Original Item: Only One Available. Just released from one of America’s most prestigious collections, this is a German Tank (Panzer) MG34 Machine Gun built into an inert display gun using original parts and totally unrestricted to own without license by federal Law.
MG 34 Panzerlauf
Most German tanks used during World War II used the MG 34 Panzerlauf for secondary armament. The MG 42 was ill-suited for internal/coaxial mounting due to the method of barrel change. The main difference of the MG 34 Panzerlauf and the regular MG 34 was the heavier, almost solid armored barrel shroud, almost completely lacking the ventilation holes of the basic MG 34. When mounted inside a tank, the MG 34 also lacked a butt-stock. A kit for quick conversion to ground use was carried inside the tank containing a butt-stock and a combined bi-pod and front sight assembly.
This particular MG 34 Panzer Display Machine gun is coded “dot” for BRNO manufacture and dated 1945.
This example does not come with the standard bipod but is fitted with a vehicle mount directly in front of the receiver in the center of gravity bipod position.
Tanker MG 34 versions are very rare and much sought after. Offered in excellent display condition, reconstructed from genuine WW2 MG 34 parts