MG34 Grip Stick with Umschalter

Post by **oda113** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:24 pm

Gentlemen,

I'm looking for an MG34 grip stick with the Umschalter installed. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

BELTLEAD · Post by **BELTLEAD** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:28 pm

Is that the internal gear assebmbly that slows down the auto rate of fire? If it is,I've read that they were removed during WW2.

Post by **Bil** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:08 pm

Those were known as the "Regler",or'regulator,in English.they were on the very early guns.It was like a clockwork set-up.There is only one complete and working set known to exist.{Myrvang}The 'Umschalter' is a 'Changeover lever' that fits in the hole that previously held the fast/slow selector.I would think that this would be on the early gripsticks that had either had the clockwork removed,or ones that had already been machined for the works.I am not sure what you are looking for.Please correct me if you have differant info.Thank you. ---bil

Post by **oda113** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:44 am

Gentlemen,

Thank you for the responses. I should have made my request much clearer. What I am looking for is an early grip stick which originally had the clock work mechanism cut out;however, the clock work parts have been removed, but still retains the Umschalter.

I realize it would be impossible to find a complete unit, therefore, I am trying for the next best option.

Post by **bergflak** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:13 pm

If the internal parts have been removed, the Umschalter (the actual selector switch) has been removed as well. The re-built grips had a non-movable pin installed (even that has a WaA!).

Post by **Bil** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:47 pm

Berg-Thank you.That was unclear in the Myrvang book. ---bil

Post by **JBaum** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:27 pm

Like this? Still packed with the preservative inside, and otherwise no parts, but this is the one the timing wheel went in.

There is a plug-pin with Waffenamt in front of the wheel area.

Post by **Bil** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:56 pm

John-you never cease to amaze me-the things you come up with.Is this yours,or another research project? Say hello to the girls at AA for me ,at the gun show! ---bil

Post by **JBaum** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 3:45 am

Sombody else bought this and had it shipped to me. I took the guts out and sent them to him, and it was seized by his customs as illegal MG parts. The guy was allowed to have the parts, as he has the MG34 it matched up with, but said it would be too much trouble to fight them, so he told me to keep this part for my trouble. It was a shame, but it was his decision to let it go. I guess sometimes being right isn't enough.

It's not like the guy who wanted me to send barrels and bolts to Germany... yeah, like I needed trouble like that.

Greg and Nikki from AA are both good people. Very nice, very friendly, and they had/have some really nice kits. 10 years from now I'm going to hate myself for not buying a bunch of their stuff.

BELTLEAD · Post by **BELTLEAD** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:33 pm

I just dug my grip out of the attic for nothing.

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Post by **Bil** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:48 pm

The stuff that is stashed away is amazing.Thanks for the pics. ---bil

BELTLEAD · Post by **BELTLEAD** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:03 pm

I bought it from FAC of America a few months before they went out of business.They ran an ad on Gunbroker and started the bid at $80 and to my suprise no one else bidded on it and I won it for the lowest bid.But that was four years ago,before this site was created and the semi-auto MG34's and 42's became popular.

Post by **oda113** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:10 pm

Gentleman,

Thanks for all your help.......I've located one.

Post by **Bil** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:22 pm

Oda113-please post some pics when you get it-we would like to see it! Thanks ---bil