MG34 machine gun

A replica of the heavy machine gun, made of metal, wood, and plastic, featuring a functional loading and firing mechanism that simulates firing, as well as a movable bipod. Unlike the first Denix model, the cover opens and can be removed, and it comes with an anti-aircraft sight and a leather sling.

The MG 34 (Maschinengewehr 34) is a German recoil-operated, air-cooled machine gun, developed in 1934. It is considered the best machine gun of its time (lightweight, easy to operate with its bipod, and it can also be mounted on a tripod). It has a high rate of fire. It was in service from 1936 to 1956.

The MG 34 was designed by Heinrich Vollmer of Mauserwerke, based on a model by Louis Stange of Rheinmetall, a company based in Solothurn, Switzerland, in the 1930s.

The MG 34 can use drum magazines holding 50 to 75 rounds, as well as ammunition belts holding 50 to 250 rounds. Its caliber is 7.92 x 57 Mauser; its effective combat range was up to 1,200 meters and 3,000 to 3,500 meters when mounted on a tripod. With a rate of fire of 800 to 900 rounds per minute, it far surpassed British (Bren) and American (Browning) machine guns, which did not exceed 600 rounds per minute.

Germany had succeeded in manufacturing what would likely become the best machine gun of World War II. All army corps used it, primarily by the infantry and with cer