge | 9×19mm Luger Parabellum; 9×23 Steyr; 9×25mm Mauser; 7.63×25mm Mauser; .45 ACP; 7.65×21mm Parabellum |
Action | open bolt blowback |
Rate of fire | ~600 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | ~410 m/s (1,345 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 150–200 m (490–650 ft : 160–220 yds) |
Feed system | 20 or 32-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Hooded or open topped front, adjustable rear |
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