Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the machine pistols category.
01 / Overview
MP 34
Category
Country
Production
1930–1940
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MACHINE PISTOLS · INTERWAR PERIOD
3
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the machine pistols category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General7MOD.7
- First Production Year1929
- Service Entry Year1930
- DesignerLouis Stange
- Weight (Empty)4.25 kg
- Weight (Loaded)4.48 kg
- Currently In ServiceYes
- Notable UsersAustrian Armed Forces, Austrian Gendarmerie, German Army, Waffen-SS, Bolivian forces, Bulgarian police, Chilean forces, Chinese forces, Greek police and gendarmerie, El Salvador forces, Ethiopian forces, Hungarian forces, Italian Partisans, Japanese forces, Peruvian forces, Portuguese forces, Spanish forces, Swedish forces, Uruguayan forces, Venezuelan forces, Yugoslav Partisans, Chetniks, Vietnamese forces
◈Cartridge & Calibre7MOD.7
- Cartridge9×19mm Parabellum; 9×23mm Steyr; 9×25mm Mauser; 7.63×25mm Mauser; .45 ACP; 7.65×21mm Parabellum
- Calibre9 mm
- Case Length19 mm
- Calibre Class9mm
- Bullet Weight8 g
- RimfireNo
- Caseless AmmunitionNo
▣Operation8MOD.8
- Action TypeBlowback
- Fire Modessingle shot or fully automatic
- Select FireYes
- Feed SystemDetachable Magazine
- Magazine Capacity20
- Cyclic Rate of Fire600
- Trigger Typesingle-stage
- Safety Typemanual and bolt-locking
◇Ballistics4MOD.4
- Muzzle Velocity410 m/s
- Effective Range (point)150 m
- Effective Range (area)200 m
- Sighting Range500 m
◆Barrel & Sights7MOD.7
- Barrel Length200 mm
- Rifling Twistright-hand
- Rifling Grooves6
- Sight TypeHooded or open topped front, adjustable rear
- Optic RailNo
- Iron SightsYes
- Threaded BarrelNo
▤Construction5MOD.5
- Receiver Materialsteel
- Furniture Materialwood
- Folding / Collapsing StockNo
- Bullpup LayoutNo
- Ambidextrous ControlsNo
⬢Features5MOD.5
▲Production & Cost3MOD.3
- Production Start1929
- Production End1940
- Variants3
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1930Production started
- 1932First deployment: Chaco War
- 1940Production ended
96
years in service
10
years in production
15
countries operating
ⓘ 2 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
MP 34 · CONFLICTS SERVED IN50% win
Total Conflicts
2
Victories
1
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Countries17country
06 / MASS Score
MACHINE PISTOLS RANKING Machine Pistols · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
53MACHINE PISTOLS3INTERWAR PERIOD · MACHINE PISTOLS47SWITZERLAND · ALL WEAPONS5PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MACHINE PISTOLS
ⓘ Rankings are within theMachine Pistolscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
A bayonet lug is a metal fitting on the barrel or muzzle of a firearm that provides a mounting point for a bayonet.
A type of firearm action where the breech is not locked and the cartridge case expands to seal the breech, using case expansion and pressure to retain gases.
A firearm feed system where ammunition is stored in a separate container (magazine) that can be removed and replaced, enabling rapid reloading.
Adjustable metal aiming devices on firearms, consisting of a front post and rear notch, used without magnification.
Select fire is a fire selector mechanism on a firearm that lets the shooter choose the firing mode, such as semi‑automatic, burst, or fully automatic.
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