here are some...
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hello,
your bakélite stock are beautyfull!
but your wooden stock are not genuine, sorry!
regards
gurtsackComment
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Hello, correct, they are Russian capture/Ukraine stocksComment
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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 
CarlesComment
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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' buttstocksLast edited by me6_130; 02-23-2011, 05:12 AM.Comment
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Gentlemen, a 'new' MG34 steel buttstock in town, seems battlefield made...
CarlesLast edited by me6_130; 10-15-2011, 02:34 PM.Comment
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more:Comment
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The odd stock, pictured first is a postwar Norwegian stock.
CincylanceComment
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What an ugly repro butt being sold as original.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-MG34-Mg-...32962088196941
CarlesComment
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Home made
This is a very unfortunate repro
Home made for sure.
CarlesComment
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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
CarlesComment
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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.Comment
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If it was done out in the field, during the war, there was certainly plenty of brass lying around.
Tom.Comment
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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.Originally posted by me6_130 View Post
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