Service Data:
In Service: 1930 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Mauser
Number built: 350,000
Technical Data:
Type: Maschinengewehr
Calibre: cm
Length: m
Weight: kg
Breech:
Recoil:
Carriage:
Elevation: - ° to + °
Traverse: �
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: m/s
Effective range: m
Shell Weight: kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
7.92 mm MG 34
7.92
mm MG 81
7.92
mm MG 81Z
Other: Machine Guns
Articles:
History:
The 7.92 mm MG 34 (Maschinengewehr 34) was a machine gun designed
and produced by
Mauser
Werke AG in 1930,
Gallery:
Heer Comments
Sources:
German Artillery in World War II. 1939-1945.
ISBN-10: 0887407625
German Artillery of World War Two.
ISBN-10: 1853672610
German infantry weapons of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0882543725
German Small Arms of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0896730239
For a complete list of
sources