Steyr Solthurn MP34 Dewat on CGN

[stencollector]

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John from Wolverine Supplies has this MP34 for sale. It passed over my workbench during it's restoration/deactivation, and all I can say is Wow...talk about a machinist's nightmare. The body appears to be made up from solid 1-1/2 hex stock bored, milled and machined to make the main tube. The front barrel shroud (much like a Bergman and thus like the later Lanchesters, Patchetts and Sterlings) is added after the initial machining process on the main receiver. Rather than issue a seperate magazine loader, it is machined onto the top of the magwell. Even the original barrel was a work of art, with the extra fine threads at the chamber, and the front barrel nut machined as part of the barrel itself.

The gun is overall quite heavy, but, as Jane's (and John) puts it, the Rolls Royce of the SMGs.

Steyr Solothurn MP 34 9mm SMG DEACTIVATED. These were the “Rolls Royce” of pre WWII submachine guns. This model was supplied to Portugal who supplied them to Germany in WWII, this example has both Portuguese and German stamps. Complete with one mag and bayonet. These guns featured a neat charger loading system machined into the magazine housing. $1,750.00 private sale no tax.

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[desporterizer]

Nice crest! How was this old design was still being made in 1942? BTW he might want to change the add, I don't think Portugal made a dammed thing for Germany. They did ship them large quantities of tungsten though. Damm shame it was dewatted.

[stencollector]

It can be seen in the last photo; Steyr made the gun. Whether it was for a Portugese contract, or the Portuguese crest was applied in 1942 I do not know. The gun has a Waffenampt stamp on it as well, visible towards the front of the second photo.

Your right, it would be hard to believe that they would spend the time machining a gun like this while there was a war on.

From Jane's:

A solid and extremely well-made weapon, designed in Germany, perfected by a German owned company in Switzerland and manufactured in Austria. It was used by the Austrian army, and also taken into limited use by the German army, and bought by the Portuguese in 1942, where it remained in use by their Fiscal Guards until the late 1970s. A number were also made in 9mm Parabellum calibre for the Germany Army in 1938-1939.

[desporterizer]

BTW if I had the cash I would snap that up in a second. Of course if I had that kind of loose change, I would buy it, take it apart & whittle myself a semi out of billet in my fully equipped machine shop. Being a nice guy, the 200 axis cnc machine would run 24-7 until every gun owner had one at no cost to them. Ohh the expression on windy Wendy's face would make it so worth it.