huggytree Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) has anyone seen one of these for sale? curious on price range i held one today at my gunsmiths house...i didnt know how special it was until i got home and checked it out...amazing quality..all milled..heavy like a thompson......mags look remarkably like a Ingram m6 from the top...wonder if that was his inspiration...so similar it almost has to be... Edited July 30, 2018 by huggytree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black River Militaria CII Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 RIA recently auctioned one in 7.62x25. Several have sold through the auction houses in the last year. MP34s in the NFRTR can be more commonly in 9 Mauser or 9 Steyr, both comsiderably longer than standard 9 Para. So if you find one for sale make sure you know what claiber it is in. The longer caliber round requores longer mags and so the guns have longer mag wells. 9 Para will function in these longer mags but vintage 9 Para barrels are very scarce to impossible to find. Repros are being made in whatever caliber you might want approproiafe to the gun.Some MP34s in the registry are actually MP30s so that’s another issue about which to be informed. Some MP34s are registered as MP30s as well.Beautiful smgs, and smooth shooters. Prices are above $15k now. FWIW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted July 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) when my friend opened the top cover i was like WTF as i thought it was a mp28....i thought it was some version of the mp28 as it looks similar to me as ive never held either before....amazing quality...his looked brand new...he has an amazing collection of samples. i assume this was also a sample, but didnt ask i see parts are available at apex for very low prices.......this is one of those guns ill keep an eye out for in the future... amazing even the front shroud is milled....gen 1 machine gun quality at its best https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1saOEnZZUY Edited July 30, 2018 by huggytree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted July 31, 2018 Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 Indeed, they are nice guns. I started by buying a gunners kit years before I found a gun. Knew I wanted one for a long time, but couldn't make the right connection. MP30 version currently in 9mm luger with a spare barrel and one other caliber that I forgot. Caliber change is made by unscrewing the barrel with the wrench in the gunners kit and inserting a new barrel....probably a minute and a half. I might have a spare gun cover, maybe you can start with that until you find a gun for sale? I still know of at least 150 guns sitting out of country that are future parts kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annihilator Posted July 31, 2018 Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 Here are two in 9mm Mauser with prewar Steyr logo and Steyr 660 code and Luftwaffe acceptance stamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Annihilator,very nice markings on those guns! Nice history there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted August 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 where is the market on these guns for one in nice condition...lets assume a dewat/refinished/replacement 9mm barrel setup ive seen an auction where one was $25k, but auctions can often be nutty prices...also found one on sturm early 2018 asking $15,000.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taeelec Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 I bought an excellent condition matching Luftwaffe issued MP34 on Gunbroker for $17.5k a couple years ago. Todd in Oregon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted August 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 the one im looking at is a dewatt and $19k ive got a few pics...trying to learn more....no pic of the chamber or barrel yet.... need to find out how hard ''normal'' 9mm mags are to find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83Baron Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 Huggy, thought you said you had clocked out. I wish they werent like pringles 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted August 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 Always open to something new I only buy bargains now Full price or above? No thanks There is a gun out there right now. Price is too high for me but looking into it anyways in case the price drops $3-4K Not sure this gun is on anyones radar Unique gun I was on my last gun 2.5 years ago Wont say how many Ive bought since. But Ive been a bad boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taeelec Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 Huggy, 9mm Para mags aren't impossible to find. West County Guns currently has some. Todd in Oregon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted August 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 yea ive found mags in a few places...$25-45........you need to determine if its a wide mag well or 9mm para mag well on the gun before you buy mags....id have to study the pics better......ive asked for internal and detailed pics...right now ive just got over all pics...they put more effort into showing me the stock than the details on the gun itself...25% of the pics are of the stock and butt plate....i guess thats one of the most important parts on this gun as the price is more than im willing to pay(whether its worth that much or not idk)....im just putzing with the idea and learning what i can about the gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 (edited) Hi All, From what I understand the MP-30 for the 9mm Export and other long 9mm was available in 45 ACP? I've heard this but never found the bolt. The 45's do fit out the ejection port. It is a very nice old gun. Enjoy the hunt, Grasshopper Edited October 6, 2018 by Grasshopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelkih Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 Wow beautiful guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted October 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 Frank/Midwest had dewat for $19 and sold in a few days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmoney Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 I picked up a non gun mp34 this week. About 7.25” of receiver removed under the top cover and the barrel demilled. Nice waffenamts though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmoney Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 I picked up a non gun mp34 this week. About 7.25” of receiver removed under the top cover and the barrel demilled. Nice waffenamts though.what ya know. found the exact one that I purchased on IMA's website. Appears that it sold there 15 years or so ago. Same serial number on the stock and bayonet caught my attention.https://www.ima-usa.com/products/german-mp34-o-display-smg-w-rare-bayonet-accessory-set-3-magazines?variant=25651989701 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted October 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 did you pay the same price? now you know exactly how much the seller made off you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmoney Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 did you pay the same price? now you know exactly how much the seller made off youPaid less although it didn’t come with the gunner pouch. Seller claims they didn’t buy it from IMA but purchased from someone else 8 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted October 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 paid less? amazing....might have value as a parts kit to someone restoring one/dewat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmoney Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 (edited) perhaps one of you could help identify this mark? Its a 1942 Portuguese examplehttp://cdn.vflyer.com/r1/accounts/9/4/0/4/7/6/images/enhanced/312485001.png?r=1539723043474 Edited October 16, 2018 by Bmoney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmoney Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 (edited) paid less? amazing....might have value as a parts kit to someone restoring one/dewatI did pay less than the price listed in that IMA link that I posted prior but I have since found out that IMA used this MP34 as 'stock photos' in that link. IMA actually sold this one earlier. The link for the IMA listing for the one I now have is no longer searchable on their website but the url for their listing can still be found here: https://www.ima-usa.com/products/steyr-solothurn-mp-34-dummy-smg-collection?variant=26170094405 I did pay a bit more than what it is listed for in this link. However, that is an old sale and I am quite happy with what I received for the $ Edited October 22, 2018 by Bmoney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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