A German Gebirgsjäger soldier wielding the Walther-manufactured, Bergmann designed MP 34/I SMG.
The MP 34/I is the first version of the Theodore Bergmann SMGs of the 1930s to be mass-manufactured in Germany, with the original BMP 32 being adopted in Denmark and manufactured at Shultz & Larsen. According to this Reddit post, the MP 34/I was primarily an Abyssinian contract weapon, but some were also purchased as German Police weapons. Both were chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum. A total of 1600 200mm barrel length versions, and 400 320mm barrel length versions were manufactured.
MP 34/I
MP 35/I
The MP 34/I can be most easily distinguished from it’s latter variant by the consistent profile of the barrel shroud, while the MP 35/I’s barrel shroud increases, then drops to a smaller diameter near the muzzle.
An example of the longer-barreled MP 34/I in Abyssinia, though they used both variants. It’s likely the Italians captured a number of these weapons in 1935-1936, and possibly used them in future theaters of operation in WW2.
The MP 34/I is closely related to both the BMP 32 and MP 35/I. The BMP 32 is listed in both test documents and the manual as having a cyclic rate of 700-800 rounds per minute.
source: https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mp32reportcover.jpg
source: https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mp32cover.jpg
Battle Rating: 3
User: Germany, Italy
Chambering: 9x19mm Parabellum
Magazine Capacity: 32
Rate of Fire: 800 (920) RPM
Barrel Length: 200mm
Muzzle Velocity: 330m/s
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