MG34 buttstock variants

[mightymouse]

here are some...

[gurtsack]

hello,
your bakélite stock are beautyfull!
but your wooden stock are not genuine, sorry!

regards
gurtsack

[mightymouse]

Hello, correct, they are Russian capture/Ukraine stocks

[me6_130]

I was when I first saw them (the wooden). I only need a steel (I can't recover my friend's) and a tipped bakelite one to have the set

Carles

[me6_130]

Hello,

Just wanted to update

As the 98% of Spanish contract MG34s I have seen have plain bakelite buttstocks and are dated 1943, 'dot' produced, almost sure they were produced even later, I have modified the list. As the steel plate buttstock is apparently original and was found among a batch of Spanish contract MG34s I have dated it 1943 also. It would be helpfull if there was some more input about steel buttstocks, thanks

1- early in walnutt from 1936 to 1938
2- early bakelite with metal tips from 1938 to 1942
3- bakelite from 1939 to 1943
4- Steel about 1943
5- mid to late war in beech from 1942 to 1945
6- Bunker mount steel butts


Post war production (not including repros):

-Israeli "dot 1945" contract were with beech butt until 1948
-Norwegian 'whole' buttstocks.
-Russian capture 'pointed' buttstocks

[me6_130]

Gentlemen, a 'new' MG34 steel buttstock in town, seems battlefield made...

Carles

[me6_130]

more:

[Cincylance]

The odd stock, pictured first is a postwar Norwegian stock.

Cincylance

[me6_130]

What an ugly repro butt being sold as original.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-MG34-Mg-...32962088196941

Carles

[me6_130]

Home made

This is a very unfortunate repro Home made for sure.

Carles

[me6_130]

Gentlemen,

From time to time some MG34s buttstock with a brass reinforcement can be seen around. Does any member know the origin of these repaired butts? I would think they are not period repair, but not really sure


Carles

[jonathanseverin]

Hello Carles,
Wouldn't brass be to expensive a material to use to repair a broken buttstock in war time?
Not sure, I have also seen these buttstocks.
I am guessing here, but my money is on it being post war Yugo repair

Jonathan.

[Tommygunn]

If it was done out in the field, during the war, there was certainly plenty of brass lying around.

Tom.

[me6_130]

If it was done out in the field, during the war, there was certainly plenty of brass lying around.

Tom.

I agree but I would say it is much time consuming, taking into account that company Waffenmeister would have some replacement butts in his spare parts chest.



Carles

[Haubentaucher]

I agree but I would say it is much time consuming, taking into account that company Waffenmeister would have some replacement butts in his spare parts chest.

Carles

Carles, the Waffenmeister usually repaired the broken part if they had time. If not they replaced it and repaired the other one later. They even made themselves a lot of parts and spares, there are remarkable examples.

Haubentaucher