**MG 34 LIGHT MACHINE GUN (C&R) W/ ACCESSORIES.

**MG 34 LIGHT MACHINE GUN (C&R) W/ ACCESSORIES. SN 3529A. Cal. 8mm Mauser, 24 1/2″ bbl. MG34 Machine Gun manufactured by Waffenwerke Brunn in 1944 and at some point taken into Finnish service. This gun appears to have matching numbers throughout, including the bolt, with the exception of the bipod and unnumbered bbl, which does not detract. Bbl shroud, top cover, bolt, receiver, buffer cup, buttstock hardware and buttstock, as well as hand grip assy, all match in number. Accessories include one orig Lafette tripod manufactured in 1938, marked “S323” within a triangle, serial number 6639. Also included is an original anti-aircraft extension post & fork with MG34 yoke, one orig optical sight in box with leather carrying strap marked “ddx” on inner lid of box. Optic itself is marked “Busch Rathenow 29518”. Box contains optic only, no brushes or colored lens filters. Also includes pressed, laminated paper gunner’s kit marked “fuq 1945”. Kit seems mostly complete with “dot” bolt, wrench, AA sight, broken case extractor, spare firing pin, oil tin and hot bbl mitt. Also included one repainted orig dbl drum carrier, one drum marked “Wo44” the other marked “ddf”. Plus one European green color post-war drum and an additional AA Spider sight. Also includes a 75 round saddle drum marked “HASAG40” and “D-T15 Nr535y11” above “F1 46300” and reproduction saddle drum top cover in leather carrying case. There are also five 50 round post-war belts and a U.S. combat book shelf German MG34 manual. CONDITION: Overall finish & appearance is excellent. Deep, lustrous blue finish on receiver, shroud, hand grip and bipod. More of a dull gray finish on the top cover. Traces of gummy grease on rear of receiver. Wooden buttstock is excellent with some slight wear on the rear edges, lower rear right edge, along with some bruises & dings but overall still extremely fine. Bore is excellent, shiny & bright. Booster cone is of lg aperture type. Accessories condition: tripod has an attractive camouflage paint finish and leather-covered pads in good, serviceable condition, anti-aircraft extension is tan colored, about 60% coverage, yoke has some significant corrosion but would clean up. Optic box has rough corrosion along top but overall still very good. Optics are clear, no rubber eye-cup present. Spare bolt in box has surface corrosion from storage but would easily clean up. Laminated pressed paper box in very good condition with pebble finish. Dbl drum carrier has been repainted and is in very good condition. Post-war drum in excellent condition. Saddle drum has about 60% finish. Web carrying handle is serviceable. Reproduction saddle drum cover is excellent, near 100% finish, very well made. Belts are serviceable with some slight corrosion which would clean up well. Book, although slightly soiled, is in very good, serviceable condition. An excellent, complete nearly 100% matching gun with the most desirable accessories makes this an outstanding find for the German Class III collector. 4-44203 JK3 (18,000-25,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1007	$33,350.00	MG 34 LIGHT MACHINE GUN (C&R) W/ ACCESSORIES. SN 3529A. Cal. 8mm Mauser, 24 1/2″ bbl. MG34 Machine Gun manufactured by Waffenwerke Brunn in 1944 and at some point taken into Finnish service. This gun appears to have matching numbers throughout, including the bolt, with the exception of the bipod and unnumbered bbl, which does not detract. Bbl shroud, top cover, bolt, receiver, buffer cup, buttstock hardware and buttstock, as well as hand grip assy, all match in number. Accessories include one orig Lafette tripod manufactured in 1938, marked “S323” within a triangle, serial number 6639. Also included is an original anti-aircraft extension post & fork with MG34 yoke, one orig optical sight in box with leather carrying strap marked “ddx” on inner lid of box. Optic itself is marked “Busch Rathenow 29518”. Box contains optic only, no brushes or colored lens filters. Also includes pressed, laminated paper gunner’s kit marked “fuq 1945”. Kit seems mostly complete with “dot” bolt, wrench, AA sight, broken case extractor, spare firing pin, oil tin and hot bbl mitt. Also included one repainted orig dbl drum carrier, one drum marked “Wo44” the other marked “ddf”. Plus one European green color post-war drum and an additional AA Spider sight. Also includes a 75 round saddle drum marked “HASAG40” and “D-T15 Nr535y11” above “F1 46300” and reproduction saddle drum top cover in leather carrying case. There are also five 50 round post-war belts and a U.S. combat book shelf German MG34 manual. CONDITION: Overall finish & appearance is excellent. Deep, lustrous blue finish on receiver, shroud, hand grip and bipod. More of a dull gray finish on the top cover. Traces of gummy grease on rear of receiver. Wooden buttstock is excellent with some slight wear on the rear edges, lower rear right edge, along with some bruises & dings but overall still extremely fine. Bore is excellent, shiny & bright. Booster cone is of lg aperture type. Accessories condition: tripod has an attractive camouflage paint finish and leather-covered pads in good, serviceable condition, anti-aircraft extension is tan colored, about 60% coverage, yoke has some significant corrosion but would clean up. Optic box has rough corrosion along top but overall still very good. Optics are clear, no rubber eye-cup present. Spare bolt in box has surface corrosion from storage but would easily clean up. Laminated pressed paper box in very good condition with pebble finish. Dbl drum carrier has been repainted and is in very good condition. Post-war drum in excellent condition. Saddle drum has about 60% finish. Web carrying handle is serviceable. Reproduction saddle drum cover is excellent, near 100% finish, very well made. Belts are serviceable with some slight corrosion which would clean up well. Book, although slightly soiled, is in very good, serviceable condition. An excellent, complete nearly 100% matching gun with the most desirable accessories makes this an outstanding find for the German Class III collector. 4-44203 JK3 (18,000-25,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium**, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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